Samsung, SK hynix chip majors top SNU in admissions

Semiconductor majors run jointly with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have overtaken Seoul National University's natural sciences programs in 2026's entrance scores.

The shift puts a guaranteed chip-industry job, for the first time at this scale, in the same tier as the two destinations Korea's top science students have long prized above all others: medical school and Seoul National itself.

The five contract departments posted an average entrance cutoff of 96.2 in the 2026 regular admissions cy ...