Se·Yeon·Go Regular Admission Competition Rate 4.42 to 1... Increase in Medical School Applicants

There Are 450 Medical School Applicants... Competition Rates Are Highest in Gyeong, Yeon, Seo Order

In the 2024 academic year regular admission process, the average competition rate for Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University reached 4.42 to 1, marking the highest record in the past five years. The number of applicants to the medical schools of the three universities increased by 17.7% compared to the previous year.

On the 5th, Jongno Academy announced that in the regular admission process for the 2024 academic year at the three universities, which closed on the same day, 23,639 applicants applied for 5,352 spots, showing an average competition rate of 4.42 to 1. This is the highest figure since the 2020 academic year, when Seoul National University and Korea University began increasing the proportion of regular admissions.

[Photo by Seoul National University] Seoul National University

So far, the average competition rates for regular admissions at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University have maintained around 4 to 1, going through 2020 (4.18 to 1), 2021 (3.87 to 1), 2022 (4.08 to 1), and last year (3.51 to 1).

The number of applicants to the three universities increased by 31.1% (5,611 people) compared to the previous year. In the case of Seoul National University, 6,971 applicants competed for 1,571 spots, an increase of 56.5% in applicants compared to the previous year, with a competition rate of 4.44 to 1.

This year, the newly established School of Advanced Convergence at Seoul National University attracted 329 applicants, showing a competition rate of 4.51 to 1. Based on the general admission track, in the humanities division at Seoul National University, the Department of Anthropology had the highest competition rate at 18.0 to 1, followed by the Department of French Education (14.0 to 1) and Consumer Studies (7.60 to 1). In the natural sciences division, the majors ranked as Astronomy (9.0 to 1), Nuclear Engineering (8.43 to 1), and Statistics (8.13 to 1).

Yonsei University recorded a competition rate of 4.62 to 1 with 8,713 applicants for 1,884 spots. Korea University, recruiting 1,897 students, had 7,955 applicants, showing a competition rate of 4.19 to 1. Both universities saw an increase in applicants by 32.0% and 14.1%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

In the case of medical schools, Korea University had the highest competition rate at 3.53 to 1. Yonsei University recorded 3.43 to 1, and Seoul National University 3.15 to 1. The number of medical school applicants at the three universities was 450, an increase of 17.7% (71 people) compared to the previous year.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongno Academy, explained, "In the 2024 academic year admissions, the discriminative power of the CSAT was secured, making the trend of upward applications by students who performed well on the CSAT more distinct," adding, "There is also a possibility that top-tier successful candidates in science and engineering at Seoul National University may withdraw if they are admitted to other medical schools through multiple acceptances."

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