Does ethnicity influence likelihood of admission to university?

Note that UCAS's own analysis excludes a large proportion of applicants to highly selective universities, namely applicants to Oxford, Cambridge and Medicine as well as applicants predicted three A-stars at A-level. The upshot is that UCAS's results are far from conclusive on the issue of ethnic disparities in university admissions chances. https://theconversation.com/fewer-top-university-offers-go-to-black-and-asian-students-but-ucas-research-doesnt-explain-why-47738