There was a 7.1%boost in worldwide undergraduate applications via UCAS in between 2025 and 2026, representing the greatest numbers on record.
International candidates utilizing the organisation’s platform leapt from 138,460 in 2025 to 148,350.
UCAS is striving to eliminate barriers to progression and help trainees make notified choices Jo Saxton
, UCAS China (38,000 candidates), India (11,470), the United States (8,270), Ireland (6,880) and Hong Kong (4,990) remain the greatest undergraduate markets, according to data published today after the June application deadline.
< img width="1024"height="533"src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20533'%3E%3C/svg%3E "alt =""/ > Image: UCAS The organisation worried that its data only reflected part of
international undergraduate admissions. UCAS president Jo Saxton said that despite the information– which likewise saw a (5%) increase in domestic 18-year-olds using by the June 30 due date– she was “acutely aware” of the monetary pressures dealing with trainees in an “unpredictable financial environment”.
“UCAS is striving to remove barriers to development and help students make informed decisions,” she said.
< img width= "1024"height="532" src="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20532'%3E%3C/svg%3E "alt=" "/ > Photo: UCAS It comes after it was revealed that proceeds from the upcoming levy on the income Englsh institutions make on insternational student charges will go towards financing manintenance grants for domestic students.
The levy has actually shown to be controversial for the UK market, with critics cautioning that the policy might see a visible drop in interest from an international market– with trainees from price-senstive sending out nations less most likely to study at English institutions if the levy’s costs resulted in higher charges.
In 2015, UCAS revealed a record number of Chinese students looking for UK undergraduate programs using its platform– a tremendous 10% increase on the previous year.
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