Key findings and trends of 2016 Higher Education Finance Directors Survey

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54% of HEIs expect their
demand for credit to
increase, as the
pressure of investing
to compete increases
For research-intensive
HEIs, the use of
investments in
reducing costs was
a strong priority for
39%of institutions,
compared to
13%for teaching-
intensive HEIs
Research
-intensive HEIs
Teaching
-intensive HEIs
39%
13%
65%of HEIs ranked
enhancing the
student’s teaching and
learning experience as
their strongest priority
62%of HEIs feel
that now is not a good
time to be taking
greater risk onto their
balance sheets,
although there is a view
that borrowing is
affordable
69%of HEIs
affirmed that their
investment priorities
remain unchanged
62%of HEIs are
now less optimistic
about their financial
prospects than they
were 12 months ago
62%
Investing to compete
2016/17 Higher Education
Finance Director’s Survey

2. Investing to compete
2016/17 Higher Education
Finance Director’s Survey

3. 62%of HEIs are
now less optimistic
about their financial
prospects than they
were 12 months ago
62%

4. 69%of HEIs
affirmed that their
investment priorities
remain unchanged

5. 62%of HEIs feel
that now is not a good
time to be taking
greater risk onto their
balance sheets,
although there is a view
that borrowing is
affordable

6. 65%of HEIs ranked
enhancing the
student’s teaching and
learning experience as
their strongest priority

7. For research-intensive
HEIs, the use of
investments in
reducing costs was
a strong priority for
39%of institutions,
compared to
13%for teaching-
intensive HEIs
Research
-intensive HEIs
Teaching
-intensive HEIs
39%
13%

8. 54% of HEIs expect their
demand for credit to
increase, as the
pressure of investing
to compete increases

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