45% selected scrap tuition fees. 27% selected more grants, fewer loans; 14% selected higher maintenance loan; and 14% selected better repayment terms.
How all 22 respondents answered
Respondents selected one answer from four options.
Percentages are based on the published response counts. Where whole-number percentages are shown, totals may differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Respondents prioritise the cost of studying and support while at university
Tuition fees led
Ten respondents selected scrapping tuition fees.
Grants were second
Six respondents selected more grants and fewer loans.
Two options tied
Higher maintenance support and better repayment terms each received three responses.
Different parts of student finance solve different pressures
Within this sample, respondents were more likely to prioritise the cost of studying or support while at university than repayment terms alone.
Because the poll asked for one change, it cannot show whether respondents who selected grants, maintenance or repayment terms would also support changes to tuition fees.
How to report this poll accurately
Keep the response base and indicative audience label attached to the headline finding.
How this poll was recorded
- Question
- If you could change one thing about the student loan system, what would it be?
- Responses
- 22 total responses
- Date recorded
- 5 August 2026
- Collection
- Instagram Stories
- Evidence label
- Indicative first-party Unifresher audience poll
This is an audience poll rather than a population survey. It is useful as a snapshot of the respondents who took part and should not be described as representative of every UK university student.
Questions readers ask next
What was the most common answer?
45% selected “Scrap tuition fees”, making it the largest answer in this poll.
How many respondents chose the top answer?
10 of 22 respondents selected “Scrap tuition fees”.
What was the second most selected answer?
27% selected “More grants, fewer loans”, equal to 6 responses.
Is this representative of all UK students?
No. This is an indicative Unifresher audience poll with 22 responses, not a nationally representative student survey.
How should this result be reported?
Keep the 22-response base, collection date and indicative-audience label attached to the finding.
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Cite this poll
Unifresher poll, “If you could change one thing about the student loan system, what would it be?”, 22 responses, recorded 5 August 2026. Unifresher Data Hub.
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