Figures released today for SQA results day (8 August), show 72% of young Scottish applicants, aged 19 and under, (18,780) have gained a place at their first choice university, up from 69% last year (18,680) and 65% in 2019 (15,670).
In total, 30,050 Scottish students have been accepted, compared to 30,490 in 2022 (-1%) and up from 28,750 in 2019 (+5%).
This is against a backdrop of a lower number of total Scottish applicants (all ages) compared to last year – 44,490 down from 48,000 (-7%) last year and 47,220 in 2019 (-6%).
The total number of Scottish mature applicants (aged 21 and over) largely accounts for the decline in overall applicants, at 15,370 this year, down from 17,850 in 2022 (-13%) and 19,590 in 2019 (-21%).
