Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Gwangju · National
IEQAS (degree)English-taught coursesDormitory
School info & stats
- Established
- 1993
- Students
- 920
- International students
- 69
- Employment rate
- 62.1% (2025)
- Enrollment rate
- 111%
- Admission competition
- 18.3 : 1
- Students per faculty
- 13.4
- Scholarship per student (yearly)
- ₩6,860,449 (~$4,971)
- Dormitory capacity
- 89.4%
- Admission quota
- 200
- Graduates
- 175
- Full-time faculty
- 194
- Faculty-securing rate (by quota)
- 148.09%
- Faculty-securing rate (by enrolled)
- 130.2%
- Full-time teaching share
- 56.3%
- Education cost per student
- ₩88,585,700 (~$64,193)
- Library books per student
- 91.8
- Address
- 광주 북구 첨단과기로 123(오룡동) 광주과학기술원
- Korean Language Institute
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- uadmis@gist.ac.kr
Majors
Engineering
- School of Earth and Environmental Engineering(master)
- Graduate School of AI(doctor)
- Division of Mechanical Engineering(doctor)
- Department of Nano Bio Materials Electronic Engineering(doctor)
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering(doctor)
- Graduate School of Convergence Technology Won Energy Convergence(doctor)
Natural sciences
- Department of Physics and Optical Science(doctor)
- Division of Life Sciences(doctor)
- Department of Chemistry(doctor)
- Department of Physics and Optical Science(bachelor)
- Department of Chemistry(bachelor)
- Division of Life Sciences(bachelor)
Education
- School of Basic Education(bachelor)
Other
- Division of Convergence Technology Won Convergence Technology Hakjehak(master)
- Division of Convergence Technology Won Convergence Technology Hakjehak(doctor)
Costs
Tuition
₩2,060,000 (~$1,493)
Living cost
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Min TOPIK
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Exchange rates are indicative only · as of 2026-07-01
Admission
Application fee: -Last updated 2026-09