Strong demand for university study in 2025

APPLICATION statistics released today by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) reveal strong demand for university study in 2025, particularly among Year 12 students.

As of 30 November, 69,484* applications had been submitted through UAC. This includes 40,618 NSW HSC students who have received their ATAR and are waiting on the release of university offers on Monday 23 December.

To maximise their chances of receiving an offer, many Year 12 students have also applied directly to individual universities for study next year. UAC has processed an additional 106,967^{^} of these direct applications on behalf of various institutions.^#

Applications for first semester 2025 are still open until Friday 7 February 2025.

For more information about applying to university, visit UAC’s website or call UAC on (02) 9752 0200.

Applications numbers for 2025 admissions (at 30 November 2024)

*These figures don’t include international applications or applicants applying direct to institutions.

^{^}Applicants may apply directly to several universities so this figure is not the count of unique applicants, but the number of applications received.

^#UAC processes direct applications on behalf of Australian Catholic University, Australian College of Physical Education, Australian National University, CQUniversity, Macquarie University, University of Newcastle, University of New England, University of Tasmania, University of Technology Sydney, University of Wollongong, UNSW and Western Sydney University.

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For further information (media only) email media@uac.edu.au or contact:
Diane Jardine, Communications Coordinator, UAC on 0436 459 603, or
Kim Paino, Interim Managing Director, UAC on 0409 155 112.