Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2025(11), 1

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Published online 2025-12-10
DOI:https://doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2025.11.01.18-30

Long-term trends in interest in studying at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Tomáš Pechočiak, Zuzana Poláková
Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Economics and Management, Institute of Statistics, Operation Research and Mathematics, Slovak Republic

Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 18–30: In this article, we examine trends in the number of students studying at the Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) of the Slovak University of Agriculture (SUA) in Nitra between 2015 and 2024. FEM has the highest number of students at the university, including foreign students, making it one of its largest faculties. In our analysis, we focused on the admission process and enrollment of full-time students, the total number of students at the faculty, as well as the development of the number of enrolled students and graduates at the bachelor's and engineering's levels of study. We obtained data on student numbers from the Annual Reports on the Activities of SPU in Nitra for the years 2015 to 2024. In most cases, we observed a downward trend, with the exception of the number of applicants for first-cycle studies, where a slight reversal began to emerge in 2022. This development was subsequently reflected in the total number of students at FEM, with an increase only becoming apparent in 2024.; Keywords: regression and correlation analysis, trend analysis, indices; JEL Classification: C02, C11, I210