In 2024, there were 752,000 applications for University made in the United Kingdom, of which 565,000 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 2024
(in 1,000s)
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House of Commons, & Universities and Colleges Admission Service. (January 7, 2025). Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
House of Commons, und Universities and Colleges Admission Service. "Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 7, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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House of Commons, and Universities and Colleges Admission Service. "Number of University Applicants in The United Kingdom from 1994 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
House of Commons & Universities and Colleges Admission Service, Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited April 02, 2025)
Number of university applicants in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], House of Commons, & Universities and Colleges Admission Service, January 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284230/university-applicants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
