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Number of applicants to Aalto University increased in 2012

19.04.2012

Over 16,000 applicants sought admission to Aalto University this spring. The university received over 12,000 applications to its bachelor’s degree programmes and approximately 4,000 applications to its master's degree programmes.

In 2011, Aalto University received approximately 15,600 applications.

Number of applications to bachelor-level programmes remained the same

The application period for the bachelor-level programmes ended at the beginning of April and attracted 12,056 applications. The number of applicants remained at the same level as in 2011 in all fields of study.

A total of 4,854 applicants sought admission to the Helsinki or Mikkeli unit of the Aalto University School of Economics for a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration. The schools of technology attracted a total of 4,513 applications.

The applications to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture are still being processed. The exact number of applicants will be available by April 27. A total of 2,689 applicants submitted an electronic application to the bachelor-level degree programmes.

The School of Arts, Design and Architecture will publish the names of those accepted to its bachelor-level degree programmes on 21 June 2012. The names of those accepted to the schools of technology and the School of Economics will be published on 6 July 2012.

Growth in the number of applicants to master’s degree programmes

The master’s degree application period ended at the end of February. A total of 4,023 applicants sought direct admission to the master’s degree programmes of Aalto University. There was a 13 per cent increase in the number of applicants compared to 2011. Applications were received from 93 countries.

The names of the students accepted to the master’s degree programmes will be published on April 27 at the earliest.

46 per cent increase in the number of applicants to the master’s degree programmes of the School of Economics

A total of 1,311 applicants from 82 countries sought direct admission to the master’s degree programmes of the Aalto University School of Economics. The number of applicants increased by 46 per cent compared to 2011.

After Finland, the largest number of applications came from China, Pakistan, Russia and Ghana.

The most popular master’s degree programmes of the School of Economics were the International Business Management and the Information and Service Management programme.

The master’s degree programmes of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture popular among Chinese and South Korean applicants

A total of 1,043 applicants from 63 countries applied for the master’s degree programmes of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The number of applicants increased by approximately 8 per cent compared to 2011.

The largest number of foreign applications came from China, South Korea, Pakistan and Russia.

The most popular programmes were Industrial and Strategic Design, Art Education, and the English Master’s Degree Programme in New Media.

The master’s degree programmes of the schools of technology and the Department of Architecture attracted applicants from 87 countries

A total of 1,669 applicants from 87 countries applied to the master’s degree programmes of the Aalto University School of Engineering, School of Chemical Technology, School of Science, School of Electrical Engineering and Department of Architecture of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The number of applicants remained at the same level as in 2011.

After Finland, the largest number of applications came from China, India, Pakistan and Iran.

The most popular programmes were the Master's Programme in Communications Engineering − Networking Technology and the Master's Programme in Electrical Engineering of the School of Electrical Engineering and the Master's Programme in Mobile Computing − Services and Security of the School of Science.

The master’s degree programmes in the tuition fee trial increased their popularity

Aalto University’s nine English master’s degree programmes that are part of the national tuition fee trial attracted over 850 applications out of which 525 came from outside the EU and the EEA. Compared to 2011, the number of non-EU or non-EEA applicants increased by 26 per cent. The largest number of these applications came from China and India.

The greatest increase in the number of applicants, 96 per cent, was experienced in the International Business Communication programme of the School of Economics. The programme was also popular among EU and EEA applicants: their share more than doubled compared to last year.

The number of non-EU and non-EEA applicants increased in eight programmes. In comparison to the number of applicants in 2011, the greatest increase was experienced in the Mobile Computing programme of the School of Science, the Environmental Art programme of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, and the International Business Communication programme of the School of Economics.

Over 240 students are applying for the scholarships of the tuition fee programmes. This is 100 students more than last year.

Further information:
Saara Maalismaa, Head of Admission Services
Aalto University Admission Services
Tel. +358 50 362 8880
saara.maalismaa [at] aalto [dot] fi

Anneli Lappalainen
Head of Student Services
Tel. +358 50 301 3800
anneli.lappalainen [at] aalto [dot] fi 

Eva-Lena Wakonen, Planning Officer
Tuition fee programmes
Tel. +358 50 367 6199
eva-lena.wakonen [at] aalto [dot] fi

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