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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Eleanor Busby

Fewer 18-year-olds from UK apply to most selective universities and courses

File photo dated 16/07/08 of university graduates. The Education Secretary is expected to announce a tuition fee rise in England for the first time in eight years, which comes as university leaders have warned of significant financial concerns as a result of frozen tuition fees – which are currently �9,250 per year – paid by domestic students and a fall in international students. Issue date: Monday November 4, 2024. - (PA Wire)

The number of British teenagers applying for a place at the most selective universities and courses has fallen compared to last year, figures have shown.

The university admissions service has published data for its early application deadline for 2025 courses – which includes applications for degrees at Oxford and Cambridge, as well as medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses.

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