University of Sussex responds to record high first year drop-out rate

A professor at The University of Sussex has responded to figures which showed the university's first year drop-out rate to be at a record high last year.

Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that around 2,930 students aged under 21 began a full-time first degree course at The University of Sussex in 2019-20 – and 125 quit before the second year.Professor Kelly Coate, pro vice chancellor for Education and Students at The University of Sussex, stated the university's dropout rate had been 'consistently lower then sector benchmarks' for a number of years.