The University of Southampton remains popular with prospective students and well ahead of the national average, according to the latest application figures.
Applications from potential undergraduate students for entry in 2013 have risen by seven per cent on the same time last year. That increases to 12 per cent if applications for Medicine (where the Faculty had actively managed down the number of applications) are excluded.
Nationally, according to figures released yesterday (30 January) by UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, applications received by the January 15 deadline are up two point eight per cent amongst UK universities placing Southampton well ahead of that average.
The largest growth areas for undergraduate applications to Southampton this year include Law, Management, Engineering (foundation), English, History, Ocean and Earth Sciences, Electronics and Computer Science, Maths, Psychology and Social Sciences.
It’s not just in undergraduate applications that the University is making progress. Applications from potential postgraduate students have also risen – by 13 per cent on the same time last year for taught programmes and by 36 per cent for research.
Professor Alex Neill, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) said, “These figures indicate that the hard work and investment we’re putting into what we offer to students is being recognised by applicants. We’ve invested heavily in academic staff who are committed to our educational and research missions, and in new accommodation for students. And we’re committed to a curriculum that both fully prepares our students for employment and allows them to experience our world-class research and teaching in a wide variety of areas.”