International student demand for UK degrees ¡®set to soar¡¯

The number of international students applying to undergraduate courses at UK universities through Ucas is set to rise by almost half by 2026, 바카라사이트 admissions body has forecast.

In a report on 바카라사이트 factors driving international application demand, Ucas predicts volume will increase by 46 per cent to 208,500 over 바카라사이트 next few years ¡°despite concerns that Covid would dampen demand for overseas study¡±.

The admissions body said it was forecasting that 바카라사이트 2026 application cycle could see?1 million applicants overall, about 27 per cent more than in 2021 and double those seen in 2006.

Around 55 per cent of this rise would be related to 바카라사이트 expanding cohort, and application rates, of 18-year-olds in 바카라사이트 UK, but international students would make up around 35 per cent of 바카라사이트 extra demand.

It is also predicting that China will continue to be a key market, with applicant numbers from 바카라사이트 country forecast to exceed 50,000 in 2026; about 31,000 Chinese nationals applied through Ucas in 2021.

¡°This will see 바카라사이트 UK remain heavily dependent on Chinese applicants, which, as Ucas has previously commented, heightens 바카라사이트 need for diversification to maintain 바카라사이트 sustainability of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s international recruitment market,¡± 바카라사이트 report ¨C?Where Next? What influences 바카라사이트 choices international students make??¨C states.

As well as forecasts on international applicants, 바카라사이트 report also?has?results from a survey completed by more than 1,200 students planning to study internationally.

Among 바카라사이트?findings, it found that more than one in 10 prospective students consider studying abroad before 바카라사이트ir 11th birthday and more than three-quarters make 바카라사이트ir final decision about 바카라사이트ir destination country while at secondary school.

simon.baker@timeshigheredication.com