Gwangju University
Gwangju · Private
IEQAS (degree + language)English-taught coursesDormitoryKorean Language Institute
School info & stats
- Established
- 1980
- Students
- 4,900
- International students
- 692
- Employment rate
- 62.9% (2025)
- Enrollment rate
- 90.6%
- Admission competition
- 5.7 : 1
- Students per faculty
- 30.65
- Scholarship per student (yearly)
- ₩4,770,899 (~$3,457)
- Dormitory capacity
- 26.5%
- Admission quota
- 1,363
- Graduates
- 1,343
- Full-time faculty
- 200
- Faculty-securing rate (by quota)
- 72.46%
- Faculty-securing rate (by enrolled)
- 77.82%
- Full-time teaching share
- 76.2%
- Education cost per student
- ₩14,490,500 (~$10,500)
- Library books per student
- 119.3
- Address
- 광주 남구 효덕로 277 (진월동)
- Korean Language Institute
- Language institute website
- hjy@gwangju.ac.kr
Majors
Humanities
- Department of Creative Writing Studies(doctor)
- College of Cultural Industry (Arts and Physical Education Track)(bachelor)
- Department of Culture Content Studies(master)
- Department of Library and Information Science(bachelor)
- Department of Creative Writing(bachelor)
- College of Cultural Industry (Culture Track)(bachelor)
Engineering
- Department of Optics and Information and Communication Engineering(doctor)
- Department of Airline Service Studies(bachelor)
- Department of AI Automotive Studies(bachelor)
- Division of Architecture Studies(bachelor)
- Department of Convergence Mechanical Engineering(bachelor)
- Division of Electrical Electronic Engineering(bachelor)
Natural sciences
- Department of Food and Nutrition Studies(master)
- Department of Health Functional Foods(bachelor)
- Department of Food and Nutrition Studies(bachelor)
Social sciences
- Department of Police Science Studies(master)
- Department of Police, Judicial, and Administrative Studies(doctor)
- Department of Journalism and Broadcasting(doctor)
- Major in Social Welfare Studies(doctor)
- Department of Journalism and Broadcasting(master)
- Department of Public Administration(master)
Business
- Department of Business Administration(master)
- Department of Urban Regeneration and Real Estate(master)
- Department of Entrepreneurship Studies(doctor)
- Department of Hotel and Tourism Business Administration(doctor)
- Department of Business Administration(doctor)
- Department of Business Administration(bachelor)
Education
- Department of Lifelong Education Studies(doctor)
- Department of Early Childhood Education Studies(doctor)
- Department of Early Childhood Education Studies(master)
- Department of Early Childhood Education(bachelor)
- Department of Youth Studies Counseling and Lifelong Education Studies(bachelor)
- Department of Korean Language Education(bachelor)
Arts
- Department of Design Studies(doctor)
- Division of Convergence Design Studies(bachelor)
- Department of Beauty Miyonghak(doctor)
- Department of Beauty Miyonghak(master)
- Department of Sajinhak(master)
- Department of Fashion Design(master)
Medical
- Department of Life Health Studies(doctor)
- Department of Nursing(doctor)
- Department of Jakeopchiryohak(bachelor)
- Department of Nursing(bachelor)
- College of Health and Welfare(bachelor)
- Division of Health Administration Studies(bachelor)
Other
- Other Admission Unit(bachelor)
- School of Basic Liberal Arts(bachelor)
- Department of Urban Regeneration(master)
- Department of Bangjaeanjeonhak(doctor)
- College of Engineering(bachelor)
- Department of Bangjaeanjeonhak(master)
Costs
Tuition
₩7,133,800 (~$5,169)
Living cost
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Exchange rates are indicative only · as of 2026-07-01
Admission
Application fee: -Last updated 2026-09