Record Number of Applications to the University of Bucharest’s 20 Faculties in the July 2026 Admission Session: An Average of 6.1 Applications per State-Funded Bachelor’s Place and 3 Applications per Master’s Place

The University of Bucharest recorded a record number of applications during the 2026 summer admission session, with significant increases in the number of applicants to both bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes. Across the University, competition for state-funded places reached an average of 6.1 applications per place for bachelor’s programmes and 3 applications per place for master’s programmes. For the 2026 admission cycle, the University offered 4,868 state-funded places for bachelor’s studies and 3,252 state-funded places for master’s studies.

For bachelor’s degree programmes, the highest levels of competition were recorded for Psychology – Cognitive Science at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, with 22.4 applications per state-funded place, Business Administration at the Faculty of Business and Administration, with 16.4 applications per state-funded place, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, with 16.9 applications per state-funded place. High levels of competition were also recorded for Biology at the Faculty of Biology and Primary and Preschool Education Pedagogy at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, both attracting 10.8 applications per state-funded place.

At the master’s level, the highest competition for state-funded places was recorded for the programmes Clinical Psychology – Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention, with 16.9 applications per place, Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management, with 13.1 applications per place, and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies, with 12.7 applications per state-funded place, all offered by the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Other programmes with particularly high levels of competition included Online Marketing Strategies and Sales Management at the Faculty of Business and Administration, with 12.2 applications per state-funded place, and Criminal Sciences at the Faculty of Law, with 10.9 applications per state-funded place.

Compared with the July 2025 admission session, the most significant increases in the number of applicants were recorded for the bachelor’s programmes Geophysics and Geology at the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics. Applications to Geophysics increased from 15 to 110 (+630%), while Geology rose from 39 to 133 applicants (+240%). Significant increases were also recorded for the bachelor’s programme Physics at the Faculty of Physics, where the number of applicants grew from 117 to 195 (+67%), Social Work at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, from 559 to 840 applicants (+50%), Human Resources at the same faculty, from 473 to 700 applicants (+48%), and Law at the Faculty of Law, where applications increased from 1,219 to 1,685 (+38%).

Substantial year-on-year growth was also recorded across several other bachelor’s programmes. Applications to Communication and Public Relations at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies increased from 275 to 333 (+21.1%), while Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry rose from 353 to 419 applicants (+18.7%) and Medical Chemistry at the same faculty increased from 373 to 441 applicants (+18.2%). At the Faculty of Business and Administration, applications to Business Administration grew from 910 to 984 (+8.1%), while the Marketing programme recorded an increase from 659 to 681 applicants (+3.3%).

“The results of this admission session show that the University of Bucharest is increasingly becoming the university of choice for applicants from across Romania. I am particularly pleased to see growing interest in fields where society needs highly qualified professionals. The increase in applications to programmes in the natural sciences, health, law, psychology, social sciences, and communication studies, together with the strong competition for many master’s programmes, sends an important message. It confirms that our efforts to adapt our curricula to labour market needs, strengthen partnerships with employers, and pursue a vision aligned with societal change and evolving professional demands are responding to the educational aspirations of today’s young people,” said Professor Marian Preda, PhD, Rector of the University of Bucharest.