UNISSULA Systematically Monitors Women’s Access to Higher Education

Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA) systematically measures and monitors women’s access to higher education through its admissions and student information systems.

Women’s Admissions Data in 2025

In 2025, UNISSULA recorded:

These figures demonstrate that women’s participation is monitored throughout the admissions pathway rather than only after enrolment.

Women’s Application and Acceptance

A total of 3,127 women applied to UNISSULA in 2025.

Of these applicants, 2,818 were accepted for admission.

This represents a female acceptance rate of 90.12%.

The data provide a clear measure of how women progress from application to admission and enable the university to review whether women are gaining access to degree programmes across the institution.

Women’s Entry into Degree Study

Following admission, 2,788 women completed registration and entered degree study at UNISSULA in 2025.

This means that 98.94% of women who were accepted proceeded to registration and entry.

Viewed across the entire admissions pathway, approximately 89.16% of female applicants ultimately entered degree study.

These results demonstrate that UNISSULA is able to track women’s movement through the admissions process from initial application through final enrolment.

Monitoring across the Admissions Pathway

UNISSULA’s admissions monitoring covers the following stages:

Application → Acceptance → Registration → Entry

At each stage, student data can be reviewed by gender.

This allows the university to monitor:

• the number of female applicants;
• the number of women accepted;
• the number of women completing registration;
• the number of women entering degree programmes; and
• changes in women’s participation between admissions cycles.

This systematic approach enables UNISSULA to monitor women’s access rather than relying only on overall enrolment figures.

Monitoring by Study Programme

Women’s participation differ between academic disciplines.

For this reason, admissions information can also be reviewed at study-programme level.

This enables UNISSULA to identify programmes where:

• women and men participate in relatively balanced numbers;
• women form a high proportion of applicants or entrants; or
• women remain underrepresented.

Such information can be used to guide future recruitment, outreach, mentoring, scholarship, and access initiatives where appropriate.

Relationship with Overall Women’s Entry Data

UNISSULA recorded 5,546 students starting a degree in 2025, of whom 2,788 were women.

Women therefore represented 50.27% of all students starting degree study during the year.

This provides additional context for the university’s monitoring of gender participation at the point of entry.

The university also recorded 992 first-generation women among the 2,788 women starting a degree, showing that admissions monitoring can be combined with other access characteristics to develop a more detailed understanding of women’s participation.

Use of Monitoring Data

Admissions and entry data support institutional planning and help UNISSULA evaluate access to higher education.

The information can be used to support:

• gender equality planning;
• admissions evaluation;
• student recruitment;
• outreach activities;
• scholarship planning;
• mentoring and student-support programmes;
• identification of underrepresented disciplines; and
• assessment of changes in women’s participation over time.

Systematic monitoring therefore provides an evidence base for future actions intended to strengthen equitable access.

2025 Key Findings

UNISSULA’s 2025 monitoring shows that:

• 3,127 women applied to the university;
• 2,818 women were accepted;
• the female acceptance rate was 90.12%;
• 2,788 women completed registration and entered degree study;
• 98.94% of accepted female applicants proceeded to entry; and
• 89.16% of all female applicants ultimately entered degree study.

These figures demonstrate a complete and measurable admissions pathway for women from application to entry.

Institutional Commitment

UNISSULA recognises that gender equality in higher education requires not only equal opportunities but also reliable monitoring of women’s participation.