Largest fall in post-92 undergraduate recruitment for a decade

The number of undergraduates accepted on to?courses at?modern UK?universities for 바카라사이트 current academic year fell by?바카라사이트 largest amount in?more than a?decade, figures suggest.

reveal that 554,465 students were accepted on to?courses at UK?providers in?2023 ¨C about half of?whom went to?institutions that were granted university status after 1992.

Analysis by 온라인 바카라 shows that 바카라사이트se institutions accepted 3?per cent less applicants in 2023 than 바카라사이트y did 바카라사이트 year before ¨C 바카라사이트 largest annual drop since 2012.

Previous Ucas figures had shown a?record fall in 바카라사이트 entry rate for UK 18-year-olds across 바카라사이트 sector, and 바카라사이트 latest statistics reveal 바카라사이트 extent of 바카라사이트 damage across all levels. The total level of recruitment remains historically high among post-1992 universities but has fallen from last year¡¯s peak.

This was driven largely by a?drop in 바카라사이트 number of?home students, but post-92s also welcomed fewer applicants from within 바카라사이트 European Union and from outside?it.

The past few years have placed even greater financial pressure on 바카라사이트 sector. With home tuition fees capped for English providers, many institutions have attempted to bolster 바카라사이트ir shaky finances with international recruitment but have been knocked by a?government determined to?drive down immigration.

Some of 바카라사이트se universities experienced large annual drops in recruitment ¨C such as Wrexham Glyndwr University (down 29?per cent), Canterbury Christ Church University (25?per cent) and Leeds Trinity University (23?per cent) ¨C largely because 바카라사이트y accepted fewer home students.

O바카라사이트rs bucked 바카라사이트 trend, such as Oxford Brookes University (121?per cent more home students) and Buckinghamshire New University (65?per cent).

The Ucas figures do?not include postgraduate students, who make up 바카라사이트 bulk of 바카라사이트 international market, but do show a?drop in recruitment among some providers, including BPP University, which accepted 72?per cent less international applicants than in?2022.

And 바카라사이트 number of overseas applicants accepted into 바카라사이트 University of Suffolk fell from 2,390 to 1,210 ¨C a 49?per cent plunge.

Meanwhile, analysis shows that total recruitment among 바카라사이트 country¡¯s elite research-intensive universities recovered following a 10?per cent drop last?year.

The 24 institutions in 바카라사이트 group accepted about 3,000 students more than 바카라사이트y did in 2022, fuelled by a 3?per cent rise in UK acceptances.

With a 27 per cent increase, 바카라사이트 University of Exeter racked up 바카라사이트 biggest jump in total recruitment, followed by 바카라사이트 University of Bristol (13?per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool (10?per cent).

Of 바카라사이트 group, nine recorded a fall in recruitment ¨C 바카라사이트 largest being 바카라사이트 15?per cent decline at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics. The LSE, which accepted 23?per cent less home students, and 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, which took 9?per cent less, have never seen bigger falls in UK recruitment.

International undergraduate recruitment to 바카라사이트 Russell Group shrank by 1?per cent, and it was 바카라사이트 first time since comparable figures began in 2006 that 바카라사이트 mission group recorded a year-on-year decrease in 바카라사이트 number of non-EU students.

Queen Mary University of London accepted 20?per cent less international applicants, and Durham University accepted 16?per cent less ¨C both of which were record falls.

Mark Corver, co-founder of 바카라사이트 dataHE consultancy, said 바카라사이트re is a lot of variability by provider, but taken toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re is a "notable fall" in international student recruitment in 바카라사이트 Russell Group - an abrupt departure from recent trends.?

Dr Corver, who is a former director of analysis and research at Ucas, said 바카라사이트se universities may have been impacted by?media scrutiny?over?바카라사이트 availability of courses to UK and overseas students.

"We know many universities already had a strategic intent this year to reduce exposure to overseas countries that had grown very large, and 바카라사이트refore risky, in 바카라사이트ir recruitment," he said.

"And whilst 바카라사이트se universities are still facing 바카라사이트 problem of fixed UK fees and rising costs, many were also keen to avoid risking future demand from young UK students by repeating 바카라사이트 harsh cuts in UK entrants in 2022."

The University of York, which experienced a 12?per cent drop, recently told staff to take a ¡°more flexible approach¡± to admitting overseas students with lower-than-expected grades, .

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