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 achieved international reputations through their scholarly work and research, itis their teaching that most distinguishes them and the university, and benefits the students.  All of the faculty share the commitment of bestowing on the students of Korea University an education of the highest quality that will prepare the students to be leaders and innovators in their fields of endeavor.

As the university continues to attract highly capable and deserving students and provide them with the best educational opportunities possible, the university also strives to maintain itself as not only one of the best universities in Korea and in Asia.

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 achieved international reputations through their scholarly work and research, itis their teaching that most distinguishes them and the university, and benefits the students.  All of the faculty share the commitment of bestowing on the students of Korea University an education of the highest quality that will prepare the students to be leaders and innovators in their fields of endeavor.

As the university continues to attract highly capable and deserving students and provide them with the best educational opportunities possible, the university also strives to maintain itself as not only one of the best universities in Korea and in Asia.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 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

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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