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Of the 242 Public universities in South Korea, Seoul National University ranks highest at #31 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. KAIST (QS World #83) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (QS World #83) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 215 matching courses between them.
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16 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #31 (Seoul National University) to #576 (Sogang University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Seoul National University is cited most (21,867,305 citations). 36 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
242 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Seoul Capital Area (1) and Daejeon (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Catholic University of Korea, founded in 1855. Kangwon National University is the largest, with 30,000 students.
By level: 178 bachelor's, 18 master's and 1 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Engineering (33), Business & Management (24), Education (23) and Social Sciences & Psychology (23). The usual length is 4 years and 18 months to graduate. 91% 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.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Seoul National University is the least expensive at USD 6,000 a year and KAIST 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 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (QS World #83) 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.
242 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 18 months to graduate the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 99% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
11 of these courses are listed as online.
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