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Scotland

Highest number of Scottish-domiciled students at university

The number of Scottish-domiciled students enrolling at universities north of the border has hit its highest level on record. Figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Thursday show the number rose from 180,170 in 2020-21 ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:12

Scotland

Record number of students from deprived areas enrol at Scottish universities

A record number of students from disadvantaged areas are getting into Scottish universities, an annual report has shown. The Commissioner for Fair Access said the increase in deprived students entering universities has not come at the expense of ...

30 Jan 2024 at 09:32

Scotland

Failure to track students holding back university access progress, MSPs warn

MSPs have expressed “extreme disappointment” at the Scottish Government’s failure to track students’ progress through the education system. In a new report, the Education Committee found the issue is likely to be at least part of the reason ...

15 May 2025 at 09:30

Scotland

More school leavers in ‘positive destinations’ but university access gap widens

The proportion of Scottish school leavers in “positive destinations” has increased while the gap between the richest and poorest going to university has widened, figures show. Statistics released by the Scottish Government on Tuesday show ...

17 Jun 2025 at 12:16

Scotland

Number of Scots from deprived areas going to university second highest on record

The number of Scots entering university from the most deprived backgrounds has reached its second-highest level on record, figures show. Data from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) show 16.7% of full-time first-degree entrants to ...

30 Jul 2025 at 11:21

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