Education

Tampere University of Applied Sciences attracts applicants

TAMK's attraction among applicants in 2020.
Source: Vipunen.fi

TAMK is the second most popular university of applied sciences in Finland. In the 2020 applications we had 24 405 applicants in total. The number of applicants rose by 14.5% compared to the year before. 48% of the applicants had marked TAMK as their primary choice. We have an average of almost four primary applicants per study place.

Employment

Employment after graduation.
Source: AVOP and career monitoring surveys, Vipunen.fi

75% have a job at graduation, over 70% of those in the Tampere Region. A year after graduation, approximately 90% are employed. The master’s degrees have the highest employment rate, 90%. The top three fields with the highest employment rate are Construction Management and Construction Architecture, Health Care and Social Service, and Hospitality Management.

Five years after graduation, 83% of career survey respondents consider that they can still use the competence they learnt at TAMK in their present-day work.

Number of students

Number of students in 2020.
Source: Vipunen.fi

The number of students is growing both in bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes and professional teacher education. The total number of students in degree-awarding education is 10 006 and in professional teacher education 542.

Even if 2020 was an exceptional year and studies mainly took place remotely, a record number of credits were completed at TAMK. The number of completed cross-institutional studies doubled. Especially cross-institutional studies between Tampere University and TAMK are popular.

Number of graduates

Number of graduates in 2020.
Source: Vipunen.fi, Education management system Peppi

The number of graduates in degree-awarding education in 2020 was 2025 in total and in professional teacher education 262. 2/3 of bachelor’s degree students graduated during the normative duration of studies. Smooth academic progress and graduation during the normative duration of studies are important for students as well as working life.