Yonsei University Selects a Total of 3,751 New Students This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Taewon] Yonsei University announced on the 21st that it selected a total of 3,751 freshmen for the 2023 academic year. Among them, 1,827 students were admitted within the quota and 143 outside the quota through early admission, and 1,641 within the quota and 140 outside the quota through regular admission.

The admission type with the highest competition rate was the early admission 'Essay' type. With 346 available spots, 13,483 applicants applied, resulting in a competition rate of 38.97:1. Among them, 330 finally enrolled, making the enrollment rate 95.4%.

The admission type with the lowest competition rate was the regular admission 'Equal Opportunity' type. Within Equal Opportunity, the Rural Students and Specialized High School Graduates types each recorded the lowest competition rate of 2.67%. Of the 66 students admitted through these two types, only one did not finally enroll.

A total of 1,021 high schools produced at least one successful candidate in early admission. In regular admission, 576 high schools produced at least one successful candidate.

Additionally, the high school type that produced the most final enrollees in major early admission types was general high schools. General high schools produced 480 students (94.1%) in the 'School Records - Curriculum' type and 524 students (54.1%) in the 'School Records - Comprehensive' type, making them the schools with the highest number of final enrollees.