Public Sector Equality Duty
Disability
Staff
In 2022/23, 5.8% of staff are disabled.
Declaration rate: 95.3% (4.7% of staff have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Students
In 2022/23, 11.8% of students were disabled (14.1% of undergraduate students, and 7.7% of postgraduate students).
Declaration rate: 100%.
Gender and sex
Staff
In 2022/23, more than half of staff are women (50.6% women, 49.4% men).
Declaration rate: 100%.
Note: These data are based on responses to the 'Gender marker for HMRC' question - all staff are required to answer this question for payroll purposes.
Students
In 2022/23, 49.6% of students were men, 49.5% women, 0.5% non-binary, and 0.1% 'other'.
- Women - 48.7% undergraduate, 51.7% postgraduate.
- Men - 50.3% undergraduate, 47.5% postgraduate.
- Non-binary - 0.6% undergraduate, 0.4% postgraduate.
- Other - 0.1% undergraduate, 0% postgraduate.
Declaration rate: 99.6% (0.4% of students have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Note: These data are based on responses to the 'Gender' question.
Race and ethnicity
Staff
In 2022/23, 20.7% of staff are Black, Asian, or minority ethnic.
- Asian - 14.3%.
- Black - 2.3%.
- Mixed - 2.4%.
- Other - 1.7%.
Declaration rate: Ethnicity 89.7% (10.3% of staff have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question). Nationality 99.5%.
Students
In 2022/23, 52.8% of Warwick students were Black, Asian, or minority ethnic.
- Asian - 20.9% undergraduate, 19.9% postgraduate.
- Black - 8.2% undergraduate, 5.3% postgraduate.
- Chinese - 10% undergraduate, 33.9% postgraduate.
- Mixed - 5.5% undergraduate, 3.1% postgraduate.
- Other - 2.1% undergraduate, 3.1% postgraduate.
Declaration rate: 95.1% (4.9% of students have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Religion and belief
Staff
In 2022/23, 36.1% of staff declared a religion or belief:
- Buddhist - 12%.
- Christian - 24.3%.
- Hindu - 2.7%.
- Jewish - 0.3%.
- Muslim - 4%.
- Sikh - 1.5%.
- Spiritual - 0.9%.
- Any other religion or belief - 1.3%.
37.2% of staff declared no religion.
Declaration rate: 73.3% (26.7% of staff have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Students
In 2022/23, 45% of students declared a religion or belief:
- Buddhist - 1.5% undergraduate, 2.3% postgraduate.
- Christian - 24.4% undergraduate, 17.9% postgraduate.
- Hindu - 8.3% undergraduate, 7.7% postgraduate.
- Jewish - 0.7% undergraduate, 0.2% postgraduate.
- Muslim - 7.9% undergraduate, 8.3% postgraduate.
- Sikh - 1.9% undergraduate, 0.8% postgraduate.
- Spiritual - 1% undergraduate, 1.1% undergraduate.
- Any other religion or belief - 1.3% undergraduate, 1.1% postgraduate.
- Not known - 1.4% undergraduate, 0.8% postgraduate.
47.5% of students declared no religion - 44.9% undergraduate, 51.1% postgraduate.
Declaration rate: 92.5% (7.5% of students have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Sexual orientation
Staff
In 2021/22, 4.4% of staff were LGBTQUIA+ by sexual orientation.
• Bisexual - 2.2%.
• Gay man - 1.5%.
• Gay woman/Lesbian - 0.6%.
• Other - 0.8%.
Declaration rate: 72.5% (27.5% of staff have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).
Students
In 2022/23, 8% of Warwick students were LGBTQUIA+ by sexual orientation (9% undergraduate, 6.6% postgraduate).
Declaration rate: 87.3% (12.7% of students have responded 'Prefer not to say' or not answered the question).