Which of the Russell Group universities have the highest application ratio and are less competitive; Which universities are the most popular and competitive?
Overall application for admission to Russell Group universities.
According to the application results for the 2023 academic year released by UCAS, among the 24 universities affiliated with the Russell Group, the University of Exeter (University of Exeter) has the highest application ratio, which received a total of 38,450 applications in the 2023 academic year, and finally admitted 7,715 students, with an application ratio of 207%γIn second place was Newcastle University, which received 35,980 applications and admitted 6,290 students, achieving an application ratio of 1748%γ
The university with the lowest application ratio was LSE, which received 26,240 applications and admitted only 1,815 students, with an application ratio of only 692%γ
But the most popular of the Russell Group universities is the University of Manchester, which received 93,450 applications last year and admitted 9,630 students.
Details of Russell Group universities
Among the 5 universities with less than 3w applications, Durham University and Queen's University Belfast are the main ones that are easy to admit in terms of application ratio.
There are 11 universities in the 3w-5w range, of which the number of applicants to York University is the same as Imperial College, but the number of students admitted to Imperial College London is only 60% of that of York University. Combined with the above data, it can be said that Imperial College London and LSE are both in the category of "unpopular" universities that are difficult to apply for.
The 8 universities with more than 5w applications all have an application ratio of less than 15%, and there are no "good" British universities with "popular" applications. Among them, the University of Manchester belongs to a large population with a large number of applicants and a large number of applicants, and it has almost thrown off an echelon of other universities. However, the gap between the remaining "hot" universities is not particularly large, with the exception of the University of Nottingham and the University of Birmingham, which have fallen slightly in terms of the number of applications, resulting in a slightly higher application ratio, and the other six universities have a gap of 155% or less.