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<p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) published data on the number
of applicants placed by 1 September 2017. Note that UCAS data covers applications
to full-time undergraduate courses only.</p><p>Data for the 2017 cycle is available
here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/statistical-releases-daily-clearing-analysis-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/statistical-releases-daily-clearing-analysis-2017</a>.</p><p>Figures
on the number of placed applicants by tariff group are in table T.2 of the <em>Tariff
group (All domiciles)</em> file:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/file/123556/download?token=r4RoBQ1A"
target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/file/123556/download?token=r4RoBQ1A</a>.</p><p>Figures
on the number of placed applicants by age for English domiciled students are in table
C.4 of the <em>Age</em> file:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/file/123436/download?token=K7VwwP9m"
target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/file/123436/download?token=K7VwwP9m</a>.</p><p>Figures
on the number of placed EU applicants (excluding the UK) are in table B.17 of the
<em>Country (All domiciles)</em> file:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/file/123431/download?token=nDwyyVKs"
target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/file/123431/download?token=nDwyyVKs</a>.</p><p>We
have provided guidance to the Director for Fair Access in 2016 and asked him to encourage
institutions to make more effort in the area of recruiting more mature learners and
this is reflected in guidance to institutions on access agreements. We are removing
barriers to the growth of accelerated courses, which particularly appeal to mature
students.</p><p> </p><p>EU students make an important contribution to our universities
and we want that to continue. To help provide certainty for EU students as we exit
the EU, the Government has confirmed that EU students starting their courses in the
academic year 18/19 or before will continue to be eligible for student loans and home
fee status and will have a right to remain in the UK to complete their course. While
it is disappointing to see the fall in EU numbers in the UCAS data, we welcome the
rise in the number of 18 year olds from non-EU countries applying to study in the
UK. This highlights that the UK is highly competitive in the global mobile student
market, second only to the US in the number of international students we attract.</p>
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