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Seoul National University
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Departments
Yes
English-taught
3+
Lowest TOPIK
Seoul
Region
Seoul National University is South Korea's first national university and its flagship public research institution, founded in 1946 in Seoul.
At a glance
1946
Founded
~30,000
Students
~16%
International
Urban
Campus
RankingsQS World#38as of 2026Times Higher Ed#58as of 2026Korea#1as of 2024 · JoongAng Ilbo
Costs and housing
Tuition (international undergrad)
~6.0M KRW per year
Official average undergraduate tuition; varies by major.
On-campus housing
Available
Gwanak Residence Halls, roughly 140,000 to 280,000 KRW per month by room type.
Figures are approximate and change each year. Confirm on the official site before you rely on them.
When to apply
Spring intake
Applications around July, the year before
Classes start in March; the window is short.
Fall intake
Applications around March
Classes start in September.
Intakes and windows recur each year, but exact dates shift. Confirm on the official admissions site.
Known for
Strong programs
EngineeringNatural sciencesMedicineLaw
Notable alumni
- Ban Ki-moon, 8th UN Secretary-General
- June Huh, Mathematician, 2022 Fields Medalist
- Lee Jae-yong, Chairman, Samsung Electronics
Departments and majors
Programs open to international undergraduates for the 2026 GKS-U cycle. Sort or filter to find your field.
| Хэл | Эхлэх | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Sports | Composition작곡과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Craft공예과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Design디자인과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Korean Music국악과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Musicology음악학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Orchestral Instruments관현악과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Oriental Painting동양화과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Painting서양화과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Piano피아노과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Sculpture조소과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Arts & Sports | Vocal Music성악과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Biology Education생물교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Chemistry Education화학교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Earth Science Education지구과학교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Education교육학과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | English Language Education영어교육과 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Ethics Education윤리교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | French Language Education불어교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Geography Education지리교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | German Language Education독어교육과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | History Education역사교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Korean Language Education국어교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Mathematics Education수학교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Physical Education체육교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Physics Education물리교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Education | Social Studies Education사회교육과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Aerospace Engineering항공우주공학과 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Architecture and Architectural Engineering(Architectural Engineering)건축학과(건축공학전공) | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Architecture and Architectural Engineering(Architecture)건축학과(건축학전공) | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Biosystems & Biomaterials Science and Engineering바이오시스템⋅소재학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Chemical and Biological Engineering화학생물공학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering건설환경도시공학부 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering컴퓨터공학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Department of Materials Science and Engineering재료공학부 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering전기⋅정보공학부 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Energy Resources Engineering에너지자원공학과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Industrial Engineering산업공학과 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering조경⋅지역시스템공학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Mechanical Engineering기계공학부 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering조선해양공학과 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | Nuclear Engineering원자핵공학과 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Engineering | School of Transdisciplinary Innovations첨단융합학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Humanities | Agricultural Economics & Rural Development농경제사회학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Humanities | College of Humanities인문계열 | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Medicine | Medicine의예과 | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Applied Biology and Chemistry응용생물화학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Biological Sciences생명과학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Chemistry화학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Earth and Environmental Sciences지구환경과학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Fashion and Textiles의류학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Food and Animal Biotechnology식품⋅동물생명공학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Food and Nutrition식품영양학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Forest Sciences산림과학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Mathematical Sciences수리과학부site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Nursing간호학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Physics & Astronomy(Astronomy)물리⋅천문학부(천문학전공)site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Physics & Astronomy(Physics)물리⋅천문학부(물리학전공)site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Plant Science식물생산과학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Natural Science | Statistics통계학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Anthropology인류학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Business Administration경영학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | College of Liberal Studies자유전공학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Communication언론정보학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Consumer and Child Studies(Child Development & Family Studies)소비자아동학부(아동가족학전공)site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Consumer and Child Studies(Consumer Science)소비자아동학부(소비자학전공)site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Geography지리학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Political Science and International Relations정치외교학부site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Psychology심리학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Social Welfare사회복지학과site ↗ | Korean & English | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
| Social Science | Sociology사회학과site ↗ | Korean-taught | TOPIK 3+ | Mar / Sep |
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University scholarships
Global Hope Scholarship
international grantFull or partial tuition plus 600,000 KRW per month, up to 8 semesters.
International undergraduates from developing countries on the OECD DAC list.
Details ↗Overseas Koreans Scholarship
international grantFull tuition up to 8 semesters, 900,000 KRW per month, one round-trip airfare, and insurance.
Overseas Korean students seeking an undergraduate degree at SNU.
Details ↗Admissions contact
Office of Admissions
- Phone
- +82-2-880-6971
- Fax
- +82-2-873-5021
- snuadmit2@snu.ac.kr
- Send applications to
- GKS Manger, Office of Admissions, Seoul National University, Room 401, Building 150, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (☎ 02-880-6971, 6977)
Last verified 2026-06-01
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