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Dong-A University (동아대학교)
◎ Busan (Saha) · Busan / Gyeongnam
Who is it for?
Busan’s classic private university, long trusted for law and medicine. A solid choice for beach-city study. GKS partner, English tracks.
- You want classes taught in English — this university has an English-taught track.
- You are aiming for the GKS scholarship — this is a GKS partner university.
- You are interested in medicine or health fields — they are taught on this campus.
Getting around & student life
In western Busan (Line 1), near Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Culture Village.
Campus photos
Quick facts
Location
Busan (Saha) · Busan / Gyeongnam
Type
Private
Tuition
≈ KRW 7.7M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~13.3% of students
GKS scholarship
Partner university (confirmed)
English track
Available
Programs & study options
Fields of study
Engineering · Arts & Sports · Medicine & Health · Humanities & Social Sciences · Natural Sciences
Departments & majors
66 listed in the official disclosure
Admissions details
- Graduate Fall 2026 (2nd round): online 2026.6.15–6.21 (KST) via donga-graduate.znasoft.com
- interview 2026.7.8
- results 2026.7.21.
- Undergraduate English Track (latest published, Spring 2026 intake), via studyinkorea.go.kr: R1 2025.9.24–10.14, R2 2025.12.2–12.17.
- Fall 2026 UG guideline not yet posted as of 2026-06-19 (unverified).
- Foreign Special Admission (both parents foreign nationals
- dual/stateless excluded).
- UG: Freshman, Transfer (2nd yr), Transfer (3rd yr).
- Graduate: Master’s, Doctorate, Integrated Master’s-PhD.
- Tracks: Korean Track, English Track (Chinese Track for specific China-related graduate programs).
- Minimum to apply — Korean Track: TOPIK Level 3 (or SKA 296).
- English Track: IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL iBT 71 (taken by 2026.1.20, revised score 4+) / New TEPS 327
- exemption for applicants who completed high school in a native-English country (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa).
- UG English Track does not require TOPIK.
- Higher cutoffs for scholarship tiers (IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 84/TEPS 394
- TOPIK 5+).
- 6.3 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 2539
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-06-19
Contact & location
- Office of International Affairs — +82-51-200-6444
- [email protected]
- B03-0202, 225 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49236 (UG + Graduate inquiries).
- Office of International Affairs — +82-51-200-6444
- [email protected]
- global.donga.ac.kr
- No dedicated GKS staff contact published
- route via Office of International Affairs (+82-51-200-6444, [email protected]).
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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