UCAS

/ ˈjuːkæs /

acronym

1. Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

Example Sentences

In 2024, 37% of 18-year-olds in England entered university through the Ucas application system.

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It could help explain why more academically selective universities - described as "higher tariff" by Ucas - have enrolled more students this year and offered many courses through Clearing.

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This year, 41.2% of 18-year-olds in the UK had submitted an application through Ucas by June - down from 41.9% last year and a high of 43.6% in 2022.

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Ucas says acceptances were up across the board at all types of university, but the steepest growth was in acceptances to what it calls "higher tariff" universities - the most selective institutions, like those in the Russell Group.

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The latest Ucas data said 32.5% of Welsh 18-year-olds had applied to university by the end of June, compared to 41.2% across the UK.

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