根据英国大学招生主管机构UCAS的最新数据，今年21岁以上的学生申请本科课程的人数比去年增加13%，数据同时表明，一些新创建的大学也显示了乐观的趋势。 新大学管理机构GuildHE批露说，白金汉新大学的申请人数上升了33%，而伯明翰高等学院的申请人数也增加了30%。

北爱尔兰的大学也吸引了更多英国学生的申请，虽然北爱大学的费用和英格兰地区的不相上下，但报名人数依然上涨了17%。

在威尔士，威尔士本地学生和欧盟的学生可以享受优惠价格，而在苏格兰，大学为本地学生和欧盟学生免学费，所以来自欧盟的申请学生比去年增加了12%，这或许与经济形势不好，大学希望充电有关系。绝大多数的新增学生来自罗马尼亚和保加利亚，分别比去年增加了72%和58%。而来自其他国家的申请人数也增加了10%。

MORE HOPE TO STUDY AT UNIVERSITY

Within the figures produced by the admissions body Ucas there is a 13% rise in applications from over-21s, and 12% from EU nationals outside the UK.

The figures also suggest that newer universities are no less popular - with some seeing a rise in applications well above the national rate.

GuildHE, which represents some of the newest universities, says applications to study at Buckinghamshire New University are up 33%, with a 30% rise in applicants to University College Birmingham.

Northern Irish institutions are attracting more English applicants than ever before - with a 17% rise in applicants, even though the fees payable there are the same as in England.

Fees are lower in Wales for Welsh and other EU students, while in Scotland most undergraduate degrees are free for Scottish students and other EU students, but £1,735 a year for those from elsewhere within the UK.

The percentage of applicants from EU countries applying to UK institutions has risen by 12% overall - and applicants from outside the EU have risen by 10%. The largest percentage increases are in the numbers applying from Romania and Bulgaria - 72% and 58% respectively - though they represent a very small proportion of overall applicants.

（Source: BBC News，英国使馆文化教育处提供）