Increase in first generation university students

Over the last six years the number of students who are the first generation in their (immediate) family to attend university has grown.
As part of the UCAS application process, applicants are asked if any of their parents or guardians have any higher education (HE) qualifications. HEFCE receives this data through HESA, but until now we have not produced any analysis on this as a large proportion of applicants did not answer the question. More...