University applications down by 50, 000

4 October 2012 Last updated at 04:45 ET Help

University applications from UK students for courses starting in the autumn are down by 50,000, compared with the previous year.

This year has seen changes to the admissions process - with universities allowed to recruit an unlimited number of students with AAB A-level grades or better.

But under the reforms, some institutions have been forced to turn away students with grades lower than AAB.

John Maguire reports.

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