Sussex University is due to welcome a record number of more than 3,000 new full-time undergraduates this autumn.
In particular, numbers entering science schools will be at a high.
This is because of a combination of strong demand and an extra 140 places secured through the national Universities Modernisation Fund.
The School of Business, Management and Economics also benefited from 75 extra places for finance combined with business and economics.
Targets for specific subjects were all met and exceeded, the university said.
The overall number of new undergraduates from Britain or the EU will be more than 2,800, in line with target.
British and EU undergraduate applications to Sussex were up more than 30 per cent this year.
This made the final stage of confirming places after A-level results and selecting high-quality entrants through clearing a busy time for the central admissions team.
Overseas undergraduate applications were up by more than half, with numbers expected to grow strongly.
An intake of well over 300 new overseas students is expected, up more than 20 per cent on 2009 levels and in line with the ambitious targets set by the university’s Making the Future strategy.
This progress is boosted in part by strong progression rates on to degree courses from the International Study Centre on the university’s Falmer campus.
Professor Clare Mackie, pro-vice chancellor (teaching and learning), was full of praise for the achievement.
She said: “Hitting these targets across all our schools is no mean feat.
“As well as keeping within the overall tight controls set by government – with fines of £3,700 per FTE for any number over the limit – we have succeeded in meeting a series of specific subject-related targets, and it is very pleasing to see such a strong performance in the sciences.”
The situation relating to new postgraduate numbers at Sussex also looks very promising in relation to achieving the overall target of 1,801 (1,085 home/EU, 716 overseas).
Postgraduate taught applications were up 23 per cent overall.
However, without the national clearing system that undergraduates use, and with uncertainties about the new student visa system, the final admissions numbers will not be known until registration is completed.
