LONDON – The number of UK students applying to start university this autumn has slumped by nearly 9 per cent, official figures show.
In total, there were 462,507 applications for courses beginning in September, compared with 506,388 at this point last year – a drop of 8.7 per cent.
Tuition fees for English universities are due to triple to a maximum of £9,000 this autumn.
Overall application from all students, both home and abroad, are down by 7.4 per cent, the figures show. – (Reuters)
