Claim: Over the last ten years half a million fewer men than women have been accepted to university.
Fact-check: Half a million fewer men accepted to university than women - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true for students living in the uk when they applied, for all students accepted to uk universities since 2007 the difference is a little over half a million.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-01-18T00:00:00