Trinity Courses Show Strong Demand in CAO Applications for 2013

Posted on: 10 March 2013

This year 8,037 students selected Trinity College Dublin as their first preference in their CAO applications. This is the second year in a row that the university has hit the 8,000 mark and is an historic record for Trinity. A total of 17,877 students applied to Trinity College representing 25% of the total number of applications submitted to CAO.

Courses that show a marked increase in first preference applications are: Nanoscience, Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials up 68%; Engineering with Management (+25%); Computer Science (+16%); MSISS (+10%):  Science (+10%) and Human Genetics (+7%).

Similarly increases have been seen in Music (+9%); Philosophy (+16%); Clinical Speech & Language Studies (+26%); European Studies (+17%); Physiotherapy is also  up 7%  as are the majority of courses in   Nursing.

Trinity’s Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Dr Patrick Geoghegan welcomed the demand for its  university courses from prospective students:”It demonstrates the distinctive Trinity education that is being offered, based on a research-led curriculum that develops  students’ independent and critical thinking skills needed for a modern world.”