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Record proportion of English 18 year olds apply to higher education
Today, UCAS publishes an analysis of all full-time UCAS Undergraduate applications made by the 24 March deadline – the application deadline for some higher education courses in art and design.
UCAS refreshes its strategy
UCAS has updated its strategy, after gathering the views of 450 employees, and more than 1,000 students, schools, colleges, universities, and higher education sector bodies.
Rise in rate of 18 year olds applying for UK higher education
The demand for higher education from 18 year olds across the UK remains strong, according to figures published today, Monday 5 February 2018, by UCAS.
UCAS publishes 2017 equalities data for individual universities and colleges
Detailed statistics for undergraduate admissions to 132 of the UK’s largest universities and colleges are published by UCAS today.
English and Scottish 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to enter higher education than ever before
The highest number of disadvantaged English 18 year olds on record entered higher education in 2017, with an entry rate of 13.8 per cent, up 0.2 percentage points on 2016.
Young Londoners 25 per cent more likely to enter higher education in 2017 than their counterparts across the rest of England
Figures published by UCAS today reveal that 41.8 per cent of 18 year olds from London entered higher education in 2017, an increase of 4.7 per cent from 2016. (‘Young Londoners’, in the context of this press release, is used to mean 18 year olds from London.)
Second highest number of acceptances for nursing courses, despite fall in applications
The number of students accepted onto nursing courses in higher education in 2017 was 28,620, the second highest figure on record, a 0.9% decrease on 2016.
Largest ever proportion of UK’s 18 year olds entered higher education in 2017, UCAS data reveals
A record proportion of 18 year olds, from across the UK, gained a place at university or college in 2017. This is despite a fall of 1.2 per cent in the 18 year old population in the UK in 2017.
Update to UCAS report on minimising the risks of unconscious bias in admissions
In autumn 2015, the government asked UCAS to work with the higher education sector to explore the feasibility of introducing ‘name-blind applications’.
Number of applicants to October deadline university courses reaches highest recorded, UCAS figures reveal
Figures released by UCAS show a robust start to the university admissions cycle for 2018, with the highest number of applicants to October deadline courses recorded since reporting at this deadline began.