Half of applicants offered first choice

More than half of the 43,113 people offered an honours (level 8) degree have got their first choice.

Another 28%, or 12,000 more, are getting their second or third preference.

For 86% of the 33,500-plus CAO applicants receiving a level 6 or 7 course offer, it was the first preference of 86% and one of the top three choices for 97% of them.