Over 97 points out of 100, best ranking
‘Free quota adjustment’ without forced reduction of quota
[Aug 31, 2015]
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) received an A rating, the highest rating in the ‘2015 College Structure Reform Evaluation’ by the Ministry of Education.
On the 31st, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the college structure reform evaluation carried out for 163 four-year colleges throughout the nation. According to this, the colleges were evaluated into 34 colleges receiving As, 56 Bs, 36 Cs, 26 Ds, 6 Es, and five that received separate measures.
YU received 97 out of 100, shining even among the colleges that received A ratings. It received nearly perfect marks on all twelve evaluation items including faculty procurement rate, education expense return rate, student recruitment rate, graduate employment rate, student learning capacity support, and employment and start-up support.
On this, YU President Noh Seok-kyun said, “This was possible thanks to the efforts of all our members to improve the school’s competitiveness in education and research.” He added, “We will not sit satisfied with these results, but do our best to take another step further to become a prestigious private university in the world.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education evaluated education conditions, academic affairs management, student support, educational achievement, mid and long-term development plans, education course, and specialization for five months from April to August. Taking into consideration the differences in scores among colleges and percentages according to the total score, the Ministry of Education divided them up into Groups 1 and 2. In Group 1, those scoring 95 or higher who were placed in A ranks, 90 or higher in B, and 90 or lower as C. In Group 2, those over 70 were ranked as D, while those under 70 as E.
Based on the results of the evaluation, the Ministry of Education is planning to pursue feasible quota reductions such as recommending differentiated reduction rates of admission quotas and to preemptively prepare for a drop in the school-going population. According, schools with A ratings are subject to voluntary reduction of admission quotas, and will be able to adjust their quota at their discretion rather than being forced by the Ministry of Education. Colleges that received B, C, D and E ratings will be recommended to reduce their quotas by 4 to 15%.
