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International Exeter
annual report
2013/14
international recruitment performance
INTERNATIONAL-FEE APPLICATIONS V OFFERS: 2005-14
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Applications
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: data as of 18 August 2014, year on year: UG, PGT and PGR applications only
Excluding applications for INTO-Exeter programmes,
some 18,680 international applications for degree
level study in September 2014 were received by
mid-August of that year. While this represents a
slight decline of 3% on the same time the previous
year, virtually all Colleges experienced an increase in
applications for undergraduate study: at the time of
the UCAS deadline of 30 June, our applications from
international-fee students were up by 12%, against a
national average of 6%. In terms of markets, Exeter
appears to have performed particularly well, with
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and the USA
all yielding greater increases in applications when
compared against the sector norm.
Total applications
Total offers
Recruiting at the taught masters level, both
internationally and at home, remains a challenge for
the sector as a whole. While a decrease of 10% in
international masters’ applications to Exeter over the
previous year is attributable in part to factors internal
to the University (primarily the introduction of an
application fee for business programmes, and some
adjustments to our portfolio), external factors in the
course of the year have been a contributor too.
Political instability in several key markets; a
strengthening of sterling against other currencies;
and the suspension by the Home Office of TOEFL
as an acceptable test of English language capability
have all played a part.
The outlook for those students wishing to
undertake PhD study at Exeter remains stable,
with acceptances for study at Exeter up 15%
over the previous year.
Exeter is ranked 7th
out of 123 UK universities
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015
=1 Oxford
=1 Cambridge
3 St Andrews
4 Imperial College London
5 London School of Economics
6 Durham
7 Exeter
8 Warwick
9 University College London
10 Bath
11 Surrey
12 Lancaster
13 Loughborough
14 East Anglia
15 Birmingham
16 York
17 Leeds
18 Southampton
19 Bristol
20 Leicester
21 Sheffi eld
=22 Newcastle
=22 Edinburgh
=22 Nottingham
25 Sussex
26 Glasgow
27 Cardiff
28 Manchester
29 King’s College London
30 Kent
Research
excellence:
90% of Exeter’s research is
rated as being at internationally
recognised levels.
Sixteen of our 31 subjects
are ranked in their respective
top 10. ▲
▲
based on percentage of research rated
3* and 4* (internationally excellent or
world leading) in RAE 2008
Exeter is also top 10 in the
Complete University Guide 2015
www.exeter.ac.uk/international
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2014 Recruitment flyer
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