There is no evidence that large numbers of UK-based applicants have missed out on places at universities this year because of institutions admitting more international students, although this might change in future, according to the chief executive of Ucas.
Clare Marchant said that she had heard anecdotally of “a couple of universities” looking at whether to revise the blend of home and overseas students on their courses because of the decreasing real-terms value of the £9,250 home tuition fee, but it would be two to three years before this starts to have an impact on admissions.
“From a data perspective, we can’t see international students edging out UK students; that’s just not happening at a macro level”, she told a Higher Education Policy Institute webinar ahead of A-level results day later this week.
