Overview
This short briefing features the latest figures for those studying civil engineering in higher education. It sits alongside our main Engineering and technology 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.
Civil engineering in higher education
Who this is for
- Employers
- Policymakers
- Professional Engineering Institutions
- Researchers
Key findings
- 9,290 students started civil engineering courses in higher education in 2023/24
- 5,215 were first degree undergraduates, 310 were studying other undergraduate courses and 3,765 were postgraduate students (taught and research)
- 21.9% of first degree entrants were women
- 38.3% of first degree entrants were from a UK minority ethnic group
- 11.2% of first degree entrants had a known disability
- 11.2% of first degree entrants were from the least advantaged areas in the UK
- 82.7% who graduated from civil engineering degrees were in employment 15 months after graduating
