How these universities are ranked
19 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #31 (Seoul National University) to #576 (Sogang University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Seoul National University has the largest research record in this group, with 22,022,148 citations and an h-index of 986. 36 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 242 public to 3 private institutions. By location, Seoul Capital Area (3), Daejeon (1) and North Gyeongsang (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Catholic University of Korea, founded in 1855. Yonsei University is the largest, with 38,000 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 189 bachelor's, 24 master's and 1 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Engineering (32), Social Sciences & Psychology (19), Education (16) and Business & Management (16). The usual length is 4 years and 18 months to graduate. 92% are full-time and 11 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (94% of courses with a stated intake). Dankook University offers the widest choice, with 65 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. Seoul National University is the least expensive at USD 6,000 a year and Korea University the most at USD 9,000; the middle of the range is about USD 7,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
