The University of Queensland (UQ) says more than 9,500 prospective students have now been offered places to study in 2021.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UQ, Joanne Wright said that in the first year Queensland school leavers received Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) scores, the average for UQ admissions was 91.8, again making it the destination of choice for the State’s high achievers.
“There has been particularly strong interest this year from people turning to study to enhance their career prospects,” Professor Wright said.
“UQ’s first preferences from non-school leavers are 12 per cent higher than last year.”
She said the university was also experiencing higher acceptance rates than normal as fewer students took a gap year to travel.
Head of the UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Tracy Humphrey said an increased interest in health programs was encouraging.
“As we have seen in other countries, COVID-19 has the potential to place tremendous pressure on the health workforce,” Professor Humphrey said.
“UQ is committed to playing a critical part in educating and training exceptional health workers alongside our industry partners and we’re proud to welcome those students keen to take up the challenge.”
She said that alongside Nursing and Midwifery, there had been demand for Engineering, Law, Computer Science and Psychological Science this year.
UQ will continue to accept applications and changes of preference for many courses in ‘top up’ offer rounds, she said.
