Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Daejeon · Public
IEQAS (degree)English-taught coursesDormitoryKorean Language Institute
School info & stats
- Established
- 1971
- Students
- 4,008
- International students
- 481
- Employment rate
- 68.5% (2025)
- Enrollment rate
- 101.2%
- Admission competition
- 10.2 : 1
- Students per faculty
- 18.77
- Scholarship per student (yearly)
- ₩7,275,049 (~$5,272)
- Dormitory capacity
- 55.2%
- Admission quota
- 970
- Graduates
- 716
- Full-time faculty
- 716
- Faculty-securing rate (by quota)
- 107.72%
- Faculty-securing rate (by enrolled)
- 88.23%
- Full-time teaching share
- 68.7%
- Education cost per student
- ₩95,024,100 (~$68,858)
- Library books per student
- 83.9
- Address
- 대전 유성구 대학로 291 (구성동, 한국과학기술원)
- Korean Language Institute
- Language institute website
- Social
- YouTube
Majors
Humanities
- Graduate School of Culture Technology(master)
- Graduate School of Culture Technology(doctor)
Engineering
- School of Computer Science(bachelor)
- Department of Construction and Environmental Engineering(bachelor)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering(bachelor)
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering(bachelor)
- Department of Semiconductor System Engineering(bachelor)
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering(bachelor)
Natural sciences
- Department of Chemistry(master)
- Graduate School of Medical Science(doctor)
- Department of Mathematical Sciences(doctor)
- Department of Chemistry(doctor)
- Department of Mathematical Sciences(master)
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Science(bachelor)
Social sciences
- Division of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences and Studies(bachelor)
- Division of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences and Studies(doctor)
- Graduate School of and Hakgisuljeongchaek(master)
- Division of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences and Studies(master)
- Graduate School of and Hakgisuljeongchaek(doctor)
Business
- Finance M B A(master)
- Division of Management of Technology Studies(bachelor)
- Freshman Program School (Humanities and Social Sciences Track)(bachelor)
- Division of Business Administration Engineering(master)
- Division of Management of Technology Studies(master)
- Division of Business Administration Engineering(doctor)
Arts
- Department of Industrial Design Studies(bachelor)
- Department of Industrial Design Studies(master)
- Department of Industrial Design Studies(doctor)
Other
- KAIST MBA(master)
- Freshman Program School (Natural Sciences Track)(bachelor)
- Division of Convergence Injaehak(bachelor)
- Graduate School of Global Digital Hyeoksin(master)
- Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability(doctor)
- Graduate School of Quantum Science(doctor)
Costs
Tuition
₩6,866,000 (~$4,975)
Living cost
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Exchange rates are indicative only · as of 2026-07-01
Admission
Application fee: -Last updated 2026-09