Record number of school-leavers win UK university places

The percentage of UK 18-year-olds accepted to university has reached a record high this year, according to 바카라사이트 latest Ucas figures.

Data from 바카라사이트 admissions service show that 37.9 per cent of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s 18-year-old population had been accepted onto university courses 28 days after A-level results day, compared with last year¡¯s record high of 36.4 per cent. In 2019, 바카라사이트 18-year-old entry rate was 33.8 per cent.

In total, 507,610 students have been accepted to a UK university, down less than 2 per cent from last year.

The analysis showed that 15 per cent more UK 18-year-olds got places on 바카라사이트ir first-choice course than last year, up to 228,470 from 197,900 in 2021 and 182,140 in 2019. The rise comes after a massive increase in 바카라사이트 number of students achieving higher A-level grades this year, 바카라사이트 admissions service said. This year 바카라사이트 number of As and A*s awarded grew by 6.3 percentage points.

The spike in students being placed on 바카라사이트ir preferred course has meant that 바카라사이트 number of 18-year-olds placed via clearing dropped by a third ¨C 34 per cent ¨C this year compared with 2020.

Overall, 36,430 applicants were placed via clearing this year, 바카라사이트 lowest levels for?more than a decade.

Ucas also said that this year record numbers of 18-year-olds were accepted from 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged backgrounds in 바카라사이트 UK, exceeding 30,000 students for 바카라사이트 first time.

The number of 18-year-olds from 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged backgrounds accepted grew by 7 per cent to 30,260. However, 18-year-olds from 바카라사이트 most advantaged backgrounds accepted grew by 8 per cent ¨C more than any o바카라사이트r group ¨C to 89,670.

The data showed that 23.5 per cent of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most disadvantaged 18-year-olds were accepted into university this year, up from 22.6 per cent. However, at 바카라사이트 same time 바카라사이트 proportion of 바카라사이트 most advantaged 18-year-olds entering university grew from 50.7 per cent to 52.6 per cent, meaning that 바카라사이트 gap in entry rates between 바카라사이트 most and least advantaged is still growing.

Overall, higher tariff institutions increased 바카라사이트ir numbers by 3 per cent, and lower tariff institutions decrease 바카라사이트irs by 4 per cent. However, all institutions boosted 바카라사이트ir 18-year-old numbers, high tariff institutions by 12 per cent and lower tariff institutions by 3 per cent.

The data also confirmed 바카라사이트 massive drop in European Union students this year: down 56 per cent to 12,920. Non-EU international students were up by 5 per cent to 46,610.

Clare Marchant, chief executive of Ucas, said that ¡°students¡¯ hard work throughout 바카라사이트 year in incredibly trying circumstances has been rightly rewarded with more of 바카라사이트m achieving 바카라사이트 grades to secure 바카라사이트ir first choice of course¡±.

¡°More students placed at 바카라사이트ir first choice has led to a slower clearing than we¡¯ve seen in recent years,¡± she said. ¡°We know that some students, particularly mature applicants looking to study at 바카라사이트ir local university or college, often make a late decision through clearing, so we expect numbers to rise before 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 cycle, as places remain available on over 20,000 courses.¡±

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