THE RISING COST OF UNIVERSITY

TUITION FEES IN ENGLAND, TAKE-UP AND VALUE STUDENTS IN 2014-15 BY AGE AND LEVEL (THOUSANDS)
FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS ONLY
Undergraduate Postgraduate

9 TOTAL
926k 966k 971k 1.01m 904

901

3
8
1,728 538
7,450 8,290
Average value (k)

605
6,150

133
6
476

220
4,760

428
260
4
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16*

133

256
*Amount awarded up to mid-November 2015 Source: Department for Education/Student Loans Company 2016

5
127

16
England
VALUE FOR MONEY 21
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE UK UNIVERSITY COURSES OFFER Scotland
GOOD OR VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY, BY HOME NATION Wales Under 20 21-24 25-29 30-59 60 and over
Northern Ireland Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency 2015
80%
EU
Non-EU

70%

60%

9k 96.7% 21 k
maximum amount of universities in England and minimum annual
that universities in Wales charging the maximum income required
England are permitted amount for undergraduate for student loan
50%
to charge for tuition fees in the 2016-17 repayment post
undergraduate courses academic year graduation
Source: Complete
University Guide 2016

40%

HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH INFORMATION ON HOW

TUITION FEES ARE SPENT
30%
SURVEY OF UK UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

45%
Source: UCAS Analytics and Research 2016
30%
Definitely Probably
not not
OUTSTANDING UK STUDENT LOANS DEBT*

40bn 46bn 53bn 62bn 74bn 86bn

6%
Dont
know
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

AVERAGE DEBT BALANCE ON ENTRY INTO REPAYMENT

16,160 17,000 18,630 20,050 21,170 24,640 6% 12%

Yes definitely Yes maybe

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

*As of March 31 of each year

Source: Student Loans Company 2016 ARE TUITION FEE RISES FOR EXCELLENT TEACHING
A GOOD IDEA?
SURVEY OF UK UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

PREFERRED WAYS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO SAVE MONEY

SURVEY OF UK HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS 86%
No
Spending less on buildings 49%
Spending less on sport and social facilities 46%
Increasing the size of classes 25%
Giving academics less time for research 19%
Reducing pay for staff 18% 6%
Dont
Reducing financial support for students 11% know
Reducing the support available to
academics for improving their teaching 9%
Reducing the student support services 9%
Having fewer hours of teaching 7% 8%
Reducing spending on learning facilities 5% Yes

Source: Higher Education Policy Institute 2016 Student Loans Company 2016