The future chooses UPV
Record on the number of new students and of the students who choose the Universitat Politècnica de València as their first option
[ 19/07/2022 ]The future chooses the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). A total of 8,536 students have chosen the institution directed by José E. Capilla as their first choice for their undergraduate studies, which is an all-time record for the Valencian academic institution, which has covered 99.4% of the places offered.
The figure takes on an even more significant impact in a context in which -with almost 10% fewer students taking the University Entrance Exams (PAU) this year in the Valencia Region (CV) than in the previous academic year- the UPV has offered 11.7% more places than in 2021-22: 5,485, compared to 4,910 in the last academic year.
Historical Maximum Demand
The figures represent an increase of 21% compared to two years ago in terms of the number of students who choose the UPV as their first option, which is the number one preference for approximately 4 out of every 10 students in the region.
The new UPV bachelor's degrees cover 100% of their places
The success of the UPV's results also includes its two new degrees, as both the Bachelor's Degree in Transportation and Logistics Management and the Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Computing and Robotics have covered 100% of their places with applications as the first choice.
15 UPV degrees with cut-off marks higher than 12
As for the cut-off marks of the UPV degrees, 15 exceed 12 points. This year's highest is for the Bachelor's Double Degree in Mathematics + Informatics Engineering, with a cut-off mark of 13.504.
They are followed in this order:
- Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering: 13.336
- Bachelor's Double Degree in Mathematics + Business Administration and Management: 13.184
- PARS (Academic Programmes with Successive Pathways) in Aeronautical Engineering: 13.03
- Bachelor's Double Degree in Mathematics + Telecommunication Technologies and Services Engineering: 12.932
- Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology: 12.928
- Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering: 12.926
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering: 12.803
- Bachelor's Double Degree in Mathematics + Civil Engineering: 12.684
- Bachelor's Double Degree in Biotechnology + Agricultural Engineering: 12.424
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Physics: 12.41
- Bachelor's Degree in Design and Creative Technologies: 12.24
- Bachelor's Degree in Data Science: 12.122
- Bachelor's Double Degree in Business Administration and Management + Informatics: 12.12
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering: 12.085
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