The number of students from gifted schools and science high schools who choose other majors instead ..

The number of students from gifted schools and science high schools who choose other majors instead of medical schools is growing remarkably. Attention is specializing in whether or not the power “Uidae concentration phenomenon” shall be eased.

According to information obtained by Rep. Hwang Jung-ah of the Democratic Party of Korea from the Ministry of Education, the number of students from gifted schools and science high schools getting into medical college in 2026 has decreased by 42% within the final two years.

The number of medical students who went to medical college decreased from 167 in 2024 to 157 in 2025 and 97 in 2026. In specific, the number of folks has decreased by 60 prior to now yr.

The decline was evident in each medical and dental schools. There had been 202 students going to medical and dental schools in 2024, however since then, there have been 179 students in 2025 and 113 students in 2026. It has decreased by 44.1% in two years.

Gifted schools and science high schools are sometimes retaking lessons to enter medical and dental schools resulting from disadvantages of their college grades. According to this information, each the graduates and N students confirmed a lower in enrollment in medical and dental schools. The number of graduates getting into medical and dental schools decreased by 47.3% in comparison with two years in the past. There had been 55 students in 2024, however 29 in 2026.

The number of N students getting into medical and dental schools additionally elevated barely from 147 in 2024 to 149 within the following yr, and then decreased to 84 in 2026. The determine is down 43.6% year-on-year.

This information is the outcome of analyzing information from 36 universities, excluding Catholic University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Hanyang University, which refused to submit information amongst 39 universities nationwide with medical and dental schools.

In the case of Seoul National University’s medical and dental schools, which have the best grade of entrance examinations, the number of students from gifted schools and science high schools has greater than halved from 15 in 2024 to eight in 2026.

The trigger of this modification is the Lee Jae Myung authorities’s coverage stance on science and know-how. It is claimed that the outflow of scientific and technological skills and the focus of medical schools, which have intensified as a result of Yoon Suk Yeol regime’s R&D funds cuts, have considerably eased.

Representative Hwang stated, “President Lee Jae Myung’s science and engineering philosophy and the government’s talent support policy are also making a positive change in the choice of talented people from gifted schools and science high schools. We will do our best to prepare policies to foster science and technology talents in the era of competition for global technological supremacy, such as military service exceptions in the engineering field, support for basic research, and support for start-ups of science and engineering students.”