Overview
This short briefing features the latest figures for those studying artificial intelligence in higher education. This supplementary report sits alongside our main Engineering and tech in higher education report and includes the number of entries and demographic characteristics. It is based on data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for the academic year 2023/24 and Graduate Outcomes survey data for those who graduated in 2022/23.
Artificial intelligence in higher education
Who this is for
- Employers
- Policymakers
- Professional Engineering Institutions
- Researchers
Key findings
- 5,710 students started artificial intelligence courses in higher education in 2023/24
- 4,690 were postgraduate students (research and taught), 965 were studying first degrees and 55 were studying other undergraduate courses
- 21.2% of first degree entrants were women
- 49.5% of first degree entrants were from a UK minority ethnic group
- 14.5% of first degree entrants had a known disability
- 13.3% of first degree entrants were from the least advantaged areas in the UK
- 75.7% who graduated from artificial intelligence degrees were in employment 15 months after graduating
