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Application totals and access scheme indicators.
| Category | 2026 | 2025 | Difference | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 83850 | 77514 | 6336 | 8.2% |
| Applicants | 69571 | 67309 | 2262 | 3.4% |
| HEAR | 12395 | 11317 | 1078 | 9.5% |
| DARE | 6900 | 6028 | 872 | 14.5% |
| Both HEAR & DARE | 2172 | 1912 | 260 | 13.6% |
| Course Classification | 2026 | 2025 | Difference | Percentage Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | |
| (011) Education | 24470 | 5330 | 22249 | 4989 | 2221 | 341 | 10.0% | 6.8% |
| (021) Arts | 44857 | 7572 | 41061 | 7081 | 3796 | 491 | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| (022) Humanities (except languages) | 14706 | 2414 | 14984 | 2501 | -278 | -87 | -1.9% | -3.5% |
| (023) Languages | 4053 | 684 | 3783 | 692 | 270 | -8 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| (028) Interdisciplinary programmes involving arts & humanities | 57 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 46.2% | 0.0% |
| (031) Social and behavioural sciences | 36954 | 5861 | 33678 | 5502 | 3276 | 359 | 9.7% | 6.5% |
| (032) Journalism and information | 2641 | 346 | 2382 | 307 | 259 | 39 | 10.9% | 12.7% |
| (041) Business and administration | 57742 | 9495 | 55439 | 9394 | 2303 | 101 | 4.2% | 1.1% |
| (042) Law | 21656 | 3404 | 19915 | 3207 | 1741 | 197 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| (051) Biological sciences | 27183 | 3630 | 24826 | 3475 | 2357 | 155 | 9.5% | 4.5% |
| (052) Environment | 3836 | 418 | 3419 | 355 | 417 | 63 | 12.2% | 17.7% |
| (053) Physical sciences | 10774 | 1262 | 10230 | 1220 | 544 | 42 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| (054) Mathematics and statistics | 4818 | 728 | 4215 | 615 | 603 | 113 | 14.3% | 18.4% |
| (061) ICT | 20712 | 3265 | 21969 | 3624 | -1257 | -359 | -5.7% | -9.9% |
| (071) Engineering | 30789 | 5703 | 27922 | 5116 | 2867 | 587 | 10.3% | 11.5% |
| (073) Architecture and construction | 18309 | 3552 | 16335 | 3307 | 1974 | 245 | 12.1% | 7.4% |
| (091) Health | 91571 | 16872 | 74897 | 14445 | 16674 | 2427 | 22.3% | 16.8% |
| (092) Welfare | 9448 | 1928 | 8730 | 1772 | 718 | 156 | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Total Applications | 451774 | 77739 | 409988 | 72408 | 41786 | 5331 | 10.2% | 7.4% |
| Course Classification | 2026 | 2025 | Difference | Percentage Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | |
| Medicine | 12160 | 4397 | 10359 | 3657 | 1801 | 740 | 17.4% | 20.2% |
| Nursing | 27602 | 3681 | 22784 | 2829 | 4818 | 852 | 21.1% | 30.1% |
| Primary Teaching | 6992 | 1815 | 6392 | 1760 | 600 | 55 | 9.4% | 3.1% |
| Pharmacy | 3602 | 854 | 3215 | 737 | 387 | 117 | 12.0% | 15.9% |
| Dentistry | 3201 | 893 | 2903 | 815 | 298 | 78 | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Veterinary | 2041 | 891 | 1864 | 774 | 177 | 117 | 9.5% | 15.1% |
| Secondary Teaching | 10146 | 2243 | 9086 | 2029 | 1060 | 214 | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| Physiotherapy | 5333 | 1331 | 4312 | 1111 | 1021 | 220 | 23.7% | 19.8% |
| Art and Design | 13269 | 2768 | 12206 | 2608 | 1063 | 160 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| Course Classification | 2026 | 2025 | Difference | Percentage Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | |
| (011) Education | 9635 | 1903 | 8381 | 1625 | 1254 | 278 | 15.0% | 17.1% |
| (021) Arts | 23331 | 3741 | 22147 | 3534 | 1184 | 207 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| (022) Humanities (except languages) | 7629 | 1195 | 7401 | 1151 | 228 | 44 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| (023) Languages | 1363 | 136 | 1310 | 129 | 53 | 7 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| (031) Social and behavioural sciences | 35148 | 5748 | 34381 | 5628 | 767 | 120 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| (032) Journalism and information | 5039 | 691 | 4927 | 618 | 112 | 73 | 2.3% | 11.8% |
| (041) Business and administration | 92720 | 12579 | 89035 | 12407 | 3685 | 172 | 4.1% | 1.4% |
| (042) Law | 7585 | 954 | 6920 | 840 | 665 | 114 | 9.6% | 13.6% |
| (051) Biological sciences | 14634 | 1620 | 13179 | 1477 | 1455 | 143 | 11.0% | 9.7% |
| (052) Environment | 4188 | 350 | 4290 | 364 | -102 | -14 | -2.4% | -3.8% |
| (053) Physical sciences | 6347 | 709 | 5932 | 677 | 415 | 32 | 7.0% | 4.7% |
| (054) Mathematics and statistics | 3758 | 406 | 3437 | 378 | 321 | 28 | 9.3% | 7.4% |
| (061) ICT | 34432 | 4397 | 33220 | 4604 | 1212 | -207 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| (071) Engineering | 43488 | 5802 | 40328 | 5394 | 3160 | 408 | 7.8% | 7.6% |
| (073) Architecture and construction | 21024 | 3070 | 19140 | 2815 | 1884 | 255 | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| (081) Agriculture | 3710 | 382 | 3238 | 364 | 472 | 18 | 14.6% | 4.9% |
| (091) Health | 65520 | 8184 | 59189 | 7322 | 6331 | 862 | 10.7% | 11.8% |
| (092) Welfare | 20283 | 2585 | 18372 | 2260 | 1911 | 325 | 10.4% | 14.4% |
| (101) Personal services | 7119 | 890 | 7184 | 879 | -65 | 11 | -0.9% | 1.3% |
| (102) Hygiene and occupational health services | 715 | 66 | 651 | 66 | 64 | 0 | 9.8% | 0.0% |
| (103) Security services | 2716 | 367 | 2471 | 321 | 245 | 46 | 9.9% | 14.3% |
| (104) Transport services | 1172 | 178 | 1448 | 185 | -276 | -7 | -19.1% | -3.8% |
| Total Applications | 404763 | 55853 | 377581 | 53018 | 27182 | 2835 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
| Course Classification | 2026 | 2025 | Difference | Percentage Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | Total Mentions | First Preferences | |
| Nursing | 5717 | 1085 | 5348 | 1015 | 369 | 70 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Primary Teaching | 2422 | 719 | 2663 | 763 | -241 | -44 | -9.1% | -5.8% |
| Art and Design | 7258 | 1653 | 6870 | 1557 | 388 | 96 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
