Applications to Sussex are up by 2% on last year and schools including Life Sciences and Social Sciences are showing particular growth.
The number of applications to Sussex received by the UCAS deadline rose this year to more over 15,600, despite concerns about the potential impact of the introduction of ‘top-up’ fees for students.
Subjects that have grown in popularity include Biochemistry, which has a 21% improvement, Art History, which has had 20% more applicants, and Economics, with an increase of 25%.
Overall Life Sciences has seen an increase of 7% and Social Sciences and Cultural Studies has had 11% more applicants.
Although nationally the number of people applying to full-time undergraduate programmes increased by just over 6%, the University’s 2% increase is the fifth consecutive year of growth. Applications are now 25% higher than three years ago.
Rob Evans, Head of the Undergraduate Office, said: “It’s pleasing to see yet another increase in applications, especially given than that the grades we require for admission have also been rising.
”Changes to the way we handle applications this year has also meant that we are now able to process the increased applications more quickly than ever before, therefore improving the service for future students.”