IEQAS certified (excellent) · 43 Korean universities
43 universities on the IEQAS excellence list. Excellence is published separately from the degree-programme and language-course lists and is not a superset of the language one — some schools here run no language course at all (NIIED list as of 2026-03-03). The median annual tuition is ₩8,033,700 (~$5,822), the median dormitory capacity rate is 17.1%, 53,647 international students are enrolled across them, and the list starts with the universities that host the most.
Korea University
Seoul · Private
International students 4,471
Tuition ₩9,091,400 (~$6,588)
Hanyang University
Seoul · Private
International students 3,988
Tuition ₩9,289,900 (~$6,732)
Sungkyunkwan University
Seoul · Private
International students 3,911
Tuition ₩9,145,500 (~$6,627)
Kyung Hee University
Seoul · Private
International students 3,535
Tuition ₩8,701,100 (~$6,305)
Keimyung University
Daegu · Private
International students 3,044
Tuition ₩8,236,600 (~$5,969)
Sejong University
Seoul · Private
International students 2,844
Tuition ₩8,651,000 (~$6,269)
Dongguk University
Seoul · Private
International students 2,691
Tuition ₩8,656,300 (~$6,273)
Ajou University
Gyeonggi · Private
International students 2,411
Tuition ₩9,093,200 (~$6,589)
Konkuk University
Seoul · Private
International students 2,228
Tuition ₩8,986,000 (~$6,512)
Sun Moon University
Chungnam · Private
International students 2,200
Tuition ₩8,244,300 (~$5,974)
Ewha Womans University
Seoul · Private
International students 2,089
Tuition ₩9,311,400 (~$6,747)
Kyungsung University
Busan · Private
International students 1,966
Tuition ₩7,561,400 (~$5,479)