Report Predicts English Universities Will Opt for Highest Tuition Fees Possible November 11, 2010, 6:02 pm
A recently announced government plan for changing how British higher education is financed envisions an average tuition rate of ￡6,000, or $9,620, at most universities in England, with a few charging what the government described as an “absolute limit” of ￡9,000. However, most institutions will, in fact, end up charging the higher rate, predicts a new report. “I think that unless the government were to step in and do something else, that will be the norm, and because this is a generously subsided arrangement, it will cost the government much more than they bargained for,” said Bahram Bekhradnia, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, an independent think tank, and the author of the report. “Those institutions whose places are oversubscribed will charge ￡9,000 without hesitation. Those that have struggled to recruit students will initially be more cautious, but, within a few years, we believe that almost all universities will charge the maximum ￡9,000 fee,” the report said, adding that “charging lower fees risks being identified as a low-quality or low-prestige institution.”
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