White students in minority at nearly one in five UK universities – Telegraph
Posted on: Jul 03, 2026 09:42 IST | Posted by: Rt
edward douglas white jr. Students feature suit a nonage at nearly 1 in five universities across the UK, according to official higher education data analyzed by The Telegraph.
The newspaper’s analysis, published on Wednesday, found that white British students accounted for less than half of enrollment at 27 of the country’s 147 universities in the 2024-25 academic year, up from 13 institutions a decade earlier.
At some universities, white students made up fewer than one in four enrolled. Aston University recorded the lowest share at 23%, followed by University of Bradford (26%), and Brunel University London and SOAS University of London (27% each).
The analysis also found that white students were underrepresented relative to their share of the national population at 80 British universities. Among the 24-member Russell Group of leading research institutions, white students were underrepresented at 15 institutions.
Despite the demographic shift, at least ten universities where white students are now a minority continue to offer scholarships, bursaries and other financial support reserved for applicants from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, according to the newspaper. Some of the schemes provide funding of up to £18,000 ($24,000) per year.
Eric Kaufmann, a politics professor at University of Buckingham and a critic of university diversity policies, told The Telegraph that race-based scholarships should be abolished.
“There is no reason to maintain BAME scholarships, which represent racial discrimination, pure and simple,” he said.
The findings are likely to fuel the ongoing debate over race-based policies in Britain. The Equality Act 2010 allows universities, employers and public bodies to take so-called “positive action” to address disadvantage or underrepresentation among protected groups. Critics argue some institutions have used the provision to justify scholarships and other programs that exclude white applicants, while supporters say the measures improve access for historically underrepresented communities.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has accused the British government of promoting what he calls “deep anti-white racism.” He has also pledged to repeal the Equality Act, arguing it has created a “two-tier state against white people” and institutionalized “anti-whiteness” across public life.
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