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Recent Trends in Higher Education Applications and Acceptances

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  • Andrew Abbott
  • Derek Leslie

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Using a data-set published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, patterns of demand and supply for higher education courses from 1996/97 to 1999/2000 are analysed. Most universities saw a fall in applications and enrolments following the introduction of tuition fees, although this effect varies across institutions and regions of the UK. A model of applications and acceptances is developed and tested. Applications are sensitive to institutional reputation and location of a university within the UK. Acceptances depend on teaching funding per head and the number of funded places each institution is given.

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  • Andrew Abbott & Derek Leslie, 2004. "Recent Trends in Higher Education Applications and Acceptances," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(1), pages 67-86.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:12:y:2004:i:1:p:67-86
    DOI: 10.1080/0964529042000193952
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