Sharp fall of over 50% in EU acceptances to UK universities

Meanwhile, Ucas data show rise in other overseas students and record rise in UK-domiciled students

The number of EU-domiciled students placed with a UK university has fallen by 56 per cent in one year, but there has been a rise in acceptances among other international students.

As students in the UK received their A-level, BTEC and Scottish Highers results on 10 August, data released by admissions body Ucas revealed that there has been a 56 per cent fall in students from the EU taking up places at UK universities, down from 22,430 in 2020 to 9,820.