SCOTLAND: English fees to price out Scots

24 July 2011

Scots could be priced out of leading English universities including Oxford and Cambridge by the rise in fees south of the border and confusion over what financial support is on offer, writes Eddie Barnes for Scotland on Sunday.

Scottish government officials have confirmed that while students who choose to study in Scotland will not have to pay any fees, those who want to go to universities in England from 2012 will have to pay fees of up to £9,000 (US$14,533) a year.

This could result in Scottish students paying the full £9,000, without any government support, while students from Wales will have their fees capped at £3,290 because the Welsh Assembly has pledged to make up the difference. Such an outlay is expected to deter students from poorer backgrounds from applying to the top universities.
Full report on the News Scotsman site

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