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Almost no change in quota 2 application numbers

Medicine has slipped to fourth place in terms of first-choice applications. However, appearances can be misleading, and there is news from Herning.

This year, Aarhus University received 22655 Quota 2 applications, a slight increase from last year. 7,979 of the applications listed AU as their first choice. That’s slightly fewer than last year. Photo: AU Photo/Kim Frost

The ten most popular degree programmes

The top 10 degree programmes in the quota 2 applications: First-choice (total applications)

  1. Psychology 844 (1858)
  2. Economics and Business Administration 684 (1868)
  3. Business Administration 550 (1260)
  4. Medicine 488 (1460)
  5. Law 466 (1172)
  6. Odontology 409 (832)
  7. Cognitive Science 363 (720)
  8. Computer Science 327 (687)
  9. Political Science 305 (748)
  10. Veterinary Medicine – veterinarian 210 (407)  

Degree programmes with the fewest applicants

  1. Arab and Islamic Studies 1 (13)
  2. Plant and Food Science 4 (13)
  3. International business communication in French 6 (17)

Sometimes it’s just ‘same procedure as last year’, and when it comes to the 10 most popular degree programmes at Aarhus University based on first-choice applications under Quota 2, it’s the usual suspects.

Psychology remains the most prioritised degree programme under Quota 2, and only two programs have swapped places, while Veterinary Medicine traditionally rounds out the top 10.

Medicine, which was third on the list last year, has swapped places this year with last year’s number four, Economics and Business Administration. But if you look more closely at the table, the figures are a bit misleading. For the first time, it’s now possible to apply for Medicine with the Master’s degree in Herning. From 2029, 60 new medical students – 30 each semester – will undertake their Master’s degree in Herning, based at Gødstrup Regional Hospital. There have been 106 first-choice applications for this programme, and if this figure is added to the 488 first-choice applications for Medicine, there are still more applicants overall (594) wanting to study Medicine than Business Economics, HA (550). 

Commenting on the new opportunity to study medicine, with the Master’s degree programme based in Herning, Lise Wogensen Bach, Vice-Dean for Education at Health, said in a news report last summer:

“This has been under consideration for some time. We need a certain number of students to ensure a strong and vibrant academic and social environment. At the same time, we’re developing an exciting learning environment in collaboration with the Regional Hospital in Gødstrup, VIA University College, the Central Denmark Region, and Herning Municipality. It will be a compelling educational offer that we’re confident will attract both students and teaching staff." 

Of AU’s five faculties, the Faculty of Natural Sciences stood out in particular last year, with the total number of applications for its degree programmes more than doubling. It was, in particular, the three new English-language IT programmes – Computer Science, Data Science and IT Product Development – that led to this huge increase. These three courses accounted for a total of 1,679 applications, 515 of which were first-choice applications.

The three courses are holding their own this year, with 1,526 applications, 499 of which are first-choice applications.

In total, 7,979 applicants have listed Aarhus University as their first choice. That is two percent fewer than last year, which means 212 fewer first-choice applications.

Including all applications, the total number of applications to AU is 22,655, which represents an increase of 436 applications and marks the fifth consecutive year of growth.

This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.