24 October 2008
New figures out today show demand for Monash University courses continues to grow among Victorian school leavers.
The number of first preference picks to study Monash University Commonwealth-supported courses in 2009 hit an all time high of 12,876 compared with 11,096 last year, an increase of 16 per cent.
Almost one in four total applicants placed Monash University as their first choice destination.
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) data released today also showed a total of 85,442 selections for a Monash University Commonwealth-supported place, a 9 per cent increase on last year's total of 78,216.
VTAC is the primary vehicle for Victorian school leavers to apply for university selection.
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins said the strong student interest reflected the growing prestige of a Monash degree.
"We welcome the figures, which reflect student demand for teaching and research excellence, a wide range of double degree choices, course flexibility and the ability to study towards a chosen profession from day one, all of which are key features of the recently launched Monash Passport," Professor Larkins said.
Professor Larkins said there was generally strong first-preference demand for Commonwealth-supported places across the University's 10 faculties including Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences courses (up 39 per cent), Science (up 19 per cent), Engineering (14 per cent up) and Information Technology (up 18 per cent).
Monash University is Australia's largest and most international university, with six campuses across Melbourne and in regional Victoria, plus international campuses in Malaysia and South Africa.
Monash University was recently ranked at number 47 in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement and is one of the youngest universities in this prestigious group.
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