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Sutton Trust response to the UPP Foundation Inquiry into Widening Participation
07 Apr 2025
The Sunday Times reported in its Money pages on Degrees of Debt
University tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year mean graduates in England face higher debts than their peers in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to the Sutton Trust, a social mobility think tank. The average debt of a graduate in those countries is £15,000-£29,000, compared with £44,000 in England after tuition and living costs, normally paid for by loans, are taken into account. The government says England’s funding system is “fair and sustainable”.
Read the piece online here