Just 1% of poorest students go to Oxbridge
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/aug/05/poor-students-bursary-oxbridge
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A watchdog for higher education looked into how much universities spend on bursaries and scholarships for the poorest students. It is reported the study found less than 1% of the poorest students go to Oxford and Cambridge,
"Last year, 2,024 students at Oxbridge received a full bursary – only eligible to those whose family income is £25,000 or less each year, a report by the Office for Fair Access found.
This is just 0.88% of the 230,289 students who claimed bursaries at universities in England.
In contrast, 10,827 students attending Liverpool John Moores University and the University of East London claimed a full bursary – 4.7% of the total for the whole country."
The article goes on to discuss how much the universities spend on out reach to poorest students. A spokeswoman from Oxford said they spend £3m a year and offer the most generous bursaries, but say they've known about the problem for a while.
"Last year, 2,024 students at Oxbridge received a full bursary – only eligible to those whose family income is £25,000 or less each year, a report by the Office for Fair Access found.
This is just 0.88% of the 230,289 students who claimed bursaries at universities in England.
In contrast, 10,827 students attending Liverpool John Moores University and the University of East London claimed a full bursary – 4.7% of the total for the whole country."
The article goes on to discuss how much the universities spend on out reach to poorest students. A spokeswoman from Oxford said they spend £3m a year and offer the most generous bursaries, but say they've known about the problem for a while.
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cynker
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i went to UWIC in cardiff, i wouldn't want to go to oxford , to many self-centred idiot conservatives with intelligence but no wisdom
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cynker
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Pettigrew
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i can imagine that alot of poor kids don't want to go to Oxbridge just for the social factors, you couldn't integrate properly with the ya's
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