Employers say university students should pay more

"Students are already leaving university with record levels of debt, while graduate job prospects are at an all time low," said NUS President Wes Streeting.

"Instead of recommending that students are fleeced even more than they already are, the CBI should start looking at how they might put something back into the system themselves."

All students can obtain low-interest, government-backed loans to cover their tuition fees and maintenance costs, and do not have to repay them until after graduating and finding work.