March 9, 2021 9:53 am
There was a 13% increase in Central Applications Office (CAO) applicants putting agriculture-related courses as their Level 8 first preference.
The CAO has released its 2021 application data up to the ‘Change of Course Choices’ closing date of March 1.
The data shows applications by course classification, course level and by applicant address.
Increases from last year
79,176 applications were received by the CAO by the February 1 closing date – an increase of 6,203 applicants on the previous year.
There was a total of 8,727 applications from applicants over 23 years-of-age – up 1,454 (20%) applications from 2020.
7,839 applicants indicated that they wish to be considered for the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) – an increase of 587 from last year.
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Image: Shutterstock/New Africa
MORE THAN 79,000 applications were received by the Central Applications Office (CAO) for third-level courses by its 1 February closing date.
This marks an increase of 6,203 applicants on the previous year.
Of the 79,176 applications, 8,727 came from applicants over the age of 23, up 20% on 2020.
There was a significant increase in people wishing to study nursing and midwifery, with 5,951 first preference applications, compared with 4,909 first preference applications in 2020. This marks an increase of 21%.
The number of people applying to the Central Applications Office (CAO) this year has increased by 8.5 per cent, as 79,176 applications have been received so far.
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