In 2023, there were 752,000 applications for University made in the United Kingdom, of which 554,000 were accepted. Compared with 1994, when there were 405,000 applications, there has been a net increase of approximately 347,000 applications, with applications peaking in the 2022 reporting year.
Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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House of Commons, & Universities and Colleges Admission Service. (January 2, 2024). Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
House of Commons, und Universities and Colleges Admission Service. "Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
House of Commons, Universities and Colleges Admission Service. (2024). Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
House of Commons, and Universities and Colleges Admission Service. "Number of University Applicants in The United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
House of Commons & Universities and Colleges Admission Service, Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], House of Commons, & Universities and Colleges Admission Service, January 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
