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UCAS Update
UCAS Update
Outline of session
Getting into HE – key context
Headline statistics
Update on Apply 2012 and UCAS re-organisation
Sources of further information
Getting into HE – key context
Getting into HE – the context
Record entry for 2011 (likely to be 700,000+) Use of A* at A level Impact of funding ruling over certification of AS Decrease in deferred entry (by 40% +) Admissions Tests Role of Tariff in entry requirements and offer making Use of contextual data Issues of group awards and mixed awards
Headline statistics
Setting the scene – 2010 entry
Total Institutions
Total
courses
Total applicants 697,351Total acceptances 487,329
300+
40,000+
Confirmation and Clearing 2010
Thursday 19 August (A level results day)
UCAS’ Customer Service Unit answered 15,478 phone calls
Enquirers made 1.5 million course vacancy searches
Applicants made 1.2 million logins to Track
Apply 2011 – latest figures
Total Applicants
583,501 (up 5%+)
UK 506,346EU 40,790 (17% +) International 36,363
APPLICANTS AND ACCEPTANCES 2003-10
Source: UCAS Statistics
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Peoy 20100
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
78.56% 77.68% 77.63% 77.20% 77.35%77.57% 75.31%
69.60%
Applicants Accepts Acceptance rate
2012 application cycle
Changes, developments and challenges
Changes for 2012 entry
Fees information
Tariff Review
Reorganisation at UCAS
Application fee
Extended character sets
Reduction of cooling off period to 7 days
Contextual data
Changes for 2012 entry
Fees 2012?
England £6,000 - £9,000 If over £6,000 – show how some of the additional income is used in
making progress in WP HEIs have not declared their fees to date
Wales Basic tuition fees £6,000 - £9000 per annum The assembly government will meet the cost of extra fees for
students from Wales attending any UK university. NI – will possibly follow England (has said cannot follow Wales) Scotland
One option in the Green Paper (17 Dec) – students from England pay £6,500
No decision expected until after elections in May
Timeline of fee information
May 2011 Course search goes live: without fee information
June 2011 Apply goes live for registration
July 2011 Course Search updated: with fee information
Sep 2011 Apply goes live for applications
Implications for pre-applicants & events
Impact on HEI prospectuses & UCAS Big Guide Full prospectus or course sheets? Fee information in or out? No Big Guide in 2012
Impact on Conventions What materials have been produced ready for March? What I&A will be given to applicants regarding fees? Will HEIs guarantee courses will be delivered?
Fees around the world
Similar predictions for rise is fees to take into account the economic situation!
Some examples:
Maastricht: 1620 Euro = £1360 Uni of Texas at Austin $31,218 = £19,979 Australia $10,000 to 13,500 = £6,400 – 8,640 Charles Uni, Prague, Science 6,900 Euro = £5,796
Challenges confronting the Tariff review
Not universal – currently, not all qualifications used to apply for HE (both UK and internationally) are on the Tariff
Used in a variety of ways for which it is not really suited
Need to future-proof the Tariff and ensure it is fit for purpose in the future
Review to be completed in 2012
http://www.ucas.ac.uk/documents/tariff/review.pdf
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Reorganisation at UCAS
New CEO in 2010 (Mary Curnock Cook)
G2G programme New vision and corporate strategy
UCAS at the heart of connecting people to HE Helping people make the right choices for the right reasons
with the right outcomes
Restructure 8 units (and Executives) instead of 6 Units and teams re-aligned or newly formed (and renamed where appropriate)
Top level focus
My Future
Course Finder
Course Finder Mobile application
Train the Trainer
E-learning zone
Virtual Fairs
2011 Projects – working titles!
Tell us your thoughts
Emerson OsmondPeter Mulligan
Customer Strategy Unit
Sources of further information
UCAS TV
www.ucas.tv
How to Guides
Case studies
Video diaries
UCAS on YouTube
Make space on your shelf for…..
Covers the entire applicant journey (from choosing courses to starting at university or college)
Launched at the Annual Teachers and Advisers Conference (9/10 Feb 2011)
For more information, email: [email protected]
