UCAS

British

/ ˈjuːkæs /

acronym

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

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A UCU spokesperson said: "The decision to cut all programmes in these areas, in the middle of the Ucas admissions cycle, means Leicester will be rescinding offers to almost 300 students planning to start university in September 2026."

From BBC

A higher proportion of school leavers are taking a break before higher education than 10 years ago, with 6.4% deferring their university places in 2025, compared with 5.4% in 2016, according to UCAS.

From BBC

International students coming to America fell by 17% last fall and is expected to decline more quickly in years to come—while the cohort of Americans obtaining a degree in Europe has doubled from 2011, rising 14% last year alone in the U.K., according to UCAS, the British university admissions service.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the Ucas application deadline around the corner on Wednesday 14 January, thousands more will be considering whether doing the same might be worth it for them, too.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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