At a glance
- City
- Seoul
- Country
- South Korea — process, visa & costs
- Website
- skku.edu/eng
- Founded
- 1398
- Students
- 36,136
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
151–200 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | #19 |
| Medical Technology | #30 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | #34 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | #43 |
| Robotic Science & Engineering | #47 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 51–75 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Spring 2027 entry (typically March); TOPIK score reports accepted until 2026-10-04
- Intake
- Spring
- Tests
- TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) Level 4 or higher required for admission (or completion of an approved Level 4+ Korean course); students who completed all of high school in Korea are exempt. This indicates the general international-admission track is not fully English-taught; IELTS/TOEFL are used for separate language-proficiency scholarships, not as an alternative admission language requirement.
- English
- IELTS 7.0+ (for Excellent English Language Professional Scholarship, not admission) · TOEFL 95+ (for Excellent English Language Professional Scholarship, not admission)
English scores qualify for a scholarship, not for admission itself, which requires TOPIK Korean proficiency - Tuition
- KRW 5,380,000 / semester · about ₹3.8 lakh
- Financial aid
- SKKU Global Leader Scholarship (merit-based); Scholarship for Excellent Korean/English Language Professionals (50-100% tuition waiver)
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Round - Application Period | 21 August 2026 | October 2026 |
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
Not researched yet — check the official admissions pages.
Scholarships
- SKKU Global Leader Scholarship — international UG
- Scholarship for Excellent English Language Professionals — international UG (IELTS 7.0+/TOEFL 95+)
Studying in South Korea
Indian students go to Korea for comparatively low tuition versus the US/UK/Australia, strong engineering/technology programmes, and a growing number of English-taught tracks, alongside interest driven by Korean culture. A Standard Admission Letter from the university precedes the D-2 student visa application, and long-term study is on the D-2 visa (D-4 is for non-degree language/general training).
- Visa
- D-2 student visa (degree programmes); D-4 for non-degree training/language courses — USD 60 · about ₹5,747
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: skku.edu/eng/ · admission-global.skku.edu/eng/index.html — checked 28 September 2026.