Student Finance and Wellbeing Study (SFWS) Scotland 2023-2024: research findings summary

Methodology

The Student Finance and Wellbeing Study is a mixed methods study of Scottish domiciled students aged 16 and over attending further and higher education (including postgraduate) courses at colleges and universities in Scotland. The study covered both full-time and part-time students.

The research consisted of an online representative survey with an achieved sample of 2429 students from 16 Scottish colleges and 16 Scottish universities, combined with follow-up qualitative interviews (with 30 participants) and five focus groups (with 23 participants). The survey fieldwork ran from 30^th October to 22^nd December 2023. The qualitative fieldwork ran from 20^th November 2023 to 14^th February 2024.

For more information on the methodology, including strengths and limitations and notes on interpreting the findings and comparing data, please refer to the study’s full findings report and technical report.