The worldwide adoption of holistic admissions in higher education is a recent phenomenon, inspired by elements originally present in the U.S. system. While holistic admissions have been rooted in the Korean higher education system since its adoption, now it is also faced with burgeoning debates over their fairness and impact on student access. This study, therefore, examines the effect of holistic admissions on the enrollment patterns of students from diverse backgrounds. Using data obtained from the Higher Education Statistics Survey, and employing heterogeneity-robust difference-in-differences estimation strategies, this study examines whether the introduction of this new admissions program effectively promoted student access. The results illustrate that the adoption of holistic admissions has dynamic treatment effects that vary based on the timeline relative to adoption and government subsidy status. Subsidized adopters show a statistically significant increase in all outcomes a few years post-policy adoption, while unsubsidized adopters demonstrate a more delayed effect. Moreover, although holistic admissions increased the share of disadvantaged students, it resulted in a higher surge in international student enrollment. The results from this study reflected that the consistent implementation of holistic admissions over a sustained period can bring about intended outcomes from the institutions adopting holistic admissions.

全球范围内高等教育采用整体招生是一种新现象，其灵感来自于美国体系中最初存在的元素。虽然整体招生自采用以来一直扎根于韩国高等教育体系，但现在也面临着关于其公平性和对学生入学影响的日益激烈的争论。因此，本研究探讨了整体招生对来自不同背景的学生入学模式的影响。本研究利用高等教育统计调查获得的数据，并采用异质性稳健的双重差分估计策略，检验这一新招生计划的引入是否有效地促进了学生入学。结果表明，采用整体入院具有动态治疗效果，该效果根据与采用相关的时间线和政府补贴状况而变化。接受补贴的采用者在政策采用后几年内的所有结果均显示出统计上显着的增加，而未接受补贴的采用者则表现出更延迟的效果。此外，尽管整体招生增加了弱势学生的比例，但也导致了国际学生入学人数的大幅增长。本研究的结果表明，在持续一段时间内持续实施整体招生可以为采用整体招生的院校带来预期的结果。