Half of 교대 Entrants Are Repeat Students... 35% at Seoul Area Universities

The Proportion of Repeat Students Among 교대 Entrants is 49.4%
Repeat Student Rates Also Rise in 4-Year Universities and Seoul Area

The proportion of repeat applicants among the 2021 academic year education university entrants (Data provided by Jongro Academy)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] It has been revealed that the proportion of repeat test-takers among education university entrants reaches half. In the case of four-year universities, one in four students is a repeat test-taker.

According to Jongno Academy on the 16th, the proportion of repeat test-takers among education university entrants for the 2021 academic year was 49.4%, an increase of 4.4 percentage points compared to the previous year. The proportion of repeat test-takers among education university entrants is the highest since 2005 (56.3%).

The proportion of repeat test-takers in four-year universities for the 2021 academic year was 25.7%, up 1.2 percentage points from the previous year. This is the highest proportion of repeat test-takers among new students since 2000.

During the same period, the proportion of repeat test-takers among entrants to general universities located in Seoul was 35.3%, higher than that of general four-year universities. It increased by 1.3 percentage points compared to the previous year and is the second highest since 2000.

The proportion of repeat test-takers among first-year students at four-year universities in Seoul for the 2021 academic year (Data provided by Jongro Academy)

Recent trends in CSAT applicants also show a significant increase in the proportion of graduates. The proportion of graduates among 2021 CSAT applicants reached 27.0%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. From 2016 to 2020, the proportion of repeat test-takers did not exceed 25%, but it surged to the high 20% range starting last year.

Based on the 2022 CSAT application submission, the proportion of repeat test-takers was 26.4%, down 0.6 percentage points from the previous year. Although the number of repeat test-takers increased by 1,764 due to the rise in high school senior examinees, the proportion decreased.

More students are choosing to retake or take a gap year to enter their desired universities. The continuation of non-face-to-face classes due to COVID-19 has also created favorable conditions for taking a gap year. The increased proportion of regular admissions is also good news for repeat test-takers.

Oh Jong-woon, Evaluation Director at Jongno Academy, said, "Since the proportion of regular admissions centered on the CSAT increased compared to the previous year for universities located in Seoul in the 2022 college entrance, the proportion of repeat test-takers at Seoul universities is expected to remain at the previous year's level or slightly increase in the 2022 college entrance as well."

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