Scotland’s graduates face lower debt than rest of UK

GRADUATE debt levels in Scotland are the lowest in the UK, a report has found.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jun 2012, 13:00 BST

The report, by The 2012 UK Graduate Careers Survey, said one of the reasons was the fact that Scottish and non-Scottish domiciled undergraduates in Scotland do not pay tuition fees.

It also said that the gap would widen as Scottish and UK Governments pursue different paths, with students in England paying tuition fees of up to £9000 and the SNP government working towards a minimum income guarantee of £7000 in Scotland.