The number of students registered in direct-entry faculties increased by some 700 this fall, including 550 in first year of undergraduate programs, despite a decrease of almost 3,000 in admission requests and 2,000 in admission offers compared to last year.
All direct-entry faculties met or exceeded their registration objectives, except for Engineering, said François Chapleau, associate vice-president for strategic enrolment management, who was reporting to the Senate.
“Interestingly, these data show that a greater number of potential students at the undergraduate level selected the University of Ottawa as their first choice and more of them subsequently accepted our admission offer,” Chapleau said.
At the graduate level, there was a small reduction of registrations for certificates, mainly in programs related to high-tech, noted Gary Slater, dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Meanwhile, the number of students at the master’s and doctoral levels increased slightly.
