Oxbridge: the global impact

Concerning UK university admissions, UCAS have released some interesting stats. They show university applications are soaring, but also, crucially, provide numbers backing up what we’ve all been observing – that competition for UK universities is no longer just about the UK, and in a big way. Applications through UCAS from EU students increased from 46,800 in 2014 to 53,600 in 2016. Whilst applications from non-EU students have dropped slightly in 2016  for the first time in five years, UCAS still saw 74,300 apply. As our Managing Director recently commented on the subject: ‘Woaaahhh’.

A few years ago, well before these stats were released, OA was already looking into the impact this has, for Home and International applicants alike, in a piece published in The Huffington Post. Ever more relevant, have a read of it here…