Commenting on SMU’s undergraduate applications for AY2022, which ended last month, an SMU spokesperson said that that the number of applications received is the second largest since the University was established, with business programmes being the most sought after. The newly launched Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering) SkillsFuture Work-Study Degree – with an intake of 45 students in the first cohort – has also attracted many applicants. The University expects the intake numbers for most degree programmes to remain broadly similar to that of last year, with the School of Business and School of Computing & Information Systems having the largest cohorts. Similar to 2021, about 40 per cent of the applications are from polytechnic students.