The University of Queensland (UQ) has said more than 3,800 students have received an offer to study there, with the latest round bringing total offers to 10,022 for the year.
The University said there had been strong increases in demand across a range of programs, including engineering, computer science, criminology, pharmacy, advanced humanities and business.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), Doune Macdonald said places were still available for those wanting to join one of the world’s top 50 universities.
“If you’ve been thinking about studying this year but haven’t put in your application, it’s not too late,” Professor Macdonald said.
“You can still apply before 9 February for Semester One in 2023,” he said.
“Places are still available across most programs and in many cases, this means the ATAR requirements are a little lower than last year.”
Professor Macdonald said UQ’s Bachelor of Engineering was the most demanded course this year.
“Engineering made up more than 12 per cent of our first-preference applications and to meet growing demand we have increased places in this program by 20 per cent,” she said.
“We’ve increased our offers by 30 per cent for psychological science, an area where we know there are critical workforce shortages.”
She also noted that more than 1,800 students would be coming from regional locations and more than 1,200 from low socio-economic areas.
Professor Macdonald encouraged students not to be disheartened if they hadn’t received their first-preference offer.
“UQ is still accepting applications and changes of preferences for most programs and will release further offers up until a final round on 16 February,” she said.
Further information regarding course vacancies at UQ can be accessed at this PS News link.
