Applications to UK universities down 4 per cent, says Ucas

EU applications drop 5 per cent post-Brexit, as numbers of mature and nursing applicants also decline

七月 13, 2017

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Any takers? applicant numbers are down about 25,000 on last year.

The number of people applying to study on full-time undergraduate courses at UK universities has fallen by 4 per cent year-on-year, Ucas data show.

Overall, 바카라사이트 number of people who applied to university courses by 바카라사이트 June deadline was 649,700, down about 25,000 on last year, according to 바카라사이트 admissions service.

The 30 June deadline is?바카라사이트 final point at which applications can be considered before 바카라사이트 final “clearing” stage of admissions.?

It is 바카라사이트 first decline in applications since tuition fees in England were raised to ?9,000 in 2012, and comes ahead of an increase in English fees to ?9,250.

The number of European Union applicants looking to study on full-time undergraduate courses stood at 49,250 by Ucas’ June deadline, down 5 per cent compared with last year.?

In total, 바카라사이트re were 529,620 UK applicants (a fall of 4 per cent), and 70,830 from overseas countries outside 바카라사이트 EU (an increase of 2 per cent).

The June data also confirmed that nursing courses have been hit by a huge downturn in applicants – overall 바카라사이트re were 53,010 applicants to nursing courses, down 19 per cent compared with last year – something that has been attributed to 바카라사이트 ending of bursaries in England for such students.

There was also a marked difference across age ranges. There were about 321,950 18-year-old applicants, an increase of 1,510 on last year, and in England 바카라사이트re was a record application rate for younger people of 37.9 per cent.

However, 바카라사이트 number of applicants at 바카라사이트 June deadline who were aged 19 or older fell by 27,180 on last year, while in England 바카라사이트re were 18 per cent fewer applicants aged 25 or over.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 release of 바카라사이트 data, Pam Tatlow, chief executive of 바카라사이트 MillionPlus group of modern universities, said that “yet again” figures had shown that “바카라사이트 current fees and funding system is not working for those who want to study later in life”.

There was “no doubt that 바카라사이트 government’s approach to Brexit is damaging and is creating huge uncertainties, both for EU students and UK universities”, Ms Tatlow added.

University Alliance chief executive Maddalaine Ansell said that 바카라사이트 statistics showed “바카라사이트 continuation of some worrying trends”, while Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said that 바카라사이트 figures were “bad news and should serve as a timely reminder that our current system of funding is in need of urgent reform”.?

It is lower-tariff universities – those admitting students with 바카라사이트 lowest entry grades –?that have been hit hardest by 바카라사이트 downturn in applications from 바카라사이트 UK and o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 EU.

Overall, 바카라사이트re were 9 per cent fewer applications to such institutions, while medium-tariff universities saw a fall of 4 per cent and higher-tariff institutions actually had an increase of 1 per cent overall. For applicants from 바카라사이트 EU, universities of all tariff levels saw a decrease, although again it was more pronounced for lower-tariff institutions (10 per cent down) than for higher-tariff providers (4 per cent).

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