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Seoul National University tops our list of 14 Bachelor's Engineering universities in South Korea at #31 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come KAIST (QS World #83) and POSTECH (QS World #102). Across the whole list there are 42 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 9 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Private University · 10 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 10 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
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4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #31 (Seoul National University) to #392 (Sejong 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 21,867,305 citations and an h-index of 983.
The split is 13 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Seoul Capital Area (1), Daejeon (1) and North Gyeongsang (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Seoul National University, founded in 1946. Seoul National University is the largest, with 28,000 students.
The usual length is 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Dankook University offers the widest choice, with 10 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. Seoul National University is the least expensive at USD 6,000 a year and POSTECH the most at USD 7,000; the middle of the range is about USD 7,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Seoul National University (QS World #31), KAIST (QS World #83) and POSTECH (QS World #102) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Seoul National University is the least expensive at about USD 6,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
13 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Dankook University, with 10, ahead of POSTECH (10).
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