individuals who are "first in family" (FiF), those who achieve a university degree, but whose (step) parents did not. We provide … two-thirds of all university graduates. Comparing individuals with no parental higher education we show that ethnic … and become a FiF. Once at university, those who are FiF are more likely to study Law, Economics and Management and less …

predictive power of university participation and graduation. We find that being first in family is an important barrier to … university participation and graduation, over and above other sources of disadvantage. This association seems to operate through …