4 UNITE STUDENTS | APPLICANT INDEX SURVEY | 2022 The Applicant Index combines the responses to 36 survey questions to generate a cohort score between 0 and 100 against eight different themes, where 0 represents the most negative possible score for the theme and 100 the most positive. These scores provide a visual barometer for the cohort as a whole, allowing for comparison between different demographic groups and, over time, between different cohorts. We present overleaf the headline findings against eight key themes, including responses to supplementary questions where relevant, and pick out some of the significant demographic differences that warrant action and targeted support. However, this is a substantial and rich dataset, and this analysis does not attempt to be exhaustive. We have published the full question set, the algorithm for calculating the index scores and the full dataset on our website: We invite others to run their own bespoke analysis of the data and look forward to seeing the results. APPLICANT INDEX SCORES 2022 Finance 58 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Social 64 Community 70 Resilience 65 Wellbeing 62 Sustainability 68 Learning 71 Employment 62