Korean universities have developed rapidly since its liberation from Hapanese rule in 1945. Korean higher educaion system has contrivuted to the socio-ecibinuc development of the country. However, Korean higher educaional system has some probles. One of the problems is its unbalanced development of higher educaional institutions between the capital city and other cities. Koreans traditionally regarded highly colleges and universities in the capital city. The government including private foundations have invested large resources in building colleges and universities in cities and proiences had been neglected. However, colleges and universities play crucial role in the local, regiocal development of the country .It is important to raise academic quality of the colleges and universities in non-capital cities. The quality of colleges and universities depended primarily on faculty, finance, etc. Therefore, it is an imperative condition to recruit academically excellent students for then development of colleges and universities in non-capital cities. three research auestions have guided the research. 1) How the college entrants academic performancs has changed 2) What colleges and universities have utilized admission policy to recrout excellent students. The research has found out the following results. 1) The academic performances of college entrants in non-capital city were lowered in the 1980s. 2) Colleges and universities have emphasized the academic excellence, which is primarily related to research and academic activities of the faculty. 3) High school students and teachers in Pusan city give local university lower rate than what it is. The findings suggest that local college and university make sustained, ststematic efforts in order to develop its status among the institutions. The efforts should include short-term and long-term policies: 1) Marketion activities about scholarship prorams, graduates\' career prospects, facilities, and the faculty etc, 2) Hiring excellent faculty members 3) Strengthening graduates\' gaining job 4) furnishing required facilities and making attractive campus 5) Upgrading the quality of academic and research activities.