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Challenging minds in challenging times.
A brief overview of some key issues with Higher Education applications and admissions
Christopher Fuller, Learn with US Transition Leader April 2013
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Challenging minds in challenging times
• Application and admission figures
• The globalization of HE and Russell Group universities
• League tables
• Fees
• State verses independent intake
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UCAS Applications and Acceptances 1996 - 2010
Source: UCAS
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year of Entry
Acceptances
334,594
479,057
44%
HEFCE adding places year on year
until capped in 2008 – 2009.
2010
Hundreds of
thousands
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Daily Telegraph, January 8, 2010
Daily Mail, February 1, 2011
Independent, 1 August 2011
Year
50
6,3
04
39
0,8
90
* * Based on UCAS figures from
20 September, 2012
23% increase in
applications/applicants
70% of
students placed
Applications and Acceptances
7% increase in
acceptances
85% of
students placed
53
4,4
95
41
3,4
30
58
8,6
89
45
6,6
27
63
9,8
60
48
1,8
54
65
7,3
51
48
7,3
29
70
0,1
61
49
2,0
30
Source: UCAS
<http://www.ucas.ac.uk/about_us/stat_services/stats_online/data_tables/
datasummary> [accessed 19 November, 2012].
63
4,0
86
40
8,5
00
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Russell Group applications per places 2011-12 Applications Places / Offers Ratio
London School of Economics 18,693 1,290 14.5
University of Bristol 39,420 3,849 10.2
The University of Edinburgh 45,868 3,868 11.9
King's College London 37,046 4,059 9.1
The University of Warwick 34,868 4,178 8.3
University College London 34,559 4,031 8.6
The University of Manchester 58,252 8,942 6.5
The University of Liverpool 32,022 4,431 7.2
University of Leeds 52,823 7,462 7.1
The University of Birmingham 43,383 5,480 7.9
Cardiff University 33,054 4,892 6.8
The University of Sheffield 39,920 5,048 7.9
University of Southampton 38,410 5,404 7.1
The University of Nottingham 48,904 6,898 7.1
Newcastle University 28,639 4,678 6.1
Imperial College London 14,935 2,477 6.1
University of Glasgow 29,851 4,432 6.7
Queen's University Belfast 21,195 3,733 5,7
University of Oxford 17,895 3,214 5.6
University of Cambridge 16,225 3,378 4.8
AVERAGE 34,298 4,587 7.5
Sources: Russell Group, Sunday Times University Guide 2012
AAB 2% 11%
09-10
15%
08-09
Telegraph, 19 November, 2012
Times Higher, 21 August 2012
Year
* * Based on UCAS figures from
20 September, 2012
Applications and Acceptances
13% decrease in
applications/applicants
17% decrease in number
of students placed
50
6,3
04
39
0,8
90
53
4,4
95
41
3,4
30
58
8,6
89
45
6,6
27
63
9,8
60
48
1,8
54
65
7,3
51
48
7,3
29
70
0,1
61
49
2,0
30
Source: UCAS
<http://www.ucas.ac.uk/about_us/stat_services/stats_online/data_tables/
datasummary> [accessed 19 November, 2012].
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4,0
86
40
8,5
00
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Russell Group applications per places 2012-13 Applications Places / Offers Ratio
London School of Economics 17,654 1,271 (-19) 13.9
University of Bristol 39,023 3,688 (-161) 10.6
King's College London 35,122 3,535 (-524) 9.9
University College London 34,476 3,617 (-414) 9.5
The University of Edinburgh 44,495 4,874 (+1006) 9.1
The University of Warwick 31,293 3,798 (-380) 8.2
The University of Liverpool 35,554 4,369 (-62) 8.1
The University of Birmingham 42,497 5,464 (-16) 7.8
University of Leeds 52,488 6,884 (-578) 7.7
University of Southampton 35,767 4,987 (-417) 7.2
The University of Nottingham 46,734 6,638 (-260) 7.1
The University of Manchester 59,911 8,048 (-894) 7.1
Queen Mary, London 25,830 3,694 (N/A) 7.1
Newcastle University 29,814 4,357 (-321) 6.8
University of Glasgow 27,502 4,149 (-283) 6.6
The University of Sheffield 33,415 5,120 (+72) 6.5
Durham University 24,420 3,747 (N/A) 6.5
University of York 23,400 3,669 (N/A) 6.4
Imperial College London 14,801 2,377 (-100) 6.2
University of Exeter 26,152 4,220 (N/A) 6.2
Cardiff University 30,844 5,047 (+155) 6.1
Queen's University Belfast 20,609 3,689 (+44) 5.6
University of Oxford 18,194 3,237 (+23) 5.6
University of Cambridge 15,507 3,261 (-117) 4.8
Sources: Russell Group, Sunday Times University Guide 2013
Increase in available places for AAB+
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Guardian, April 27, 2012
AAB+
2011-12 - Cap removed for
AAB students (est. 85,000)
Core and Margin
2011-12 – 20,000 places
for institutions at £7,500
Source: <http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,72760,en.html>
11 BBC News, 16 August, 2012
Fall in A*/A grades in 2012
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mb
er
of c
an
did
ate
s
Year
Source: Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), ‘Examination Results: A-Levels <http://www.jcq.org.uk/examination-results/a-levels>
[accessed 19 November, 2012].
Fall in A*/A grades in 2012
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2005 – 22.8% A (178,724)
2010 – 27% A*/A (228,683)
2007 – 25.3% A (203,831)
2008 – 25.9% A (214,384)
2009 – 26.7% A (221,006)
2006 – 24.1% A (194,173)
2011 – 27% A*/As (234,176)
2012 – 26.6% A*/As (229,243)
4,933 reduction in
number of students
getting A*/A
Source: Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), ‘Examination Results: A-Levels <http://www.jcq.org.uk/examination-results/a-levels>
[accessed 19 November, 2012].
estimated a 5,000 increase in number
of students getting A*/A
Increase in available places for ABB+
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Guardian, April 27, 2012
AAB+
2012-13 - Cap removed for
ABB students (est.35,000)
2011-12 - Cap removed for
AAB students (75,000)
Core and Margin
2011-12 – 20,000 places
for institutions at £7,500
Source: <http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,72760,en.html>
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Challenging minds in challenging times
• Application and admission figures
• The globalization of HE and Russell Group universities
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The globalization of Higher Education
USA - 31
UK - 18
Australia - 7
Canada - 3
Switzerland - 4 Japan - 6
Hong Kong - 4
France - 2
Singapore - 2
Ireland - 1
South Korea - 3 Netherlands - 4
China - 3
Denmark - 2
New Zealand - 1
Belgium - 1
Sweden - 2
Taiwan - 1
Germany - 4
Source: QS World Rankings 2012-13 <http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-
rankings/2012>
Finland - 1
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Global graduates
UK universities in the
World Top 100
QS World University Ranking 2012-13
Cambridge
UCL
Imperial
Oxford
Edinburgh
Manchester
Kings
Bristol
Warwick
LSE
Birmingham
St. Andrews
Sheffield
Glasgow York
Southampton
Leeds
Nottingham
Durham
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Global graduates
Cambridge
UCL
Imperial
Oxford
Edinburgh
Manchester
Kings
Bristol
Warwick
LSE
Birmingham
Sheffield
Glasgow York
Southampton
Leeds
Nottingham
Durham
RG universities in
World Top 100
QS World University Ranking 2012-13
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•University of Birmingham
•University of Bristol
•University of Cambridge
•Cardiff University
•Durham University
•University of Edinburgh
•University of Exeter
•University of Glasgow
•Imperial College London
•King’s College London
•University of Leeds
•University of Liverpool
•London School of Economics (LSE)
•University of Manchester
•Newcastle University
•University of Nottingham
•Queen Mary, University of London
•Queen’s University Belfast
•University of Oxford
•University of Sheffield
•University of Southampton
•University College London (UCL)
•University of Warwick
•University of York
Research intensive universities
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Research
Education Enterprise
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Problems
Solutions Jobs
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Challenging minds in challenging times
• Application and admission figures
• The globalization of HE and Russell Group universities
• League tables
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Key Information Sets
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Building the perfect CV History Politics International
Relations America’s War
on Terror
The Rise of
Islam
The First
Crusade
American Power
and World
Order
International
Security
From Empire to
Globalisation
Issues in Third
World Politics
Year 3
Specialist Subject and dissertation of 10,000 words
Language – A
rabic Level 1
-6
Iran and the
West
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Employability – Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey
91% of our graduates were
employed or
undertaking further
study six months after
graduation
Source: Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2010-11 <http://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers/DLHE/>
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Employability – Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey
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Sources for checking on university performance
The Good University Guide, The Times (paysite)
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/gug/?CMP=KNGvccp1-sunday+times+university+guide
Guardian University Guide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguide
The Complete University Guide (with Independent)
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk
QS Top Universities
http://www.topuniversities.com/
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2012-13/world-ranking
Unistats
http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/
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Challenging minds in challenging times
• Application and admission figures
• The globalization of HE and Russell Group universities
• League tables
• Fees
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Average graduate earnings, 2000 - 2010
Source: Office of National Statistics, <http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_233872.pdf>
Key Information Sets
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Tuition Fees £9,000 £8,200
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Researching fees and finances
• Government website
<http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/index.htm?> • Martin Lewis, heading independent “fees taskforce”
<http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes> • Individual institutions own sites e.g. ‘University of
Southampton Student Finance Calculator’
<http://www.soton.ac.uk/calculator/index_2012.html>
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Challenging minds in challenging times
• Application and admission figures
• The globalization of HE and Russell Group universities
• League tables
• Fees
• State verses independent intake
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State and independent sectors
Jeevan Vasagar, Guardian, 7 January 2011
State and independent sectors
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82%
18%
Russell Group full-time UG intake 2010-11
Source: HESA, ‘Young full-time undergraduate entrants by state school marker’,
<http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2060&Itemid=141> [accessed 07 February, 2013].
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73
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29
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27
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84
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16
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So
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The reasons for independent school success
1) Less state school students apply to Russell Group
universities
‘Low aspirations, lack of guidance and, most
important, under-achievement […] remain significant
barriers.’
Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General of the Russell Group, quoted in Rowenna Davis,
‘Working-class revolution not reaching ‘posh’ universities’,
Guardian, 28 September, 2010
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/sep/28/working-class-students-
posh-universities> [accessed 30 September, 2010].
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The reasons for independent school success
2) Subject choice at GCSE and sixth-form
‘Non-selective state school students are far more
likely to take non-traditional A-levels […].’
‘The hard truth about “soft” subjects’, Fazackerley and Chant,
Policy Exchange, December 2008
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‘Hard’ A-levels verses ‘soft’ A-levels
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Google “Russell Group Informed Choices”
Source:
<http://www.russellgroup.ac.
uk/media/informed-
choices/InformedChoices-
latest.pdf>
43 Source: <http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/media/informed-choices/InformedChoices-latest.pdf>
Facilitating subjects at A-level
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Mathematics
Further Maths
English
Literature
Physics Biology Chemistry
Geography
History
Languages (Modern
and Classic)
Two facilitating
subjects keeps
your options
open for a wide
variety of
degrees.
A-level exam performance A / A* ratio
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35.3 % 27.7 %
Source: UCAS results summary 2009 - 2010
University degree performance 1/2:1 ratio
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64 % 68 %
Source: ‘The Social Composition and Future Earnings of Postgraduates’, London School of Economics’ Centre for
Economic Performance, March 2010 <http://www.suttontrust.com/research/the-social-composition-and-future-
earnings-of-postgraduates/>
Undergraduate degree performance
Source: A. Hoare & R. Johnston, Widening Participation Through Admissions Policy - a British Case Study of School and University Performance, University of
Bristol, (2010); HESA DLHE survey data analysis, UpReach report, November 2012, http://upreach.org.uk/upReach%20–
%20Access%20to%20the%20Professions%20for%20Undergraduates%20from%20Less-Privileged%20Backgrounds%20–%20The%20Issue.pdf [accessed 16 January, 2013].
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Degree performance 1 / 2:1 ratio
‘In the state sector there's more independent
learning. Students are more used to working things
out on their own rather than having a teacher giving
them individual attention. When they get to
university, where the classes are much larger than at
school, they're better equipped to cope than those
from private schools.’
Richard Murphy, Research Economist, LSE, Friday 23 July, 2010
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/23/state-school-pupils-better-university>
[accessed 16 September 2010].
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Summary • More places available than ever before for those that
achieve the grades
• UK students have access to world-class institutions
• Careful use of league tables, in particular the
combination of student satisfaction and
employability, is vital
• A degree from a good university will recoup its costs
• One of the biggest obstacles to progression into highly
selective universities is a lack of confidence