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Our eleventh annual report offers unique exploration into current freshers’ behaviours from across the UK.

Here it is. The full-monty, no holds-barred, five-chapter rollout of the UCAS Student Lifestyle Report 2021. The insight within spans the most monumental year of most students’ lives, and covers Brand, Spend, Technology, Gaming, Social Media, Entertainment, Food, and Travel. If you’re looking to understand what makes students tick, and how COVID has changed their decision making and behaviours, then pause, grab a coffee, and settle in.

Our adviser packages complement the data available in the adviser portal – find out where your students are progressing to and see how you compare within the sector.

Each year, 40,000 LGBT+ students apply to UK higher education.

In its newest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, in partnership with the Unite Foundation, examines the educational experiences of students from a care background.

Our detailed provider-level data resources for the end of the 2019 application cycle.

Here you'll find all the latest reports and insights from UCAS to help you understand the specific needs and motivations of young people trying to decide on their next steps.

Student Decisions Reports – Terms and Conditions

We provide valuable sector insight into university choices, freshers' behaviour, student mental health, disabled students, care-experienced students, young adult carers, international students, LGBTQ+ and much more. You can join the conversation.

Increase brand awareness and align with UCAS' trusted brand by sponsoring one of our influential insight reports. Our unique research and relationships with students, universities, colleges, teachers and employers ensure our reports generate widespread media coverage, gain attention from the public and policymakers and help shape the agenda on education, training and skills matters.

The only way to find out why students did (or didn’t) choose you.

Our eleventh annual report offers unique exploration into current freshers’ behaviours from across the UK.