□ DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) received 9,208 applications for 322 places in its 2027 undergraduate early admission, recording a competition rate of 28.60:1, the highest among Korea’s four institutes of science and technology. Both the number of applicants and the competition rate were the highest ever recorded for DGIST’s undergraduate early admission. The competition rate has risen every year since the 2021 admissions cycle, continuing its steady upward trend.
□ Particularly noteworthy is that the competition rate increased from 27.85:1 in the previous year despite a 100-student increase in the admissions quota, from 222 to 322. The number of applicants increased by 3,026, or approximately 49%, from 6,182 last year to 9,208 this year. Because the number of applicants grew faster than the admissions quota, which increased by approximately 45%, the overall competition rate also rose.
□ By admission track, the Equal Opportunity Admission Track recorded the highest competition rate at 55.60:1, while the competition rate for Undergraduate Studies under the General Admission Track rose significantly to 42.29:1, up from 33.80:1 the previous year. In particular, the College of AI, which began recruiting its first undergraduate students for the 2027 academic year, received 1,521 applications for 100 places, recording a competition rate of 15.21:1.
□ The DGIST College of AI was newly established in response to rapidly evolving AI technologies and industry demand and aims to cultivate practice-oriented, application-focused talent capable of leading the development of future AI technologies. The college recorded a double-digit competition rate in its inaugural undergraduate admissions cycle, demonstrating strong interest in AI and high expectations among prospective students for DGIST’s new educational programs.
□ Building on the interdisciplinary education offered through Undergraduate Studies, DGIST continues to expand its educational scope into advanced fields of the future, including the Department of Semiconductor Engineering and the College of AI, while strengthening its programs for cultivating science and technology talent.
□ “The increase in both the number of applicants and the competition rate in this year’s early admission, despite the expanded admissions quota, demonstrates prospective students’ high expectations for DGIST’s educational competitiveness and growth potential,” said Yongcheol Cho, Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at DGIST. He added, “We will continue to strengthen our education and research capabilities in emerging fields such as AI and semiconductors and do our utmost to cultivate creative, interdisciplinary science and technology talent capable of driving technological innovation and industrial change.”
