Deadline for Additional University Admissions, Major Universities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area See Competition Rate of '92 to 1'
Many Regional Universities Fail to Fill Quotas Even on Deadline Day
The results of the additional recruitment deadline for the 2023 academic year university entrance exam showed that the average competition rate at major universities in the Seoul metropolitan area exceeded 90 to 1.
On the 1st, Jongno Academy analyzed the final competition rates for the 2023 academic year general admission additional recruitment, which closed the previous day, and reported that among 28 major universities in the metropolitan area recruiting an additional 760 students, a total of 69,833 applicants applied, recording an average competition rate of 91.9 to 1.
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The average competition rate for the humanities field was 114.5 to 1, higher than that of the natural sciences field (77.1 to 1).
The university with the highest competition rate among metropolitan universities in the additional recruitment was Seoul City University. With 2,626 applicants for 10 spots, it recorded a competition rate of 262.6 to 1. This was followed by Chung-Ang University at 193.8 to 1 (4,069 applicants for 21 spots) and Sangmyung University at 179.1 to 1 (1,433 applicants for 8 spots).
By major, in the humanities field, Hanyang University’s Department of Educational Technology recorded the highest competition rate of 667 to 1, with 667 applicants for 1 spot. The highest competition rate in the natural sciences field was Chung-Ang University’s Department of Mathematics, at 248 to 1.
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Meanwhile, according to Jongno Academy, as of the final deadline for additional recruitment on February 28, 60 universities had not filled their quotas and were still accepting applications. Among these, 80% (48 universities) were located in provincial areas. Universities in the Seoul area closed their application submissions before 4 p.m. on February 27.
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