Posts Tagged “ucas”
Highest ever rate of applications to university from poorer students new UCAS figures show
by Stephen Tall on July 25, 2014
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has just published the latest figures of students applying to university this year according to free school meal status. What they show is that a higher proportion of pupils from low-income backgrounds are (…)
University applications at record high levels post-fees – including from disadvantaged areas – yet again
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2014
Well, this is all getting very repetitive. UCAS has published the latest statistics on full-time undergraduate applications to higher education in the UK this year. And yet again it’s shown that – despite the hyperbolic fears of those who said (…)
University application rates from disadvantaged areas: my ‘grounds for cautious optimism’ graph UPDATED
by Stephen Tall on July 24, 2013
Six months ago I published a graph showing an important trend: the narrowing gap in university application rates between 18 year-olds from the most disadvantaged areas and the most advantaged areas. In the light of UCAS’s latest figures it’s time (…)
The good news on university applications in 5 graphs
by Stephen Tall on July 24, 2013
While the attention of the world’s media was focused on an 8lb 6oz bundle of Royal joy, there was perhaps even more significant good news about young people that didn’t garner quite so much coverage: demand for higher education from young people is at or near record levels for each country of the UK in [...]
University application rates from disadvantaged areas: my ‘grounds for cautious optimism’ graph
by Stephen Tall on January 31, 2013
Over at LibDemVoice today, Mark Pack has produced an interesting graph showing an important trend: the narrowing gap in university application rates between 18 year-olds from the most disadvantaged areas and the most advantaged areas. Here’s my less sophisticated graphical (…)
University application rates in England at highest ever for disadvantaged groups, even post-£9k tuition fees
by Stephen Tall on January 30, 2013
UCAS has just released the latest university application figures as at January 2013. The good news is that they show an overall increase of 3.5% across the UK compared to 2012. The government will breathe a particular sigh of relief (…)
