Tens of thousands fewer will go to university despite late admissions surge

January 5th, 2012

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Last updated at 12:15 AM on 5th January 2012

Deadline: Mary Curnock-Cook says there's been a surge in uni applications as January 15 looms

Deadline: Mary Curnock-Cook says there’s been a surge in uni applications as January 15 looms

The number of British students applying to university has plummeted by more than 23,000 following the tripling of tuition fees.

Despite a late surge in applications,
vice chancellors are faced with the drop of almost 8 per cent only ten
days ahead of the deadline.

Statistics published by the
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show 283,680 had applied
for courses by December 19, compared with 306,908 at this point in 2010.

Applicants from other European Union
countries – who will also be charged fees as high as £9,000 a year – are
down 10.7 per cent, from 16,143 to 14,422.

But the number of applications from outside the EU has risen by 13.3 per cent to 23,806.

These students pay as much as £26,000 a
year and universities increasingly compete to attract them in an effort
to fill their coffers.

Overall, the number of applicants fell
by 6.4 per cent from 344,064 to 321,908. Ucas chief executive Marcy
Curnock Cook said the applications flow had ‘speeded up’ ahead of the
January 15 deadline.

This is because in November, figures
from Ucas – which provides regular snapshots during the applications
cycle – had shown a 15.1 per cent slump in UK applicants, while overall
applications were down 12.9 per cent.

The latest details released yesterday were ‘evidence of a late surge’ in applications, Miss Curnock Cook said.

However, this still compares to a 2.5
per cent rise in overall applications from 335,795 in December 2009 to
344,064 in December 2010.

Pugh's take on the situation

Pugh’s take on the situation

Sally Hunt, general secretary of the
University and College Union, said: ‘There is no getting away from the
fact that from this autumn, England will be the most expensive country
in which to get a public university education.’

Universities UK chief
executive Nicola Dandridge said: ‘December saw a significant increase in
applications. This suggests people have been thinking carefully about
their choices and are waiting longer to make decisions.’

Plans to triple tuition fees to a
maximum of £9,000 were approved by MPs in December 2010. Almost a fifth
of English universities are to lower their tuition fees below £7,500 to
take advantage of extra student places.

A new type of university could be
introduced to help make Britain ‘the best place in the world to do
science’, Universities Minister David Willetts said yesterday.

It would focus on science and technology and postgraduates.

The Government wants proposals for
the institution but there will be no extra public funding. Instead, its
aim is to attract private finance, business sponsorship and help from
international partners.

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“Rather than breathing a sigh of relief that application figures appear to be recovering, ministers need to launch a campaign to ensure that older students understand the loan system and the opportunities available”.
I would suspect it is wishful thinking that old people will changed by advertising. The reason for fewer older people compared with 18s is that older people have experience of managing money and debt. Secondly, over 20s are no longer being pressured by their schools and their peers. 18 year olds are acting without any independent advice from people in the real world. I hope the Scottish MPs who made this English fiasco possible choke on their porridge and haggis. A head of steam is building against the Scots and not before time.

– Jack, Manchester, 04/1/2012 22:20

maybe they have realised that the new mickey mouse degrees arent worth getting into thousands of pounds of debt for. why take a degree in art or media studies if you are going to end up in macdonalds, or end up on the dole breeding kids for an easier income and getting a free house too!

– captain birdseye, hms fish finger, 04/1/2012 22:01

In the current economic climate and with the hike in fees I dare say many are considering whether that degree in media studies represents a good investment…I’d be very surprised if there’s been a fall in applications for traditional vocational degrees.

– Rachael, Swindon, 04/1/2012 21:53

the less people that go to university the more worthwhile my degree will be- tuition fee hike not necessarily a bad idea!

– sixthformstudent, bradford, 04/1/2012 21:45

One can only hope it is the Mickey Mouse type courses that are not being taken up.

– alib, newcastle, 04/1/2012 21:15

I don’t believe the late surge. As a family after generations of attending university by us all so far my four eldest grandchildren have all decided not to go. They have managed to get jobs with training and good prospects so why bother to start life with a huge debt to go with a mortgage and probably young family. Better to get training and qualifications and earn at the same time. Most of the students attending uni. now will either be the very wealthy who will not only find the fees less than school fees but they will have less competion for a place from bright state school pupils. Or there will be a huge increase in overseas students. The universities like this as they pay more up front. These students will get their degree and then head back home. The UK will not benefit from their skills

– Poppy Clarke, Croydon UK, 04/1/2012 21:12

Hopefully it will deter all the people going to do leisure and tourism, or events magement….

– fairycakes, neverland, 04/1/2012 21:11

This sounds like a good thing, firstly, too many people go to university as a lifestyle choice and do not come out of it with a worthwhile degree. And secondly, we are a capitalist society. If students don’t think their desired degree is good value for money then they are free to not apply for it and hope that it will be offered at a reduced rate later.

– sam, bath, 04/1/2012 21:06

If there were 10,000 less graduates or even 100,000 less, nobody would notice. Life will go on, even if there are no BA Underwater Basket Weaving graduates to contribute to society. Maybe some of the universities should start courses such as MA in Streamiling Studies or BA In Retraining Lecturers of Mickey Mouse Courses. We need to put the “elite” back into British higher education. No more bottom half of the class, below average students entering “university”. The top 20% and that’s it!

– Big Steed B, The Big Smoke, 04/1/2012 21:05

Wake up at the back there.

– Agnes, Somewhere, 04/1/2012 20:52

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