Group By Command on multiple tables

Hello,

I have a couple of MSSQL tables scripted below for your use in this help.

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[tbl_gic_partner_universities]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1)
drop table [dbo].[tbl_gic_partner_universities]
GO

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[tbl_gic_applicant_sponsorship]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1)
drop table [dbo].[tbl_gic_applicant_sponsorship]
GO

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[tbl_gic_applicants]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1)
drop table [dbo].[tbl_gic_applicants]
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_gic_partner_universities] (
      [autoid] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
      [uniname] [nvarchar] (200) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [logo] [nvarchar] (200) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [writeup] [ntext] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [status] [nvarchar] (4) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [webaddress] [nvarchar] (200) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [email] [nvarchar] (100) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [upsize_ts] [timestamp] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_gic_applicant_sponsorship] (
      [autoid] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
      [applicantid] [int] NOT NULL ,
      [sponsor] [ntext] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [sponsoroccupation] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [affordinitialfees] [bit] NOT NULL ,
      [unichoice1] [int] NULL ,
      [unichoice2] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_gic_applicants] (
      [autoid] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
      [gicnumber] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [firstname] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [lastname] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [password] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [email] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [mobile] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [telhome] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [telwork] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [gender] [nvarchar] (1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [dateofbirth] [datetime] NULL ,
      [dateofregistration] [datetime] NULL ,
      [status] [nvarchar] (4) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [nationality] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [address] [ntext] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [city] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [referall] [nvarchar] (200) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [applicationstatus] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [visa] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [paidfee] [bit] NULL ,
      [offerletter] [nvarchar] (200) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [countryofapplication] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
      [source] [nvarchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]
GO


I want to display a list of Universities by name and the number of applicants that have appied to that university either as 1st choice or second choice.

Originally, I had

 "SELECT     COUNT(*) AS numberapplied, unichoice1 "&_
                            "FROM         tbl_gic_applicant_sponsorship "&_
                           "GROUP BY unichoice1 "

for just grouping first university choice but it does not really give an accurate count.

Can anyoe help me here?