Korea National Police University held its entrance ceremony for the 46th class of freshmen at Yi Sun-sin Hall on its Asan, South Chungcheong Province campus on Thursday.
The 50 new cadets were selected from a pool of applicants competing at a ratio of 86.91 to 1. The class comprises 31 men and 19 women, with Kim Sung-yoon from Ilsan Daejin High School in Gyeonggi Province earning the top spot. Candidates were selected based on combined scores from high school records and the College Scholastic Ability Test, after passing written examinations, physical tests, aptitude assessments, and interviews.
An entrance ceremony for the 44th class of transfer students was also held. A total of 50 transfer students—28 men and 22 women—were admitted through two tracks: 25 through the general admission process and 25 through the working professional track. Competition ratios stood at 40.4 to 1 and 8.6 to 1, respectively.
Transfer students will enter as third-year cadets and complete two years of regular coursework alongside current students before being commissioned as police officers.
Top-ranked transfer students were Lee Jae-woon from Hanyang University in the general track and Lee Hyo-min from Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in the working professional track. Upon completing the two-year program, transfer students will be appointed as police lieutenants.
The 75th class of police lieutenant candidates saw 50 individuals selected across general, tax and accounting, and cyber divisions, with a competition ratio of 65 to 1. Seo Kyung-won from Sungkyunkwan University ranked first.
Several incoming students brought notable backgrounds.
Kim Hyun-jung previously served as a narcotics investigator at the Korea Customs Service before transferring to the police university. Jo Su-yeon enrolled after earning a master's degree in forensic science.
Among freshmen, Lee Yun-chan comes from a police family—both parents and an uncle currently serve as officers. Jeong Jae-hoon followed in his father's footsteps by gaining admission to the institution.
"I hope you will grow into police officers trusted by the public, grounded in fair law enforcement and an attitude of understanding and empathizing with citizens," said Kim Sung-hee, acting president of Korea National Police University.