Tuition Fees Hike Will Deter Students From University

Fri, 10 Sep 2010

New research has revealed that thousands of UK students would be put off university by £7,000-a-year tuition fees .

A survey of 3,863 undergraduates, carried out by the National Union of Students (NUS) and HSBC, found that nearly three-quarters would be deterred from higher education if fees were to increase by more than double the current rate.

In addition, over half of those surveyed (53 per cent) said they would have been put off university if annual fees were £5,000.

According to The Times, an independent review of students finance by Lord Browne is set to recommend that universities be allowed to raise the existing £3,290-a-year tuition fees cap to between £6,000 and £7,000.

NUS president Aaron Porter said: "This is clear evidence of the need to do away with the damaging and unpopular fees system, if we are not to shut out many thousands of young people from going to university, particularly those from poorer backgrounds."

"The financial pressure on young people is mounting, and an increase in fees to £7,000 would, according to universities' own figures, consign a generation to unsustainable mortgage -style debts in excess of £32,000."

Lord Browne is expected to submit his review of student finance to the Government next month.
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