Submission Completed for 31 Schools Except Cha Medical University
Increase Reduced from Initial 2,000 to Around 1,400
2,000 Increase to Apply from '2026 College Admission'
Korean Council for University Education Review Scheduled After Mid-May
Thirty-one medical schools nationwide, which have increased their enrollment quotas, have submitted their medical school admission numbers for the 2025 academic year. The total increase in enrollment is 1,469 students, bringing the total quota to 4,487 students.
According to the '2025 Academic Year College Admission Plan Medical School Enrollment Submission Status' announced on the 2nd by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Council for University Education, among the 32 medical schools with increased quotas for 2025, 31 schools excluding CHA University of Medicine have decided on their admission numbers for next year and submitted changes to their admission plans to the Council. CHA University of Medicine, a graduate medical school, is not obligated to change its admission plan and is expected to decide its enrollment numbers later this month.
An official from the Ministry of Education explained, "Depending on CHA University of Medicine's enrollment decision, the final increase in admission numbers may vary between 1,489 and 1,509." Accordingly, the admission numbers for 40 medical schools nationwide are expected to be decided between a minimum of 4,547 and a maximum of 4,567, up from the current 3,058.
Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, is making an announcement on the allocation of 2,000 medical school quotas on the 20th at the Joint Briefing Room of the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@
The government initially maintained the policy of increasing medical school quotas by 2,000 students, but allowed some national universities to reduce their allocated increase by up to 50% for the 2025 admissions only. The 2026 academic year admission plan, which includes the number of students to be admitted by department, will apply the originally announced 2,000-student increase as planned.
By region, the metropolitan area medical schools submitted 1,296 students, which is 20 fewer than the previously allocated 1,316, while non-metropolitan areas submitted 3,191 students, a reduction of 471 from 3,662.
All nine non-metropolitan regional national universities will admit only 50% of their increased quotas. The submitted quotas are as follows: ▲Kangwon National University (increase of 42) ▲Kyungpook National University (45) ▲Gyeongsang National University (62) ▲Pusan National University (38) ▲Chonbuk National University (29) ▲Chonnam National University (38) ▲Jeju National University (30) ▲Chungbuk National University (increase of 76) ▲Chungnam National University (45).
On the other hand, most private universities will admit the full increase. Among the 22 private universities that finalized and submitted their admission numbers this time, only five?Dankook University (Cheonan), Sungkyunkwan University, Ajou University, Yeungnam University, and Ulsan University?decided to reduce their increased quotas. Sungkyunkwan University, Ajou University, and Ulsan University each reflected only 70 out of their original 80 increased spots, admitting 110 students each (current quota 40). Yeungnam University reduced its increase from 44 to 24 students, selecting a total of 100 students including the existing quota of 76.
The remaining 17 universities?▲Inha University (increase of 71) ▲Gachon University (90) ▲Yonsei University branch campus (7) ▲Hallym University (24) ▲Catholic Kwandong University (51) ▲Dongguk University branch campus (71) ▲Keimyung University (44) ▲Daegu Catholic University (40) ▲Inje University (7) ▲Kosin University (24) ▲Dong-A University (51) ▲Wonkwang University (57) ▲Chosun University (25) ▲Konkuk University branch campus (60) ▲Eulji University (60) ▲Konyang University (51) ▲Soonchunhyang University (57)?will admit 100% of their increased quotas.
The Korea Council for University Education will hold an admissions committee meeting by the end of this month to review the changes to the admission plans submitted by each university. Since some universities may submit their revised admission plans by mid-month at the latest, the main review is expected to take place after mid-month.
However, a variable is the court's injunction against the government's medical school quota increase policy issued on the 30th of last month. The Seoul High Court, during the appeal hearing for the suspension of the quota increase, requested that approval for the increase be withheld until mid-May, stating, "Final approval should not be granted before the court's decision."
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