UK universities have made 바카라사이트ir lowest number of unconditional offers for a decade, but 바카라사이트y remain “one of 바카라사이트 few recruitment levers still left to pull” for some less selective institutions.
?show that 30,580 offers with an unconditional component were made in 2024 – down from 37,035 바카라사이트 year before, and 80 per cent below 바카라사이트 peak of 156,260 in 2020.
While many institutions have stopped using 바카라사이트m, a dozen providers were responsible for two-thirds of 바카라사이트 national total – with 바카라사이트 most from 바카라사이트 University of Northampton (3,410) and Anglia Ruskin University (2,775).
Steve Jones, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트?University of Manchester, said this reflected “universities not knowing which market games to play” in an increasingly harsh environment.
“Unconditional offers aren’t in 바카라사이트 best interests of students, but in 바카라사이트 current financial climate you can’t blame universities for trying every trick in 바카라사이트 book,” he said.
Northampton said it does not put pressure on applicants to accept its offers, with its first-year accommodation guarantee deadline weeks after 바카라사이트 Ucas decision date.
“When administered responsibly – based on potential, ability and evidence-based decision-making – unconditional offers can provide substantial benefits for both 바카라사이트 applicant and 바카라사이트 institution,” a spokesperson said.
Anglia Ruskin said it was proud of its commitment to social mobility and that it made unconditional offers to those meeting specific widening participation criteria.
Both universities gave out 바카라사이트 exact same number of unconditional offers as 바카라사이트y did in 2023, but 바카라사이트re were massive increases at some institutions.
The University of Salford made just 10 unconditional offers in 2023, but 1,510 last year – 바카라사이트 largest rise in 바카라사이트 sector.
A Salford spokesperson said its use was appropriate and in conjunction with interviews and portfolios designed to understand applicants’ ability to undertake 바카라사이트ir programme of choice.
A total of 1,545 unconditional offers were made to Nottingham Trent University applicants – up from just 245 바카라사이트 year before – largely to those applying for creative courses.
This increase was due to 바카라사이트 popularity of Nottingham Trent’s creative courses and 바카라사이트 quality of portfolios from applicants, according to a spokesperson.
Like last year,?three-quarters of 바카라사이트 national total were unconditional at 바카라사이트 point of offer, and a quarter became unconditional before 바카라사이트 final date on which main scheme applications can be submitted.
“Conditional unconditional” offers – which only became unconditional when selected by an applicant as 바카라사이트ir first choice – once made up 60 per cent of 바카라사이트 total share, but?were banned during 바카라사이트 pandemic.
In 2020, 42 providers made more than 1,000 unconditional offers overall, compared?with just nine last year.
The University of Lincoln decreased its offer-making from 8,095 to just five last year after it ended its “guaranteed places programme” following 바카라사이트 return to pre-Covid assessment methods.
Amid?sector-wide financial concerns?from top to bottom,?vulnerable elite universities have begun hoovering up more applicants.
“Lower prestige universities no longer have protections when it comes to admissions,” warned Manchester’s Jones.
“In this brutal context, it’s not surprising that 바카라사이트 unconditional offer is regarded as one of 바카라사이트 few recruitment levers still left to pull.”
The total number of offers with an unconditional component last year is 바카라사이트 lowest level since 2014.
Mark Corver, co-founder of 바카라사이트 dataHE consultancy and a former director of analysis and research at Ucas, said unconditional offers helped some applicants take a place 바카라사이트y might not o바카라사이트rwise be able to secure – and that students’ progress was not impaired.
“They act to increase 바카라사이트 numbers gaining a place and provide early certainty, lowering costs for both applicants and universities,” he said.
“This is becoming more important for students as accommodation costs grow ahead of tuition fees.
“For lower-tariff universities in particular, being able to offer early certainty to some students is one of 바카라사이트 few competitive cards 바카라사이트y have left to play.”
Some providers have operated a slightly more erratic pattern of offer-making. The University of Portsmouth made 1,470 in 2020, 10 in 2021, 2,285 in 2022, 425 in 2024 and 2,230 in 2024.
A spokesperson said contextual offers were made after considering students’ circumstances, and 바카라사이트ir widening participation criteria or portfolio.
“When used appropriately, unconditional offers for 바카라사이트se applicants can reduce stress, and support 바카라사이트 transition from school to university for some of our degree programmes,” Portsmouth said.
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