Student numbers soar almost 10 per cent

By Jack Grove. The number of undergraduates accepted on to courses has soared by 9 per cent after dipping dramatically last year, latest figures show. The number of home and EU students accepting places to study at university in 2013-14 rose by 37,350 students to 445,820 compared with 2012-13, according to statistics from Ucas, which analysed data four weeks after A-level results day.
Acceptances are 4 per cent below the record 465,070 home and EU students who took up places in 2011-12 when many axed their gap-year plans to avoid the higher fees introduced in autumn 2012. Read more...