Mokpo National University, 2022 Academic Year Freshman Early Admission Competition Rate 4.32 to 1

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University (President Park Min-seo) showed an average competition rate of 4.32 to 1 in the early admission application results for the 2022 academic year, which closed at 6 p.m. on the 14th.

According to Mokpo National University on the 15th, early admission applications were accepted for five days from the 10th to the 14th, with 6,078 applicants for 1,407 early admission spots.

In this early admission, Mokpo National University operated 12 types of admissions, including the general academic track focusing on student records, regional talent track, comprehensive general track (academic and non-academic), comprehensive regional talent track, equal opportunity track, and social integration track. The main application status by track was as follows: general academic track with 856 spots had 3,819 applicants (4.46:1), comprehensive regional talent track with 267 spots had 876 applicants (3.28:1), and comprehensive general track with 75 spots had 418 applicants (5.57:1).

The competition rates by department for the 2022 early admission can be directly checked on the Mokpo National University admissions homepage under announcements.

Going forward, for the early admission schedule, practical skill-based tests will be held on the 15th of next month, and for the student record comprehensive track, the first-stage successful candidates will be announced on the 29th of next month. The interview exams (for first-stage successful candidates) will be conducted from November 4 to November 6 by track.

The announcement of early admission successful candidates is scheduled for December 16.

Meanwhile, Mokpo National University minimizes student burden with an average tuition fee of 3.89 million KRW per year (two semesters basis), while providing scholarships averaging 3.05 million KRW per student and educational support funds of 14.57 million KRW per student to support student education. (Based on 2020 university information disclosure)

The student dormitory (capacity 1,820) is prioritized for freshmen, with dormitory fees approximately 1.1 to 1.4 million KRW per semester (three meals provided daily, including weekends). Free shuttle buses operate for students from the Gwangju area as well as Mokpo and other Jeonnam regions.

Mokpo National University, which started as Mokpo Normal School in 1946 and boasts a 75-year tradition as a central university in the southwest region, has been selected as a general finance university in the Ministry of Education’s ‘Basic University Competency Diagnosis’ evaluation. It is the only university in Jeonnam selected for the ‘High School Education Contribution University Support Project’ for two consecutive years, serves as a central university in the future transportation equipment field under the Ministry of Education’s ‘Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project,’ promotes participation in the new energy industry, operates the Ministry of Education’s ‘Social Customized Leading University (LINC+) Development Project,’ and runs the Jeonnam ‘Youth Overseas Employment Support Project’ (with 16 interns employed in the U.S. in 2020). It is leading the cultivation of regional talent with the vision of becoming the top regional national university in Korea that advances globally and into the future together with the local community.

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