That is fascinating.
Anecdotally, in European universities, bachelors are the "get in as many people as we can for the tuition fees", while masters are the "let's be as selective as we can get away with".
Anecdotally, in European universities, bachelors are the "get in as many people as we can for the tuition fees", while masters are the "let's be as selective as we can get away with".
I assume there's an upper limit on the number of students an university can take in for the first year, determined by staff and classroom availability.