A record proportion of 18-year-olds in Northern Ireland have applied to start university in 2022:
18,430 students from Northern Ireland applied to go to university through UCAS by 30 JuneThat is according to figures just published by the University and Colleges Admissions Service .
Across the UK as a whole, 44% of 18-year-olds have applied to start an undergraduate degree in 2022 - itself a record high. But fewer students over the age of 18 or "mature students" - defined as over 21 when they start their course - from Northern Ireland have applied through UCAS in 2022.
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