Glasgow applications up after tuition fees move

GLASGOW University has seen a bigger rise in applications than any of the UK’s other leading institutions, it has been confirmed.

Figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) showed Glasgow had outperformed the remainder of the Russell Group, the UK’s 20 leading higher education institutions.

The university said a total of 28,732 applications were received, compared with 25,887 at this time in 2011.

It said it had benefited from its decision not to charge the full £9,000-a-year tuition fees for rest of UK (RUK) students as its competitors Edinburgh and St Andrews have done.

Despite its decision to charge £9,000 a year for RUK students, Edinburgh has also seen an increase in applications of 3 per cent for English students, but St Andrews has seen a fall of 3 per cent.