Seoul National University Early Admission Competition Rate 6.25 to 1... Increased from Last Year Due to More High School Seniors

2022 Early Admission Competition Rate Rises from Last Year (5.63:1)
Ethics Education 8:1, Consumer Studies 6.83:1 Recorded
Competition Rates for Medical and Dental Schools Also Increased
Philosophy Department Highest at 13.67:1 in General Admission

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The competition rate for early admission at Seoul National University rose slightly to 6.25 to 1 compared to last year.

On the 13th, Seoul National University announced that 14,965 applicants applied for this year's early admission, which selects 2,393 students, resulting in a competition rate of 6.25 to 1. This is an increase from last year's 5.63 to 1. The competition rate rose as the number of early admission slots decreased and the number of high school seniors temporarily rebounded compared to last year.

In the humanities field, the Department of Ethics Education recorded a competition rate of 8 to 1, more than double last year's 3.33 to 1. This was due to the decrease in the number of students selected from 6 to 3 and an increase in applicants from 20 to 24. The Department of Consumer Studies in the Consumer and Child Studies major, which had a relatively low competition rate of 2.57 to 1 last year in the humanities, surged to 6.83 to 1, more than doubling. The Department of Social Education also showed a significant increase from 3.33 to 1 to 7.5 to 1.

In the natural sciences field, both the Department of Medicine and the Department of Dentistry saw an increase in competition rates. Especially in the Department of Medicine, the number of students recruited through the regional balanced selection increased from 37 to 40, yet the competition rate rose from 3.35 to 1 to 6 to 1. The number of applicants increased by 116, from 124 last year to 240 this year.

Kim Byungjin, director of the Etoos Education Evaluation Research Institute, analyzed, "This can be interpreted as an increase in the level of traditional natural science applicants amid the full-scale integration of humanities and sciences," adding, "It is also important to note the effect of increased applicants who cannot apply elsewhere due to the limited number of early admission applications."

The general admission track saw a decrease from 7.46 to 1 last year to 7.38 to 1 for the 2022 academic year. Considering the decrease in the number of slots, the total number of applicants also appears to have decreased.

The Department of Philosophy recorded the highest competition rate at 13.67 to 1 with 123 applicants for 9 slots, while the Department of French Education had the lowest at 4 to 1 with 40 applicants for 10 slots. The Department of Dentistry's competition rate rose from 7.41 to 1 last year to 9.23 to 1 this year, but this was due to a decrease in slots from 27 to 22. The actual number of applicants slightly increased from 200 to 203. In the Department of Medicine, the number of slots decreased by 3 from 68 to 65, but the number of applicants significantly increased from 626 to 763, raising the competition rate from 9.21 to 1 to 11.74 to 1.

The pharmaceutical sciences, which transitioned to an undergraduate program this year, showed relatively high competition rates of 5.33 to 1 in the regional balanced selection track and 6.88 to 1 in the general admission track.

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