More than 97,000 young people were selected for universities within the CRUCH Admission System

A total of 125,588 young people applied for a degree in this 2015 Admission Process, of which 97,620 were selected in one of their preferences.

The registration period will begin on Monday the 12th and will run until January 21st.

The executive vice president of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi, the executive director of the Single Admission System (SUA), Angélica Bosch, and the head of the Studies and Research Unit of the Department of Educational Evaluation, Measurement and Registration (DEMRE), of the University of Chile, Jorge Hernández, carried out an analysis of the main results of the application and selection process to the universities of the Council of Rectors Admission System.

A total of 97,620 students were selected in this 2015 Admissions Process, out of the 125,588 students who participated in the process with at least one valid application. This figure exceeds the number of students selected in the previous process by 2,052.

Of this group, 7,113 students used the option to recover their score from the previous period. It's worth noting that a total of 283,080 students registered for this process, of whom 176,431 took both mandatory tests (Mathematics and Language and Communication).

Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi congratulated the selected students and wished them success in their first academic year. “This is a process with several stages, and all the selected students have shown the motivation, ability, and perseverance to achieve their goal,” he added.

This year, due to the increase in applicants, the average cut-off scores rose by 7.6 points. This figure surpasses that of the previous year, which was 2.8 points. The area that saw the largest increase in cut-off scores was Art and Architecture, while the areas with the smallest increases were Social Sciences, Law, and Education.

Selected by dependency

It is important to note that of the total number of students selected, 49,162 (50,361 TP3T) come from subsidized private schools and 23,009 (23,571 TP3T) from municipal schools. Meanwhile, 18,879 (19,331 TP3T) come from private schools. The remaining percentage corresponds to students recovering scores and validating or recognizing prior studies. This distribution is similar to last year's.

On the other hand, of the total of 97,620 selected, 60,183 (62%) graduated in 2014 from 4th year of high school, 31,446 (32%) are from previous years and 5,991 (6%) recover scores.

Regarding the regions with the highest number of selected participants, the Metropolitan Region ranks first with 36,566 (37%), followed by the Biobío Region with 12,112 (12%), and the Valparaíso Region in third place with 10,192 selected participants (10%). The region with the fewest selected participants is Aysén, with 527 (0.5%). It is followed by Magallanes, with 884 (1%).