This report provides a snapshot of statistics from academic year 2014-15 related to students at UK higher education institutions and the income and expenditure of these institutions. The statistics reviewed include universities' research activity, student employability, and information on international students and staff. Highlights include: (1) 13% of undergraduate students, 38% of postgraduate students, and 28% of academic staff are from outside the UK; (2) 16% of research and development funding received by UK universities in 2014-15 came from overseas sources--the majority (£0.8 billion) from within the EU; (3) In 2015, the unemployment rate of graduates was half that of non-graduates (3.1% versus 6.4%); (4) 22% of 18-year-olds from the areas of lowest higher education participation in England have applied to university in 2016 as compared to 12% ten years ago; and (5) UK government spending on research and development is consistently below the OECD average as a proportion of GDP. ?Contains the following annexes: (1) Glossary; and (2) Sources.