Latest CAO data reveals rise in demand for business, engineering and tech courses

Business, engineering, and technology are among college degrees that have seen the biggest rises in demand among students, latest Central Applications Office (CAO) data reveal.

Of 71,288 people who have applied for honour (level 8) degrees, up nearly 2% on last year, business and administration programmes remain second only to arts and social science courses.

The 12,500 applicants picking one of 200 business-related degrees as their top choice account for 17.6% of all first preferences, a figure that has risen each year from 2013 when it was 16.7%.