2025 PGT estimates
Lucia Costantini
March 10, 2026
To address the delays in HESA data, we have incorporated visa data into our analysis to provide an early indication of likely PGT recruitment outcomes for 2025.
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We are passionate about using data to understand higher education, helping it to work better for students, universities and society. Our latest analysis is here.
2026 UK 18 entry rate estimates
Lucia Costantini
March 1, 2026
All signs so far point to another year of flat UK 18-year-old entry rate, despite the observed growth in applicants at January deadline.
Changes to the proposed international levy
Lucia Costantini
December 1, 2025
The government’s revised proposal for the international levy has materially changed both the overall scale of the tax and how it is distributed across the higher education sector.
Grade shock?
Mark Corver
August 6, 2023
University admissions have endured three years of wild swings in A level grades. It looks like 2023 will make that four.
Higher fees
Mark Corver
August 20, 2022
University intakes show rising shares of overseas students. Why?
Clearing 2021: subdued?
Mark Corver
August 18, 2021
It depends where you look, but the week after results has been unusually quiet.
Harder times ahead for applicants and access
Mark Corver
July 26, 2021
What is the 2021 offer data telling us about the future?
Universities, students and inflation
Mark Corver
July 14, 2021
What if high inflation returned?
2021 university admissions realities
Mark Corver
April 29, 2021
What does mitigating pandemic disruption on the 2021 cohort mean for grades and numbers?
Predicted grades and university admissions
Mark Corver
March 18, 2021
Proposals to change admissions seem motivated by removing problems with predicted grades. But are these real?
Value for students in 2020
Mark Corver
June 1, 2020
How much does it cost to address student value-for-money fears in a pandemic?
Student quotas are not what 2020 needs
Mark Corver
May 1, 2020
Why number controls are not a good match to an uncertain 2020.
Admissions without exams
Mark Corver
April 6, 2020
2020 won’t have exams. This need not be a problem for admissions.
POLAR, MEM and equality: you don’t have to choose
Mark Corver
May 13, 2019
POLAR and MEM are often set up in opposition. Mark Corver, who developed both measures, sees it differently.