Reino Unido/Enero de 2017/Autor: harry Yorke/Fuente: The Telegraph
RESUMEN: Con el plazo UCAS para las solicitudes de pregrado que se aproxima rápidamente, los estudiantes que estudian hasta dónde puede estudiar pueden no ser conscientes de que la universidad de su elección podría resultar mucho más costosa de lo esperado. Desde la implementación del nuevo sistema de préstamos estudiantiles en 2012, los estudiantes ahora están saliendo de la universidad con deudas con un promedio de £ 44,000. Pero de acuerdo con una nueva investigación compilada por el sitio web de comparación de precios Go.compare.com, el precio asociado a algunos grados puede variar enormemente dependiendo de la institución y la ubicación. Calculado en base a los costos de matrícula, alojamiento, viajes y otros gastos cruciales relacionados con el estudio requeridos durante el curso de un título universitario, la investigación, titulada Degree of Value, encontró que Regent’s University London era la institución más cara para estudiar en el Reino Unido, con el grado medio que pone a estudiantes a £ 38,854 anualmente.
With the UCAS deadline for undergraduate applications fast approaching, students weighing up where to study may not be aware that the university of their choice could prove far more costly than expected.
Since the implementation of the new student loan system in 2012, students are now leaving university with debts averaging £44,000.
But according to new research compiled by the price comparison website Go.compare.com, the price tag attached to some degrees can vary enormously depending on both the institution and location.
Calculated based on the costs of tuition, accommodation, travel and other crucial study-related expenses required during the course of an undergraduate degree, the research, entitled Degree of Value, found that Regent’s University London was the most expensive institution to study at in the UK, with the average degree setting students back £38,854 annually.
In total, eight of the ten most expensive universities were found to be in London, including Imperial College London and the Royal College of Music, with undergraduates facing costs of £26,682 and £26,518 respectively.
Located within Regent’s Park, Regent’s University London was also found to be the most expensive university for accommodation, with the average cost of first year halls amounting to £12,948 annually.
Academic texts and materials were priciest at the University of the Arts London, at £1,044 a year, while the University of Oxford was the considered the dearest for food, at £3,378 annually.
The UK’s oldest university was also found to be the more expensive of the two Oxbridge institutions, with the cost of accommodation making Oxford £4,494 more expensive than its age-old rival the University of Cambridge.
On the other end of the spectrum, Scottish universities Abertay and the University of Stirling were found to be the cheapest places to study, with the average degree costing £15,880 and £16,030 respectively.
The findings reveal a clear disparity in the price of higher education depending on where universities are located, with some London-based students paying up to £68,022 more than their Scottish counterparts over the duration of a typical three-year course.
While the survey did not take the quality of teaching or the reputation of universities into account, Loughborough University and the University of Warwick – ranked the 7th and 8th best universities in the UK – were listed among the 10 cheapest institutions, suggesting that the price of a degree does not necessarily equate to a better qualification.
Fuente: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/03/revealed-expensive-universities-study-uk/
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