Prospective university students 'swayed by league tables'

By Richard Adams. Research by economists at University of London finds departments moving up league tables see rise in applications. Prospective students are increasingly influenced by university league tables when deciding where to study, according to research that found rises and falls within league standings provoking sharp changes in numbers of applications. The research by economists at Royal Holloway, University of London, found that individual departments moving up a subject-level league table experienced a rise in applications of almost 5%, with the increase most pronounced among overseas applicants. Read more...