Fewer students apply to higher education autumn session

A total of 45 100 applicants participated in the autumn joint application to higher education in Finland this year, said the Finnish National Agency For Education in a press release on Thursday.

The application period ended on Wednesday.

The number is about 10 800 less than in the corresponding joint application in last autumn.

There were more than 10 000 study places available in the autumn joint application, offered mostly by universities of applied sciences (Polytechnic Institutes).

On an average about 4.5 students applied for each seat in the joint application this year.

Most of the study programmes that participated in the joint application were in universities of applied sciences.

About 97 % of the applicants only applied to universities of applied sciences, 2 % only applied to university studies and 1 % to both university and universities of applied sciences programmes.

The most popular fields by number of applicants were business, administration and law, health and welfare as well as information communication technologies (ICT).

Applicants could select six applications options on the application form, and the average number of study programmed applied to was 2,8 per applicant.

Most of the study programmes available were Bachelor’s level studies, and there were 39 700 applicants to these study programmers.

In addition to this, there are nearly 2000 study places available for Master’s level studies in both universities and universities of applied sciences.

During the next few months, higher education institutions inspect applications and organize entrance exams.

The first results of the autumn joint application will be published in October, and all results will be published on Studyinfo on the 21st of November 2024 at the latest.

Applicants who will be offered admission will be automatically informed by Studyinfo via e-mail.