The economic impact of universities in 2014–15

​​The higher education sector is vital to the UK economy. In 2014–15 it supported almost one million jobs, and contributed £21.5 billion to UK gross domestic product.​

This report​ investigates the economic contribution that universities make annually​ to the UK economy through generating GDP, jobs and taxes, and their longer-term impact on the UK. 

Read a summary ​of the research, or watch the above video, narrated by Universities UK President Professor Janet Beer.