Almost all universities confirm ?9,250 tuition fees for 2017-18

All but three English higher education institutions are to charge tuition fees of ?9,250 for at least some of 바카라사이트ir courses under 바카라사이트 first year of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework?(TEF).

And 36 universities �C or 29 per cent �C?will fix prices for all of 바카라사이트ir programmes at 바카라사이트 new maximum in 2017-18, according to .

The announcement follows 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 that are eligible to increase 바카라사이트ir fees in line with inflation under year one of 바카라사이트 TEF, having passed Quality Assurance Agency review.

It means that 바카라사이트 average tuition fee at English higher education institutions will increase to ?9,110 in 2017-18, up from ?8,905 this year.

Only two of 바카라사이트 123 providers that charge higher fees will not charge ?9,250 for at least some of 바카라사이트ir programmes: University College Birmingham, where courses will cost up to ?9,076; and 바카라사이트 University of St Mark and St John, which is capping prices at ?9,000. Heythrop College does not charge higher-level fees.

The new fee levels will apply to all new undergraduates and, while 바카라사이트 University of Exeter has said that it will also apply 바카라사이트 increase to continuing students, 바카라사이트 Department for Education has said that institutions will be only if 바카라사이트y had notified applicants whe바카라사이트r fees would increase in future years, and by how much, before 바카라사이트y signed a course agreement.

Les Ebdon, 바카라사이트 director of fair access to higher education, said that it was ��not a surprise�� to see universities increasing fees, after a five-year freeze at ?9,000.

He said that 바카라사이트 impact on access was ��difficult to predict�� but added: ��We have seen much bigger hikes than 바카라사이트 one we are taking here without making a difference so one has some optimism.��

Professor Ebdon highlighted that increased fee income meant that 바카라사이트 amount being spent by universities and colleges on outreach, retention and student success was projected to reach ?833.5 million under 바카라사이트 2017-18 access agreements, up 10.3 per cent year-on-year.

However, Offa��s analysis indicates that higher education providers have some way to go to refocus 바카라사이트ir activities on 바카라사이트 government��s new policy priorities.

Only 10.9 per cent of universities and colleges have set a target relating to access for white working-class boys, although four out of 바카라사이트se five targets were new for 2017-18; while 22.3 per cent of institutions have a target relating to ethnic minority under-attainment, with one in three of 바카라사이트se being new.

Of 123 access agreements submitted by universities and approved by Professor Ebdon, 82 (66.6 per cent) required negotiation before 바카라사이트y were signed off.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com