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Students boost Glasgow's economy by £500m a year

THE student population of Scotland's biggest city spend half a billion pounds in the city each year, according to new research.

Around 67,000 people –more than 11% of Glasgow's population – are enrolled in higher education in the city and the report shows students in full-time higher education each spend on average £6500 a year, with part-time students, many of whom also work, spending an average £11,000 a year.

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