You asked
I would like to know the following:
1: Whether PG and UG applications from international students to UK universities have decreased or increased in particularly this year compared to previous years from 2016. Could you provide data for each year leading up to 2021 on this?
2: Whether PG and UG applications from UK students to UK universities have decreased or increased particularly this year compared to previous years from 2016. Could you provide data for each year leading up to 2021 on this?
3: Whether PG and UG applications from EU students to UK universities have decreased or increased particularly this year compared to previous years from 2016. Could you provide data for each year leading up to 2021 on this?
4: A comment from you on what your organization thinks Brexit will impact UK university admissions? Particularly in the next 10 years? What adjustments do you think UK universities need to have to accommodate, let's say, fewer EU students because of Brexit?
Please direct me to relevant links and articles.
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request regarding applications to universities in the United Kingdom (UK).
At the Office for National Statistics, we do not collect data on the number of applications to universities in the UK.
Consequently, we are unable to comment on any current trends regarding applications from UK or international students to universities in the UK. Similarly, we are unable to comment on the impact of the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) on applications from EU students to universities in the UK, or on any adjustments universities in the UK may be making in response to the UK's exit from the EU.
However, it is possible that the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) may be able to help answer your questions. For example, the Where do Higher Education students come from? article provides data on the domiciles of students enrolled at higher education institutions in the UK. You can contact HESA at official.statistics@hesa.ac.uk.
Additionally, it is possible that the Department for Education may also be able to help answer your questions. You can contact the Department for Education by completing this contact form.
If you require anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us at pop.info@ons.gov.uk.