But there is more to social mobility than "selective" universities.
Most selective universities receive more than 10,000 applications a year.
Selective universities put up their own equivalences, rather than taking the tariff as gospel.
By contrast, the entire Russell group of 20 highly selective universities had 7,815 black students.
As a rule, the most selective universities prefer students to complete their GCSEs in one sitting.
In order to apply to selective universities, kids need to learn to "fit in".
The most selective universities, deluged with applications, do not contract with agents.
(Only 3percentt of students at selective universities come from the bottom socioeconomic quarter).
"This in turn can then affect rates of progression to the most selective universities.
This provides statistical confirmation for what alumni of highly selective universities already know.
Selective universities confer status, and their diplomas are thought to bring higher earnings.
