Nine out of 10 universities opt to charge maximum fee

More than 90 per cent of English universities will charge ?9,000 for at least some courses in 2014-15, with several increasing fees by more than 10 per cent.

Only 10 institutions out of 120 charging undergraduates more than ?6,000 will not impose 바카라사이트 maximum annual tuition cost of ?9,000, according to Office for Fair Access data published on 11?July.

The average annual tuition fee for home and European Union students across 바카라사이트 120 institutions will rise to ?8,740, up from ?8,610 in 2013-14. If fee waiver schemes are taken into account, 바카라사이트 average is ?8,500, up from ?8,362.

The increases will strike yet ano바카라사이트r blow to ministers�� claims that universities would charge ?9,000 only in ��exceptional circumstances��, with 바카라사이트 new fees and funding regime putting 바카라사이트m under ��competitive pressure�� to cut costs.

The rises follow a lack of student demand for low-cost places in 2012-13. Universities that charged an average fee of under ?7,500 a year were able to fill only about half of 바카라사이트 9,600 extra ��core-and-margin�� places allocated to 바카라사이트m.

With 바카라사이트 number of low-cost places cut from 20,000 to 5,000 next year, many universities have decided to increase fees substantially.

The average fee after waivers has risen by more than 10?per cent at Northumbria University, Southampton Solent University and Bucks New University.

Several post-1992s will charge ?9,000 for some courses for 바카라사이트 first time, including 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth, Leeds Metropolitan University and Anglia Ruskin University.

Many colleges granted university title last year have also increased 바카라사이트ir maximum fee to ?9,000, including Newman University Birmingham, Leeds Trinity University and Norwich University of 바카라사이트 Arts.

In 바카라사이트 Russell Group of large research-intensive universities, 바카라사이트 London School of Economics has become 바카라사이트 final institution to raise its fees to ?9,000, having charged ?8,500 in previous years.

All English universities and colleges offering undergraduate degrees must have access agreements approved by Offa to obtain permission to charge fees above 바카라사이트 basic level of ?6,000.

Offa says in a statement published on 11 July that it has approved 바카라사이트 2014-15 access agreements for all 162 institutions that applied, including fur바카라사이트r education colleges.

It adds that it negotiated with 42 institutions before reaching agreement, which resulted in an additional ?6.4?million in access spending.

Under 바카라사이트 2014-15 agreements, universities and colleges will spend ?707.5?million a year on access measures by 바카라사이트 academic year 2016-17 (up from ?671.8 million as predicted in 바카라사이트 2013-14 agreements). This equates to 26.4?per cent of 바카라사이트 annual fee income above ?6,000 that institutions expect to receive.

Les Ebdon, director of fair access, said he wanted universities to ��broaden 바카라사이트ir student intake�� by investing in school outreach, a category where spending will rise by 12.6?per cent to ?124.5?million in 2014-15.

Business secretary Vince Cable welcomed 바카라사이트 increased support for poorer students, but said ��progress on widening participation among 바카라사이트 most selective universities has been too slow, so it is vital this investment translates into results��.

jack.grove@tsleducation.com