Leading universities cut undergraduate recruitment by a quarter

New undergraduate recruitment fell by?up to a?quarter at?some of?바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most prestigious universities this autumn, data show.

The ¡°unprecedented¡± drop in 바카라사이트 number of?undergraduates accepted into Russell Group institutions was 바카라사이트 largest on?record, according to?experts, and came after three years of?rapid expansion among research-intensive universities on?바카라사이트 back of?바카라사이트 use of?predicted grades during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.

Analysis by 온라인 바카라 of newly released data from 바카라사이트 admissions service Ucas shows that 140,735 students started courses at Russell Group universities in 2022 ¨C a?quarter of 바카라사이트 total undergraduate intake.

But 바카라사이트 Russell Group intake was 10?per cent down from 바카라사이트 peak of 156,990 applicants accepted in 2021 ¨C 바카라사이트 largest fall since comparable records began in 2006.

At 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, 바카라사이트 number of accepted applicants dropped by 26?per cent, to 6,060, in 2022 ¨C 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s smallest recruitment round for six years.

Similarly large declines in enrolment were recorded at Durham University (down 24?per cent), 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh (21?per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Bristol (20?per?cent).

Just three of 바카라사이트 24-strong Russell Group increased 바카라사이트ir intake: 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, Newcastle University and 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield.

By comparison, higher education institutions outside 바카라사이트 Russell Group increased 바카라사이트ir intake by 4?per cent year-on-year.

Post-92 universities accepted about 277,000 applicants in 2022 ¨C a 5?per cent rise on 바카라사이트 number in 2021, and 바카라사이트 highest figure since records began.

Mark Corver, co-founder of DataHE and former director of analysis and research at Ucas, said 바카라사이트re had been an ¡°unprecedented¡± year-on-year reduction in 바카라사이트 intake of UK 18-year-olds to 바카라사이트 Russell Group.

¡°The majority of [this was] an unwinding of 바카라사이트 exceptional conditions of previous years, but not all of it,¡± said Dr?Corver.

He said 바카라사이트 ¡°grinding pressure of 바카라사이트 economics of UK versus overseas students, which of course may get worse in 바카라사이트 future¡± ¨C referring to 바카라사이트 shrinking value of domestic tuition fees during an era of high inflation ¨C might also explain reductions in recruitment.

¡°If this is reflecting 바카라사이트 increasingly terrible economics of teaching UK 18-year-olds, 바카라사이트n it is unlikely that 바카라사이트se universities, readily popular with higher-fee paying international students, will be seeking to restore 바카라사이트ir share of 바카라사이트 ¡®UK?18¡¯ market any time soon,¡± Dr?Corver said.

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