20,000 would-be students in race for Huddersfield University places

Feb 10 2010 By Hazel Ettienne

MORE students than ever want to study in Huddersfield.

But many may be disappointed as universities face a Government cap on the number of places available for UK and EU full time undergraduate students.

Applications to Huddersfield are almost a quarter up on last year with almost 20,000 (19,856) forms being received.

Last year 16,157 applications were made to Huddersfield. Out of those, 5,104 full-time undergraduates managed to get places last autumn along with 758 full-time post graduates – a total of 5,862.

And this year the university has also seen a massive increase (47%) in applications made from international students at both undergraduate, postgraduate and research level.

The figures in Huddersfield mirror the national figures. Applications to UK universities have risen by more than a fifth (22.9%) on this time last year, according to figures published by admissions service Ucas.

Prof Peter Slee, deputy vice chancellor at Huddersfield University said: “The good thing is that Huddersfield is appealing to more students every year and that means they are spending money in the town.