Competition Rates for Regular Admissions at 7 Seoul Universities Rise Compared to Last Year... Only Korea University Declines

Average Competition Rate of 8 Universities Recorded at 5.34 to 1
Korea University Drops to 3.72 to 1 Compared to Last Year
Sungkyunkwan University, Sogang University, Hanyang University Show Increase

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The competition rate for the regular admission of major universities in Seoul for the 2022 academic year has increased compared to last year.

According to Jongno Academy on the 3rd, the competition rate for the regular admission of eight universities including Seoul National University, Korea University, Sogang University, Sungkyunkwan University, Yonsei University, Ewha Womans University, and Hanyang University rose to 5.34 to 1, higher than last year's 4.73 to 1. All except Korea University saw an increase.

Korea University, which closed its regular admission application on the 3rd, recorded a slight decrease in the competition rate for the 'Ga' group regular admission to 3.72 to 1, down from last year's 3.85 to 1.

Sungkyunkwan University’s competition rate for the 'Ga' and 'Na' groups regular admission rose to 4.76 to 1, up from last year's 4.25 to 1.

Sogang University’s average competition rate for regular admission increased to 5.34 to 1 from last year's 3.81 to 1.

Hanyang University’s rate rose from 4.81 to 1 to 4.94 to 1, and Chung-Ang University’s increased from 8.78 to 1 to 10.67 to 1. Ewha Womans University’s rate went up from 3.33 to 1 to 4.15 to 1 this year.

Seoul National University, which closed applications on the 1st, saw its competition rate rise to 4.13 to 1 from last year’s 3.82 to 1, and Yonsei University’s rate increased to 4.76 to 1 from last year’s 3.90 to 1.

The total quota for regular admission at the eight universities was 10,379, significantly higher than last year’s 8,191, but the number of applicants surged more steeply to 55,463 from last year’s 38,752.

Oh Jong-woon, evaluation director at Jongno Academy, explained, "The 2022 CSAT was a difficult exam, increasing the differentiation in acceptance chances for top-tier examinees, which led to more confident applications from high-ranking students. Korea University’s competition rate decreased slightly due to a significant increase in the number of recruits, and since Yonsei University and Seoul National University closed applications a day earlier, it seems that examinees concentrated more on Yonsei University."

Despite a decrease in social studies applicants due to the first integrated liberal arts and science CSAT this year, the increase in cross-application was also reflected in the numbers.

In Korea University’s case, although the average competition rate slightly declined, the competition rate for the humanities field rose to 3.89 to 1 from last year’s 3.56 to 1. The popular humanities department, the Business School, had a competition rate of 4 to 1, higher than last year’s 3.38 to 1.

Sungkyunkwan University also saw a significant increase in the humanities competition rate to 5.1 to 1 from last year’s 3.90 to 1. Seoul National University’s humanities competition rate rose from 3.27 to 1 last year to 3.87 to 1 this year. Yonsei University also showed a large increase in the Business Administration department (3.24 to 1 → 5.12 to 1) and the Economics department (2.80 to 1 → 3.85 to 1).

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