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All universities exceed £6,000 in tuition fees

Thursday 21 April 2011 00:00 BST
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Every English university is to charge students more than £6,000 a year.

The Office for Fair Access revealed that all, except one, of the 123 higher-education institutions in England were seeking permission to charge higher fees. Of those that have declared their fees structure, two-thirds are charging £9,000 for every course – although there are generous bursaries to help students from poorer homes. The 123rd has sought permission to extend the deadline on the grounds that it needs more time to make a submission because it has more part-time students.

The figures put the final nail in the coffin of ministerial hopes that universities charging more than £6,000 a year would be "the exception".

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