Revealed: These are the Russell Group universities which receive the most applications

Choosing which university to go to can feel almost impossible, you’ve got to sift through courses, look at the city’s nightlife, and see if there are societies you want to join. It truly feels like an endless task but it’s one many of us have been through.

Application season is a pretty stressful time, especially if you’re applying to one of the top universities in the country. You know you’re battling it out against thousands of other applicants but have you ever taken into account how many other people are actually applying?

Well, if you’re curious, or just fancy stressing yourself out a bit more, here are the Russell Group universities which see the most UCAS applications.

The Russell Group universities with the most undergraduate applications in the 2023/24 application cycle

18. University of Cambridge – 22,503

17. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) – 26,634

16. University of York – 27,255

15. Queen’s University Belfast – 30,385

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14. Imperial College London – 30,739

13. Durham University – 35,030

12. Newcastle University – 36,368

11. University of Glasgow – 37,842

10. University of Exeter – 39,543

9. University of Sheffield – 44,008

8. University of Liverpool – 44,160

7. University of Warwick – 45,020

6. University of Nottingham – 59,128

University of Nottingham via Arran Bee on Creative Commons

5. University of Bristol – 61,685

4. University of Edinburgh – 67,230

3. University of Leeds – 69,860

2. University College London (UCL) – 78,971

1. University of Manchester – 90,355

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Queen Mary University of London, University of Southampton, University of Oxford, King’s College London, Cardiff University, and University of Birmingham did not provide any data. 

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