Lucy Cavendish College on BBC Radio
The most diverse College in Cambridge and the first to admit over 90% from state schools.
Lucy Cavendish College reaches historic milestone with the highest-ever percentage of state school students.
College President, Professor Dame Madeleine Atkins, discussed the historic admissions milestone with Sara Custer on the Times Higher Education podcast:
Lucy Cavendish College becomes the first Cambridge College to admit over 90% from state schools.
Of our recent undergraduate intake, 91.1% are from state schools; over 60% are from backgrounds that are either disadvantaged, underrepresented, or historically-excluded from Cambridge University; 10% were eligible for Free School Meals, and at least one in four are the first in their family to go to University.
Importantly, the College has achieved this without compromising academic standards. Students studying STEM subjects achieved, on average, three A*s at A-level, whilst arts, humanities and social sciences students achieved, on average, 2.5 A*s.
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