Record number of uni applications

Nearly 315,000 applications for university places were lodged in 2015, a record number.

There has been a record number of applications for university places in 2015.

By February, when offers were finalised, 314,918 applications had been lodged.

"There are now, more than ever before, more and more Australians seeking to enrich their lives by pursuing a university education," Education Minister Christopher Pyne said on Friday of the Undergraduate Applications and Offers report.