Almost 6,000 young people would prefer to study at Aarhus University
Just under 6,000 applicants have indicated Aarhus University as their first choice, according to preliminary quota 2 application figures.
The deadline for applying for admission to a higher education programme via quota 2 has just expired, and Aarhus University has received a total of 17,528 applications this year. Of these, 5,987 applicants had Aarhus University at the top of their list. In line with the national trend, Aarhus University is experiencing a record number of applications for the university's degree programmes.
Pro-Rector Berit Eika believes that the development should be understood against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
"It’s not surprising that many young people choose to apply for a degree programme in times of uncertainty. I'm pleased to see that once again so many people have chosen a degree programme at Aarhus University. Hopefully, we can offer many of them a study place," says Berit Eika.
The increase in applications spans across the university faculties, but with status quo or a slight decline in applications for IT and engineering programmes. The vice-dean for Technical Sciences, Finn Borchsenius, is looking forward to seeing the final applicant tally this summer.
"We won’t know the final number of applicants until we have the quota 1 figures. But I hope that more young people will see the opportunities offered by a long-cycle post-secondary degree within IT or engineering. Society needs highly educated labour in these areas," says Finn Borchsenius.
The final tally of quota 2 applications will be available later this week. The total number of applications for degree programmes at Aarhus University will be announced in July once the deadline for applications via quota 1 expires at 12:00 on 5 July. Applicants will receive the results of their applications on 28 July.
Key figures for quota 2 applications from the preliminary tally for Aarhus University:
A total of 5,987 applicants indicated Aarhus University as their first choice – an increase of 3 per cent compared to 2020.
This year, Aarhus University has received a total of 17,528 quota 2 applications. This is an increase of 12 per cent compared with 2020.
More than 60,000 have applied for a higher education programme via quota 2 at national level. This is an increase of 6 per cent compared with 2020.
Here is a brief overview of the distribution of applications across the five faculties:
Arts has received 1,578 first-choice applications. This is more than last year, with increases for anthropology, history, cognitive science and several of the linguistic degree programmes, etc.
Aarhus BSS has received 2,171 first-choice applications. This is more than last year, and the increase is particularly evident for economics and business administration (BSc), law and psychology.
Health has received 1,338 first-choice applications. This is more than last year, and the increase is seen for odontology and public health science, for example.
Natural Sciences has received 400 first-choice applications. This is the same as last year. Applications for biology, geoscience and molecular biology have increased, while applications for mathematics, economics, chemistry and IT programmes have decreased.
Technical Sciences has received 500 first-choice applications. This is fewer than last year. Some programmes have seen a decrease while others have seen an increase. More people have applied for the new BScEng programmes in civil and architectural engineering and mechanical engineering, for example, while fewer people have applied for biotechnology and for food technology, for example.