Additional Recruitment Average Competition Ratio 19.2:1… Korea Aerospace University 328.5:1
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On the morning of November 14 last year, students prepared for the exams at Banpo High School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was held./News1,
, ‘ This year, 40 regional universities failed to fill their quotas during the additional recruitment for college admissions.’,
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, ‘According to Jongro Academy, as of 9:30 am on the 28th of last month, right before the deadline for additional recruitment for the 2025 academic year, a total of 49 universities experienced a shortage in student quota. Among these, 40 were regional universities, 8 were in the Gyeong-in region, and 1 was in the Seoul region.’,
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, ‘The total number of unfilled positions at these universities was 1,120. The regional universities, with 1,050 positions, accounted for the majority, followed by 36 in the Gyeong-in region and 34 in Seoul.’,
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, ‘Last year, 2,008 student quotas were unfilled across 51 universities nationwide. The regional universities accounted for 43 of these (1,968 students), and in the Gyeong-in region, there were 8 universities (40 students), with none in the Seoul region.’,
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, ‘Lim Sung-ho, CEO of Jongro Academy, analyzed that “The reduction in recruitment quotas at regional universities and their proactive efforts to notify successful candidates over the phone during regular admissions seem to be the main reasons for the decrease in unfilled positions.”’,
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, ‘The average competition ratio for the additional recruitment at 151 universities, which disclosed their ratios, was 19.2:1. By region, the Seoul region had the highest average competition ratio at 75.5:1 across 28 universities. The Gyeong-in region had a ratio of 48.8:1 across 37 universities, and the regional universities had a ratio of 9.0:1 across 86 universities, highlighting a significant gap between metropolitan and regional areas.’,
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, ‘Korea Aerospace University recorded the highest competition ratio for additional recruitment at 328.5:1, followed by Gachon University (Medical) at 225.3:1, Ajou University at 203.8:1, and Chung-Ang University at 202.4:1.’,
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