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Fewer students apply for law courses

updated on 10 February 2012

UCAS figures have revealed that as at the end of January, there had been a nearly 9% drop in the number of people applying for a university place. Among those applying for law courses, there was a drop of 3.8%.

The UCAS stats showed that a total of 462,507 UK students applied for courses beginning in September 2012, compared with 506,388 at this point last year - an 8.7% drop. The law figures were 103,613 in 2012 compared to 107,726 in 2011.

The Gazette carries a quote from Junior Lawyers Division chair Hekim Hannan, who said: "Looking at the figures, and given the increase in tuition fees coupled with the tough economic times, students are shying away from non-vocational courses. Law, along with medicine, hasn't suffered as badly as non-vocational courses, which is what we would expect."

The Independent reported that Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of vice chancellors' umbrella group Universities UK, said that while the number of applicants has decreased, "the dip is far less dramatic than many were initially predicting".

For more on the effect the new fee structure might be having on application numbers, see our LC.N Says blog.

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