The following analysis is based on the most recent data from across a sample of nine UniQuest higher education partners in the UK, focusing on the top 12 international markets.* It compares data from August 2023 to August 2022.
What did the picture look like ahead of the new academic year?
- By the end of August 2023, there were almost 32,500 more offers and almost 11,000 more firm accepts than at the same point last year.
- Both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) offers have grown by 41% year-on-year.
- Notably, India has seen a real boom this year in UG offer making (140% year-on-year growth) and firm accepts (almost 80% Y-O-Y growth).
- Some smaller markets have seen over half of their total firm acceptances come from UG students: the US, Kuwait, Hong Kong and Nepal.
- Overall, the volume of international students is still overwhelmingly PG, at over 80% of total offers made.
- Firm accepts were lagging in some key markets, largely due to in-country economic challenges. For example, Nigerian applicants received over 7,500 more offers than at the same point last year, but there…
