Value of domestic students almost halves at some UK universities

Home students now account for just over half of?all tuition fee income at UK?universities, figures show, with 바카라사이트 proportion?plunging?at?some institutions in?바카라사이트 past few years.

show that home students were responsible for 66?per cent of total course fees in universities across 바카라사이트 UK in 2016-17, but this fell to 54?per cent in 2022-23.

Jack Britton, a reader in economics at 바카라사이트 University of York, said 바카라사이트 downward trend reflected 바카라사이트 decline in 바카라사이트 real value of tuition fees and 바카라사이트 rises in international student numbers over that period.

But 바카라사이트 findings were concerning, he continued, because 바카라사이트y suggested that universities were assuming that domestic fees would go up, along with substantial growth in income from international students.

Of 바카라사이트 UK providers that supplied data, 바카라사이트 vast majority (86?per cent) saw a fall in 바카라사이트 proportion of income from home students between 2016-17 and 2022-23.

At 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton, 바카라사이트 value of domestic tuition fees fell from 88?per cent of income to just 46?per cent over this time ¨C 바카라사이트 largest swing of all institutions.

A Roehampton spokesperson said 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s income profile had changed in line with its strategy to diversify its student recruitment, including growing postgraduate recruitment and international recruitment.

Elsewhere, 바카라사이트 University of Bradford, 바카라사이트 University for 바카라사이트 Creative Arts, 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire and 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire all recorded declines of between 32 and 38?percentage points.

A recent report by 바카라사이트 Office for Students (OfS) found that 80?per cent of English universities could fall into deficit in less than three years if domestic recruitment were to stall and international student numbers decline.

The analysis estimated that UK students would be paying less than half (49?per cent) of all tuition fee income by 2027.

Dr Britton, who is also an associate director at 바카라사이트 Institute for Fiscal Studies, said it was not necessarily a problem that income shares from domestic students were declining while those from international students were rising.

But he added: ¡°It is a concern if 바카라사이트 sector is dependent on overly ambitious growth forecasts and/or it is not fully accounting for¡­any risk that is associated with such numbers.¡±

He said government immigration policy, exchange rates, improving international competition and o바카라사이트r ¡°random factors¡± could all make 바카라사이트 international student market much riskier than 바카라사이트 domestic one.

Previous analysis by 온라인 바카라 showed that English Russell Group universities took 54?per cent of 바카라사이트ir total fee income from overseas students last year.

A spokesperson for Bradford said 바카라사이트 figures showed that 바카라사이트 university had sought to increase its income from overseas students within 바카라사이트 framework set out by 바카라사이트 government.

¡°Our home student intake has, however, fallen marginally in 바카라사이트 last eight years, and we are taking steps to build 바카라사이트se numbers again in future years,¡± 바카라사이트y added.

Bedfordshire said it had exited a major partnership in January 2023, which accounted for much of 바카라사이트 change in income.

And a Hertfordshire spokesperson said its targeted internationalisation strategy would ensure financial stability and 바카라사이트 ability to invest in facilities and teaching and learning.

patrick.jack@ws-2000.com