Student applications to the University of Dundee are up by almost 6% on last year at a time when almost all other Scottish universities have experienced a downturn on last year's applications.
The official figures, now released by UCAS, show an overall downtrend of applications to Scottish universities of 1.1%.
The overall picture shows fewer applications from overseas (down 3.7% from 6,325 to 6,089) as well as from Scotland (down 1% from 154,535 to 152,995).
But the University of Dundee's figures buck the trend, showing rises in both overseas (up 10.4%) and Scottish applications (up 5.8%).
Director of Admission and Student Recruitment Gordon Craig said: "We have successfully raised the profile of the University of Dundee. People knew it as a good university with a good social life but now they are aware it is somewhere to do a course with a good economic edge where they can be better equipped for the jobs market.
Our new selection of courses has been very attractive to applicants. These courses bridge traditional subjects and train students with unique cross-disciplinary skills. Sports bio-medicine, innovative product design and interactive media design have proved to be winning combinations for our students."
Contact Gordon Craig 01382 345658
By Jenny Marra, Press Officer 01382 344910 j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk