Is Institutional Diversity at Risk in UK Higher Education?

Charles Levy and Laura O'Brien
03 February 2012

This briefing note dives into the detail of new data on applications to higher education institutions for 2012. The evidence from this data remains mixed. It would appear that some specialist institutions are being hit particularly hard. The less mainstream non-degree courses taken at our higher education institutions seem to be in free-fall. Yet, on average, the largest institutions are bearing the brunt of the decline. There is no simple diversity story from this data, but regulators, policy makers and analysts must keep a close eye on subsequent UCAS releases if we are to avoid putting at risk vital diversity within our higher education sector.

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