A total of 34,869 people have applied for the University's programmes and courses for the spring semester of 2026, or 39,011 if courses within programmes are included. The number of first-choice applicants is 16,313.
As in previous years, the Law Degree Programme tops the list of the most sought-after programmes, with 4,666 applicants, 1,785 of whom have Lund as their first choice. In second place is the Medical Programme, followed by the Bachelor Programme in Business Administration and Economics
The five most popular programmes
- Law Degree Programme
- Medical Programme
- Bachelor Programme in Business Administration and Economics
- Master of Science Programme in Psychology
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The ten most popular freestanding courses
- Extended Introduction to Law
- Economics: Level 1
- Business Administration: Introductory Course
- Internet Based Course in Labour Law
- Programming in Python: Basic and Preparatory Course
- Political Science: Level 1
- Psychology: General Psychology
- Sociology of Law: Basic Course
- Psychology: Social Psychology
- Italian: Beginner’s Course 1 – Online Course
Read more and find statistics on the UHR website. (in Swedish)