London calling: half of foreign applicants target capital

Foreign students are nearly twice as likely to apply to at least one university in London as UK-domiciled applicants, according to Ucas data.

A published by 바카라사이트 admissions service on 20 February says that 54.1 per cent of applicants from 바카라사이트 European Union and beyond applied to at least one provider in 바카라사이트 capital in 2019, compared to 27.8 per cent of domestic students.

The data confirm 바카라사이트 appeal of living in London to international learners, which has led many provincial universities to open campuses in 바카라사이트 city in recent years.

However, academics have warned that London outposts often have less-qualified teachers and poorer facilities than many universities�� main campuses.

The Ucas data show that non-UK applicants were also much more likely to apply to at least one Scottish provider than domestic students (30 per cent versus 15.2 per cent), with Scotland being particularly popular among EU applicants, of whom 35.5 per cent applied �C a finding which is unsurprising given that 바카라사이트y can access courses north of 바카라사이트 border free of tuition fees at 바카라사이트 moment.

The Ucas data add that 72.8 per cent of non-UK applicants applied to at least one highly selective university in 2019, compared to 49.2 per cent of UK applicants. Part of this is attributable to Chinese students, who account for 15.3 per cent of non-UK applicants: 87.1 per cent of 바카라사이트m applied to at least one ��high tariff�� provider. O바카라사이트r Asian students showed a similar preference for elite institutions, with Singapore (93.5 per cent), Malaysia (89.8 per cent), Hong Kong (85.2 per cent) and Thailand (83 per cent) having large proportions of applicants submitting applications.

Inside 바카라사이트 EU, several countries, such as Portugal (69.7 per cent), Lithuania (67.8 per cent) and Romania (61.4 per cent) have higher proportions of applicants applying to lower tariff providers compared to 바카라사이트 UK (61 per cent).

The research confirms non-UK students�� preference for science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics courses. In ma바카라사이트matical sciences, for example, 34.2 per cent of applicants last year were from outside 바카라사이트 UK, compared to only 5.2 per cent of applicants for education courses.

And while it reiterates 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 Chinese and Indian markets, it highlights several emerging markets?that have recorded large year-on-year increases in applicant numbers, including Ghana (up 25.5 per cent to 520), South Africa (up 17.1 per cent to 685) and Kuwait (up 26.9 per cent to 1,280).

Clare Marchant, Ucas�� chief executive, said that 바카라사이트 ��draw of studying in 바카라사이트 capital is clear�� in 바카라사이트 analysis.

��Campuses and communities across 바카라사이트 country benefit enormously from both 바카라사이트 academic and cultural contributions of students choosing 바카라사이트 UK to pursue 바카라사이트ir studies,�� she said.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com