As A-level students learn whether they’ve made the grade or face university clearing, Push.co.uk, the leading independent website for university applicants, publishes today the latest information on the really important bits of student life.

Having visited every institution and university town in the UK, Push can reveal that there are almost eight girls for every guy at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. Smaller institutions in London also fare well with the Courtauld Institute, Royal Veterinary College and Roehampton Uni all having more than three women for each man. Meanwhile, ladies can have their choice at Imperial College London and Loughborough Uni where two-thirds of students are fellas.

For a cheap pint, Push.co.uk recommends heading to Falmouth, Teesside and Bangor Uni where beer costs less than £1.50. Meanwhile, eleven other universities all have a pint for under £1.75. At the other end of the scale, unsurprisingly, London is the most expensive place to drink, but two of Edinburgh’s universities – Heriot-Watt (£2.73) and Napier (£2.95) – are also among the most expensive. Nationally, the average price students pay for a pint has increased to £2.13 – from last year’s average of £2.06 – although it’s a whopping 53p a pint cheaper if they stick to student bars.

Among Push’s other findings, amid the credit crunch the cost of student housing has risen just 1% to £71.71 and students can now join such societies as the Viking Club (at Leicester Uni), Paranormal Investigative Society (at St Andrews) and Extreme BBQing (at Aston).

Push.co.uk also provides details of drop-out rates, job prospects and teaching standards as well as facilities for studying, sports and welfare.

With the UK’s most comprehensive facts about every aspect of student life, Push.co.uk publishes profiles of each university. It also features the ‘Uni Chooser’, a unique ‘sift and sort’ facility which means that, as well as factors like the course they want, the grades they’ve got and the location, applicants can now choose a university based on over 200 factors.

Users can create their own shortlist of universities and read frank, uncompromising and uniquely detailed profiles of them. They can then return throughout the year to fine-tune their choices.

Johnny Rich, Editor of Push, said:

“Picking a university isn’t just about the course. It’s about getting the most out of the whole student experience. Push.co.uk makes it possible to find the right place, find it effectively and find it fast. Anyone going through clearing is really going to need that and it’s even more helpful to those who’ve got the time to choose carefully.”

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For the full table of university statistics: www.push.co.uk/vital-statistics

For other information including university league tables, top tens, regional and local breakdowns: www.push.co.uk/press.

For other details and interviews with Johnny Rich, Series Editor:

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

Push was founded in 1992 as an independent organisation that visits every university in the UK every year gathering the country’s largest resource of information for prospective students.

This information is presented in an accessible and user-friendly style and published without fear or favour at www.push.co.uk. The site provides an invaluable resource for anyone hunting for a university place. It features comprehensive information about each university, application and survival advice, financial guidance, forums and a uniquely powerful search function to help applicants identify the right university for them.

Each year Push also visits hundred of schools, colleges and sixth forms giving advice direct to students and is a respected supplier of information about higher education to media outlets and businesses.