UK: University Gender Gap Reaches Record High

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'The gender gap between female and male students attending university is at a record level and "needs addressing", according to the head of the university admissions body.

Women currently outnumber men in almost two-thirds of degree subjects in the UK, and females are now 35% more likely to go to university than their male counterparts, widening the gender gap to a record level.

UCAS, which operates the application process for universities in the UK, says its figures show over 90,000 more women than men in the UK applied for a university course this year.

The number of male applicants went down for the first time since 2012, its figures show.'