Interest in Masaryk University’s Bachelor’s Programs Has Increased

There are 20,042 applicants interested in on-campus bachelor’s programs. This represents a 5 percent year-over-year increase in interest.

The rise in interest in studying at Masaryk University can be attributed to large birth cohorts, but especially to the university’s long-term and systematic efforts to expand its academic offerings and improve facilities for teaching, research, and leisure activities. Over the past seven years, the number of applications to Masaryk University has increased by more than 23 percent. MU is also expanding its offerings with new, multidisciplinary study programs that respond to current trends and labor market demand, and is investing in university infrastructure.

The growing interest in Masaryk University’s full-time Czech bachelor’s degree programs is encouraging. Over 20,000 applicants submitted more than 32,000 applications for these programs. The total number of applications in the main round of the admissions process—that is, for full-time and combined bachelor’s programs as well as long-term master’s programs—then increased by 1.9 percent year-over-year.

The number of applications for on-campus bachelor’s programs, which constitute the largest offering for prospective students, increased at eight out of ten MU faculties. The Faculty of Pharmacy saw a significant increase of 18.2 percent, while interest in the Faculty of Sports Studies rose by nearly 13 percent.

“We have a long-standing partnership with businesses and the commercial sector, and we strive to listen to their needs regarding the kind of graduates they require from us, so that we can ensure our graduates have the best possible prospects on the job market. That is why all the new programs being launched at the Faculty of Pharmacy have great potential and offer applicants interesting and meaningful work with assured career prospects. I am very pleased that our applicants share this view and appreciate it as well, as more and more of them are applying to our newly launched programs. “The nearly 20% increase in applicant interest in the Cosmetic Products bachelor’s program confirms that we are on the right track, and together with the new BioPharma Hub facilities, we will be able to accommodate a larger number of applicants interested in studying at our faculty in the future,” said David Vetchý, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.

In the overall total of applications for both full-time and part-time bachelor’s programs, the Faculty of Sports Studies recorded the highest percentage increase in applications, just as it did last year, at 10.5 percent. It was followed by the Faculty of Natural Sciences, where the number of applications rose by 8.9 percent, and the Faculty of Social Studies, with an increase of 6.3 percent. Conversely, the Faculty of Informatics, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Economics and Administration, and the Faculty of Philosophy recorded a decline. At the Faculty of Economics and Administration, however, the overall decline is solely due to the fact that the faculty deliberately did not offer combined study programs. When looking at on-campus bachelor’s programs, the faculty shows a year-over-year increase of 2.2 percent. In addition, the faculty allows applicants to submit a so-called unified faculty application for up to three different degree programs.

“Although we cannot rule out the effect of a growing population, we attribute the increase in applications to the Faculty of Science to a professionally executed recruitment campaign that included online activities as well as a wide range of outreach events. We actively work with high school teachers and students in the broader South Moravian Region and in Slovakia, which has had a positive impact. Specific activities led by individual departments and programs within the faculty have also made a difference—particularly in Geology and Physics -Nanotechnology, where we recorded year-over-year increases of 50 percent, as well as effective promotion of the importance of secondary school teaching, where we see a 35 percent increase in the Chemistry program with a focus on teaching, and we also see increases in Physics and Geography teaching,” said Luděk Bláha, Dean of the Faculty of Science.

MU’s most sought-after study programs for the 2026/2027 academic year in terms of the number of applications:

General Medicine (MU Faculty of Medicine) – 3,695
Law and Legal Science (MU Faculty of Law) – 2,508
Psychology (Faculty of Arts, MU) – 1,831
Dentistry (Faculty of Medicine, MU) – 1,416
Psychology (Faculty of Social Studies, MU) – 1,408
Business Economics and Management (Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, MU) – 1,282
International Relations (Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University) – 878
Elementary School Teaching (Faculty of Education, Masaryk University) – 822
Speech Therapy (Faculty of Education, Masaryk University) – 819
Coaching (Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University) – 805
Special Education (Faculty of Education, MU) – 802
Dental Hygiene (Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University) – 793
Physical Therapy (Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University) – 790
English Language with a Focus on Education (Faculty of Education, Masaryk University) – 730
Media Studies and Journalism (Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University) – 719