29 January 2026
Scottish students finding admissions to elite universities ‘more competitive’
A new report has found that Scottish students are finding admissions to elite universities more competitive and questions the future of four-year degrees in Scotland.
The report, produced by former Labour Holyrood Minister Des McNulty and Huw Morris from University College London, suggests that students from Scotland are finding admissions to top universities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews ‘more competitive’ as universities balance the books by limiting the number of places available to Scottish students to maintain the income from international and students from the rest of the UK.
The report also argues that the four-year university degree system in Scotland creates additional costs for the government and students and should therefore be reviewed. The report also suggests other structural changes such as mergers of institutions and introducing a ‘graduate payment mechanism’.
Read more about the report into Scotland’s university education.
The report, produced by former Labour Holyrood Minister Des McNulty and Huw Morris from University College London, suggests that students from Scotland are finding admissions to top universities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews ‘more competitive’ as universities balance the books by limiting the number of places available to Scottish students to maintain the income from international and students from the rest of the UK.
The report also argues that the four-year university degree system in Scotland creates additional costs for the government and students and should therefore be reviewed. The report also suggests other structural changes such as mergers of institutions and introducing a ‘graduate payment mechanism’.
Read more about the report into Scotland’s university education.
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