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This problem is only getting worse. As a result of the pandemic and cost of living crisis,
undergraduates are facing record levels of instability.
67% of
33% of students
from working-class
families skipped
a meal while at
university (2023)4
undergraduates
from the most
deprived areas of the
country are in paid
employment while at
university (2023)5
16% of those
from the most
deprived areas have
missed multiple
deadlines due to
paid work (2023)6
In the face of these crises, students educated at non-selective state schools are expecting to fall
even further behind their privately educated peers. This impact is felt even more keenly by lower
income students.
33% of disadvantaged high
attainers feel they fell behind their
peers because of the pandemic (2023)
47% of non-selective state school
Compared to 22% of other
high attainers7
students feel con昀椀dent about
securing a graduate role (2024)
Compared to 60% of private
school students8
Non-selective state school students
expect a salary of £27,590
after graduating (2024)
Compared to private school
students who expect
£32,1399
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