Overall, the most common reason for considering withdrawal was personal or family reasons (13.3% of all respondents). This was followed by financial reasons (9.8%). The least common reason stated for withdrawal was employment reasons (5.3%).

Focusing specifically on first year undergraduate respondents, the most common reason for withdrawal was personal or family reasons (11.6%). This was followed by transfer to another institution (10.1%), and financial reasons (9.8%). The least common reason stated was employment reasons (4.8%).

As mentioned above, final year undergraduate respondents were the most likely to have considered withdrawing. Nearly one in five stated personal or family reasons (17.7%). More than one in ten stated financial reasons (11.4%) and 10.0% stated other reasons. Similar to first year undergraduate respondents, the least common reason stated was employment reasons (6.2%).

For taught postgraduate respondents, the most common reason for withdrawal was personal or family reasons (10.7%), followed by financial reasons (7.7%), and other reasons (7.3%). Contrary to both first year undergraduate and final year undergraduate respondents, the least common reason stated for withdrawal was transfer to another institution (3.7%).