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Nearly 600,000 university hopefuls, an all-time record, applied for a place on a degree course this year, official figures showed today. Applications have risen by 5.1% compared with this time last year, with 583,501 candidates chasing a place this autumn, according to data from the universities and colleges admission service. Ucas said this was the highest number since it started collecting data in 1964.

Nearly 600,000 university hopefuls, an all-time record, applied for a place on a degree course this year, official figures showed today. Applications have risen by 5.1% compared with this time last year, with 583,501 candidates chasing a place this autumn, according to data from the universities and colleges admission service. Ucas said this was the highest number since it started collecting data in 1964.

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