The number of students applying to university continues to lag behind 2010 and 2011 levels according to the latest UCAS figures. A total of 601,619 students have submitted applications so far this year. This is up from the same point last year, when 586,773 had applied, but it is down on the 2011 figure of 635,893. The rise in tuition fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year came into effect in September 2012.
The biggest drop in applications remains among students from England who have made a total of 421,111 applications, which is up by almost 10,000 on 2012 but down on the 457,798 who had applied by this point in 2011.
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