According to latest figures from the
University admissions service, university applications from UK students for
courses starting in the autumn are down by 8.9% from last year. This means that
just over 50,000 fewer applicants have applied for university compared with the
same point last year - a drop of 8.9%, according to new UCAS statistics.
The figures show that the biggest drop
was in England, where applications were down by 10%. The drop corresponds with
the dramatic increase in tuition fees which are due to be put in place this
September.
Universities minister David Willetts
insisted that 2012 will still be a "competitive year" for students
hoping to gain places.
The report also reveals that young
people in disadvantaged areas were still almost three times less likely to
apply to university than their richer peers.
Overall the figures show:
* Overall applications, from home and abroad, were down 7.7%;
* The number of male applicants was down 8.6%, and for females 7.1%;
* Applications from EU students other than those from the UK fell by
12.9%, but outside the EU they rose 8.5%;
* The South West and the North East of England saw the biggest drops,
down 12.1% and 11.7% respectively.
* The West Midlands saw the smallest fall in England, with applications down
7.4%.
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