National Mokpo University Achieves Highest Freshman Enrollment Rate Nationwide... 10% Increase Compared to Previous Year

1436 Undergraduate, 179 Master's, 50 Doctoral New Students Totaling 1665

2024 Academic Year Entrance Ceremony "Discover and Challenge My Dream"

On the 5th, Mokpo National University (President Song Ha-cheol) announced that it held the "2024 Academic Year Freshman Entrance Ceremony" at 11 a.m. on the 4th at the 70th Anniversary Hall.

At the entrance ceremony, a total of 1,665 freshmen participated, including 1,436 undergraduates, 179 master's students, and 50 doctoral students, along with their families, faculty members, and local residents.

In his greeting, President Song Ha-cheol said, "I hope you discover dreams that you can challenge at our university and work hard to achieve those dreams," adding, "We will do our best to support you so that students can start everything they need."

Representative student Park Ji-min from the Department of Intellectual Studies taking the freshman oath to President Song Ha-cheol
[Photo provided by Mokpo National University]

Mokpo National University recorded a freshman enrollment rate of 96.8%, an increase of 10.2% compared to the previous year in the 2024 academic year university entrance exam, and also announced that it achieved the highest competition rate (3.90:1) among four-year comprehensive universities in the Jeonnam region in the 2024 academic year early admission.

Considering experts' predictions of the worst entrance exam situation due to the decline in the school-age population, this is analyzed as a positive evaluation from students and parents for Mokpo National University's efforts prioritizing student-centered academic restructuring and student welfare.

Ok Min-ho, Director of Admissions, stated, "The high increase in the 2024 academic year freshman enrollment rate was the result of academic restructuring allowing free major selection, a student-centered welfare system, and the national university brand."

Additionally, Mokpo National University is striving for student welfare by ranking first in employment rate (63.8%) among comprehensive national universities in the Honam-Jeju area, offering a premium breakfast buffet awarded the highest prize by the Rural, Agricultural, Fisheries, Food Education and Culture Information Service, declaring itself a university centered on culture and arts, operating 90 free shuttle buses daily in the Jeonnam area, and providing abundant scholarship benefits.

President Song Ha-cheol emphasized, "Mokpo National University will do its best to be selected for the 2024 Glocal University 30 project to leap forward as the largest global hub national university representing Jeollanam-do."

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