A complete of 61,110 worldwide candidates obtained a spot this 12 months, down 0.6% from final 12 months, UCAS knowledge has confirmed.
China stays the biggest worldwide scholar market, with 14,890 acceptances – although additionally down 1.9% on final 12 months – adopted by India and Hong Kong.
In the meantime, the overall variety of college students locations from the EU is 10,520, down from 10,610 in 2023.
Jo Saxton, UCAS chief govt, stated: “This 12 months we’ve got seen a small improve within the variety of college students getting a spot at college, pushed by an increase within the variety of UK 18- year-olds. On the similar time, the figures present there are challenges with mature and worldwide acceptances.”
Figures launched by UCAS confirmed the variety of 18-year-olds accepted onto undergraduate programs rose from 270,350 in 2023 to 277,790 this 12 months – an 2.8% improve.
Whereas there was an total improve within the acceptance of all ages and nationalities, with a complete of 498,340 acceptances this 12 months in comparison with 493,940 final 12 months (a 0.9% improve), it’s nonetheless decrease than the height acceptance of 515,650 in 2020.
Mature acceptances (UK aged 21 and over) declined to 64,180 from 66,360 in 2023 – a 3.3% decline.
General, 68,810 candidates (all ages, all domiciles) have been positioned in Clearing thus far, up from 67,990 (+1.2%) in 2023 and 65,810 (+4.6%) in 2019.
I firmly imagine within the life-changing energy of upper training
Jo Saxton, UCAS chief govt
Saxton added: “There has additionally been a excessive variety of candidates utilizing Clearing, with college students seemingly motivated by loads of alternative this cycle, giving the chance to pursue an alternate possibility they might not have beforehand thought-about or thought was out of attain.
“I firmly imagine within the life-changing energy of upper training and it’s good to see larger training stays a preferred alternative, with so many occurring to review a course that excites them and which they’re obsessed with as their subsequent step in the direction of a satisfying and rewarding profession.”
