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- World ranking
- #38QS 2027Source
About Seoul National University
SNU was established in 1946 by bringing together ten higher education institutions in and around Seoul, and it opened that October with nine colleges and a graduate school. From 1975 most of its units moved to the Gwanak campus in southern Seoul. In December 2011 it changed from a government institution into an incorporated national university.
At a glance
- Students
- 26,783
- International
- 16%
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
- Founded
- 1946
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Seoul, South Korea37.566, 126.978
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#38World · 2027Source
- THETHE=58World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics=124World · 2026South Korea #1Source
- CWURCWUR#30World · 2026South Korea #1Source
- ARWUARWU=87World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#57World · 2025South Korea #1Source
Admissions & how to apply
Application routeDirect application through SNU online application portal (international freshman application).Source
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply through Direct application through SNU online application portal (international freshman application).
- Check the deadlines below.
Deadlines
Spring 2027 application: 6–9 July 2026; recommendation letters due 10 July 2026. Source
Foundation year No foundation route found in the reviewed international freshman information; foreign applicants are assessed on secondary credentials. Source
Scholarships you can use here
- SNU Global Korea Scholarship for Self-Financed StudentsPartial funding · Living costs, KRW 500,000
- SNU Tuition Scholarship for International UndergraduatesPartial funding · Tuition
- SNU Glo-Harmony ScholarshipPartial funding · Tuition, living costs, KRW 600,000
- SNU Korean War Memorial Foundation ScholarshipPartial funding · Tuition, living costs, KRW 500,000