University applicant numbers are down 8.7% – but there is little evidence that raising fees has deterred disadvantaged students
There was disturbing news yesterday for those who have argued that the price of a university degree is increasingly affecting choice. As widely predicted, Ucas figures yesterday showed the number of applicants had dropped by 8.7%, the steepest fall in decades. But that powerful finding masked a number of other issues. There was, for example, a sharper drop in
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