A new record of 33,630 international students from outside the EU have been accepted onto degree courses in the UK driven by a 32% rise in accepted applicants from China.

New data from UCAS has found that the number of UK university applicants from China increased by 30% for the 2019/2020 academic year.

UCAS and Unibuddy are piloting a partnership that will see a group of institutions integrate Unibuddy’s peer-to-peer technology on the UCAS platform.

International students from non-EU countries have applied for places at UK universities in record numbers, while there has been a modest increase in applications from EU students, the latest data from UCAS has revealed.

Latest UCAS figures have revealed that universities in Wales saw the biggest drop in the UK in the numbers of undergraduate applicants between 2017 and 2018, both in terms of EU and non-EU applicants.

Applications for undergraduate courses through UCAS from outside the UK have increased, despite a drop in overall applications, statistics have revealed.

The UK’s undergraduate sector has seen solid growth in international applicants as latest UCAS figures show applicants from outside the EU has increased by 8% to 65,440, the highest on record.

Latest UCAS figures reveal non-EU applications reached a record high 58,450 as of January 2018. Applications from the EU also increased on 2017 figures.