UCAS
Britishacronym
Example Sentences
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Ucas has previously warned that young people were being put off by a range of barriers, including:
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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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