200,000 to miss out on degree places
The recession has pushed up applications to study for university degrees by more than 12% in the past year, raising the prospect that 200,000 students could be left without places next autumn because of government caps on numbers.
Figures gathered by The Sunday Times last week from universities show that institutions with the steepest increases in undergraduate applicants include Sussex, where numbers are up 35% and Bedfordshire, where applications have risen 38.5% compared with the same point last year.
The disclosures come as universities plan to axe thousands of jobs and close courses in response to funding cuts.
The Higher Education Funding Council has warned vice-chancellors that money will be available for only an extra 10,000 extra places next autumn and that they will face financial penalties if they over-recruit
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