Applications ‘down 10pc’ for university - Bolton News

Early indications show applications to study at the University of Bolton are down by more than 10 per cent. The university is currently is in the process of making cuts after having millions wiped of its budget as student numbers fell by just under 200 this academic year. Bosses are blaming the rise in tuition fees and stricter controls on international students. The university has about 13,000 students with 73 per cent doing a first degree. Figures released by UCAS, the university admissions service, show the number of students in England applying to go to university has slumped by almost 10 per cent. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10083715.Applications____down_10pc____for_university/