Korea University

145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul

  • #67 QS Global World Ranking
  • PrivateStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 24,600Total Students
  • 3,383Faculty
  • 5,100Int'l Students

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Korea University is home to over 33,000 students from all parts of the nation and ever corner of the globe.  Students at the university are enrolled in eighteen colleges and divisions, and eighteen graduate schools, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering and Science, the East Asiatic Research Center, the Korean Cultural Research Center, and the recently established inter-disciplinary Graduate School of International Studies.

The university faculty numbers more than 1,10095 percent of whom hold a Ph.D., or the highest degree in their fields.  Although many faculty members have...
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About

Korea University is home to over 33,000 students from all parts of the nation and ever corner of the globe.  Students at the university are enrolled in eighteen colleges and divisions, and eighteen graduate schools, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering and Science, the East Asiatic Research Center, the Korean Cultural Research Center, and the recently established inter-disciplinary Graduate School of International Studies.

The university faculty numbers more than 1,10095 percent of whom hold a Ph.D., or the highest degree in their fields.  Although many faculty members have...
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University highlights

QS World University Ranking

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  • 2012
    #137
  • 2014
    #=145
  • 2015
    #=116
  • 2016
    #104
  • 2017
    #=98
  • 2018
    #=90
  • 2019
    #86
  • 2020
    #83
  • 2021
    #=69
  • 2022
    #74
  • 2023
    #74
  • 2024
    #79
  • 2025
    #67

Ranking criteria

69
Overall
78.2
Academic Reputation
45
Citations per Faculty
89
Employment Outcomes
93.8
Employer Reputation
73
Faculty Student Ratio
15.2
International Faculty Ratio
65.7
International Research Network
45.7
International Students Ratio
85.2
Sustainability

Student & Staff

Total students
24,600

32%
68%

International students
5,100

16%
84%

Total faculty staff
3,383

342
3041

Total students
24,600

32%
68%

International students
5,100

16%
84%

Total faculty staff
3,383

3041
342
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Campus locations

145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, KR,

145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu , Seoul , South Korea , 02841

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