#74 Korea University

Basic Infomation:

World Position: No. 74

Nature of University: Private

Research Findings: Very High

Number of students: 26,014

Number of Teachers: 4,026

Number of international students: 3,325

Korea University (고려대학교) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is called S.K.Y. together with Seoul National University and Yonsei University. The school is also a member of the Pacific Rim University Alliance, a member of the Asia-Pacific International Trade Education and Research Alliance, a founding member of the Asia-Pacific International Education Association and a founding member of Universitas 21, a BK21 engineering excellence university in Korea, and a member university of the University Hockey League. It was founded in 1905 by Lee Yong-I, who was then the head of the Inner Tibetan Academy of the Korean Empire, with the concept of "education to save the country". The predecessor was a private Bosung College. It was the first higher education institution established by private capital in South Korea.

Korea University has a long history. Its predecessor was the private Bosung Vocational College (사립보성전문학교) founded on May 5, 1905 by Lee Yong-yi (이용익), the then head of the Inner Tibetan Academy of the Korean Empire, on May 5, 1905. It was the first and only modern higher education institution created and managed entirely by North Koreans at that time, and it was the earliest professional school in Korea. It is the first higher education institution established by private capital in South Korea, and it is also the first university in South Korea fully funded and managed by Koreans. Korea University is one of the largest comprehensive universities in South Korea. From 1973 to 1996, Korea University has successively conducted academic exchanges with more than 60 universities in a dozen countries including Japan, the United States, China, France, and Chile. There are scholarships of different levels for students from developing countries to study at the university. For one hundred years, Korea University has continued to maintain the spirit of its founder. Today, this university strives to educate students to become effective citizens, who are very capable in their chosen field. They also have the international recognition and strength for the development of world-class research centers and universities, and will do their best to serve the country and the world. 

Korea University is the largest private comprehensive university in South Korea. It is a member of the Pacific Rim University Alliance, a founding member of the Asia Pacific International Education Association, a member of the Asia Pacific International Trade Education and Research Alliance (PACIBER), and a founding member of Universitas 21. It is one of the top 100 universities in the world. . The school's business degree ranks first in South Korea, and is the university with the most CEOs from Fortune 500 companies in South Korea. For three consecutive years, it has become the university with the most CPA qualifications among Korean universities.

The campus of Korea University consists of the Seoul campus, Sejong campus and 3 affiliated hospitals. The main school is located in the east of Seoul, about two miles from the city center. The total area of the campus is more than 1 square kilometer, the buildings cover an area of more than 200,000 square meters, and the sports field is 70,000 square meters. In addition, the school has an experimental farm of 500,000 square meters and a forest of 14 square kilometers. As of 2021, the school has a total of 36,676 students, 4,979 professors and 1,347 faculty members. The two campuses have set up a total of 17 single-disciplinary universities, 83 disciplines, 24 graduate schools, 89 research institutes and other teaching and research institutions.

Korea University has an excellent learning environment. More than 300,000 students have obtained various degrees in this university with a history of more than 100 years. In the course of 100 years of growth, he has played a leading role in educating and cultivating outstanding Korean youth and has made outstanding contributions. Korea University adheres to the road of saving the country, and vigorously cultivates educational power, that is, "education to save the country." It has made considerable progress in the political, economic, social, cultural and other fields of Korea.

Based on Korean characteristics, Korea University develops and inherits future ambitions such as internationalization and informatization, and focuses on international academic exchanges. Since the establishment of the Ministry of International Education in November 1986, the school has conducted talent and academic exchanges with more than 140 universities around the world. Since 1985, the school has held an international cooperation summer school on North Korean and Asian studies every year, providing foreign college students with opportunities to learn about various academic studies and valuable cross-cultural experiences in North Korea and Asian societies. These two are playing an increasingly important role in modern education in today's society with more and more global interdependence. The Ministry of International Education also arranges summer trips for students to foreign universities to strengthen language training and understand foreign cultures. At the same time, foreign professors of various majors are also invited to give lectures.

Since its establishment, Korea University has trained countless outstanding graduates for the country and the world. Especially in the age of industrialization, Korea University has cultivated a large number of core backbones for industrialization in Korea. As a university with the most Korean characteristics, Korea University is deeply loved by the Korean people and is known as the "University for Nationalities". Korea University has gone through a century of history together with the Korean people. On the basis of maintaining a sense of national pride, it is making great strides towards internationalization and globalization.

 Korea University has more than 33,000 students from all over the country and all corners of the world. The university’s students are enrolled in 18 colleges and departments, as well as 18 graduate schools, ranging from humanities to engineering and science, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Korean Cultural Studies, and the recently established Graduate School of Interdisciplinary International Studies.

Korea University has long been ranked No. 2 among all Korean universities and No. 1 private comprehensive university. In the 2022QS World University Rankings, Korea University ranks 74th in the world, and South Korea’s private comprehensive university ranks first; in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it ranks 167th; in the 2021QS Asian University Rankings, it ranks No. 11 digits. In the 2018QS World University Rankings by Subject, Korea University is ranked in the world’s top 50 in 7 subjects, and 22 in the world’s top 100.

About Undergraduate：

Korea University has more than 33,000 students from all over the country and all corners of the world. The university’s students are enrolled in 18 colleges and departments, as well as 18 graduate schools, ranging from humanities to engineering and science, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Korean Cultural Studies, and the recently established Interdisciplinary Graduate School of International Studies.

The number of faculty members in the university exceeds 1,10095%, among which they have a doctoral degree or the highest degree in their respective fields. Although many faculty and staff have gained an international reputation through their academic work and research, what distinguishes them and the university most is their teaching and benefits students. All faculty and staff are committed to providing students of Korea University with the highest quality education so that students can become leaders and innovators in their field of endeavor.

As universities continue to attract capable and well-deserved students and provide them with the best educational opportunities, the university also strives to maintain itself as not only one of the best universities in Korea and Asia.

About Postgraduate：

Korea University meets the challenges of the 21st century by building new bridges across old boundaries. These bridges include new educational programs that emphasize multiple professional and interdisciplinary research; strategic partnerships with private and public R&D centers to pool resources and promote innovative research; and new international relationships that will connect students from Korea University with other top-notch research in the world University students, teachers and courses are linked together.

Active investments in new research facilities, information systems, and infrastructure give these bridges the power and flexibility to extend into the next century. All these bridges point to a destination-realization.