Report Reveals Mental Health Problems Among University Students up by a Third

The rise of mental health problems among students in the past 12 months has coincided with the cost-of-living crisis.

Students at the University of Birmingham graduate on July 14, 2011. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Mental health problems among university students have tripled in recent years, with COVID-19 and the cost of living crisis among the causes.

A report has revealed that the share of undergraduate students in the UK with mental health difficulties rose from 6 to 16 percent between 2016/2017 and 2022/2023 academic years.