Sustainability I recycle I have made sacrifices so that I can live more sustainably I am careful about my use of water and electricity It is extremely important to address climate change Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Neutral Moderately agree Strongly agree Figure 22: Breakdown of responses to Sustainability theme questions 68 Little has changed in overall applicant attitudes to sustainability since last year, the only change being a stronger level of agreement about having made sacrifices to live more sustainably (59%). International applicants show a higher level of commitment in all questions in the sustainability section compared to UK applicants. For example, 81% of international applicants agree that they have made sacrifices to live more sustainably, compared to 51% of UK applicants. In each of the statements in this section, higher levels of agreement are particularly driven by applicants from China. 6% 15% 25% 4% 50% The Sustainability score measures the strength of feeling about climate change together with personal commitment to living sustainably. 12% 21% 24% 7% 35% 11% 18% 26% 6% 39% 8% 17% 25% 4% 47% No change since 2024 Unite Students | Applicant Index Report 30 INTRODUCTION THEMATIC ANALYSIS SUSTAINABILITY METHODOLOGY TOPICAL ISSUES BACK TO THEMES