10,900, i.e. 24% of the applicants, offered admission in the autumn joint application to higher education institutions

45,100 applicants participated in the joint application, of whom 10,900, or 24%, were offered admission. There were 10,700 applicants to the universities of applied sciences and 200 applicants to the universities.

Most of the programmes offered in the autumn joint application were provided by universities of applied sciences: 20 universities of applied sciences and four universities were involved. Of the study options, 306 were to universities of applied sciences and 19 to universities. 97 % of the applicants applied to universities of applied sciences, 1% applied to both, and 2% applied to universities alone.

More than half offered admission in their preferred programme 

Of the students that so far were offered a study place, 65% gained admission to their first programme of choice. 

- Of those who applied to universities of applied sciences, 65% were accepted to their first programme of choice, and of the applicants to universities 96%, says Senior specialist Topias Kähärä from the Finnish National Agency of Education

On average, applicants set 2.8 study options on the application form. In the autumn joint application, one can apply for six programmes. 

37,500 applicants applied for programmes leading to a bachelor's or bachelor's degree and a master's degree. Of them, 9,000 was accepted as a student. Moreover 17%, i.e. 1,800 applicants, were admitted to programmes leading to a master's degree. The number of applicants for these programmes was 8,600.

You can still be offered admission from the waiting list in December

This week, the applicants have been informed of the results of the autumn joint application. The offer of admission must be accepted by 3 p.m. on Thursday 28.11 at the latest. Admission can be offered from the waiting list until 18.12.

The higher education institutions can organise additional application periods in November and December for study places that have remained vacant in the joint application. The available programmes can be seen on the Studyinfo portal maintained by the Finnish National Agency of Education and on the universities' websites as the higher education institutions decide to arrange an additional application.

The joint application to higher education degree programmes in English for studies beginning in autumn 2025 is from 8 January to 22 January 2025. You can apply in the joint application through Studyinfo.

Further information 

Senior Specialist Topias Kähärä, topias.kahara [at] oph.fi, tel. +358 29 533 1758 

Senior Specialist Mikko Eronen, mikko.eronen [at] oph.fi, tel. +358 29 533 1485