Who is it for?
Famous for beauty arts and applied music — a Seoul campus worth noting for K-beauty and performance majors. GKS confirmed.
- You are aiming for the GKS scholarship — this is a GKS partner university.
Getting around & student life
In Seoul itself — Hongdae, Myeongdong, and Gangnam by subway, with K-culture and internships as part of daily life
Campus photos
Quick facts
Location
Seoul
Type
Private
Tuition
≈ KRW 8.4M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~12.2% of students
GKS scholarship
Partner university (confirmed)
English track
Not confirmed
Programs & study options
Fields of study
Arts & Sports · Humanities & Social Sciences
Departments & majors
24 listed in the official disclosure
Korean language program
Language & Culture Education Center, Yudam Building 11F. Runs a regular Korean-language program (established 2016) for foreigners/overseas Koreans: Beginner [Level 1-2], Intermediate [Level 3-4], Advanced [Level 5-6], each level taking 10 weeks/200 hours; full track (Beginner 1 through Advanced 2) takes about 1.5 years if passed without repeating. Admission requires high-school graduation or equivalent.
Admissions details
- 2027March 2027 intake, Special Admission for Overseas Koreans & Foreigners ((3Y) + track, run by /Admissions Office via go.skuniv.ac.kr): online application 2026.7.6(Mon) 10:00 – 2026.7.10(Fri) 16:00 (internet only, via go.skuniv.ac.kr or www.jinhakapply.com
- no mail/in-person applications) → document submission by mail postmarked by 2026.7.22(Wed) → interview/practical-exam venue announced 2026.7.22 → interview/practical exam 2026.7.28(Tue) → initial pass announcement 2026.8.27(Thu) 16:00 → online enrollment 2026.12.21(Mon)–12.23(Wed) 16:00 → waitlist fill-in 2026.12.24–12.29, waitlist enrollment deadline 2026.12.30 → final tuition-payment enrollment 2027.2.10(Wed)–2.12(Fri) 16:00.
- Source: official PDF ‘[] 2027 admissions guideline (overseas Koreans & foreigners)’ posted 2026.5.29 on go.skuniv.ac.kr (document_srl=226872, file_srl=227180).
- SEPARATELY, the International Exchange Office (Office of International Affairs, intl.skuniv.ac.kr) runs its own distinct track for applicants whose BOTH PARENTS are foreign nationals, with its own bilingual (KR/EN/CN/JP/VN/MY) guideline PDFs and separate spring/March/fall/September rounds.
- The most recent confirmed postings for that track: 2026March 2026 guideline posted 2025.9.12 (application window not independently re-confirmed during this research), and a 2026Sept 2026 admission’s interview-exam notice posted 2026.6.29 (id=60343) — indicating that round’s application period had already closed by the 2026-07-02 research date.
- Exact 2027 dates for this parallel Office of International Affairs track were not found during this research and should be confirmed directly at https://intl.skuniv.ac.kr/notice?type=intl_stu_admission.
- Two parallel tracks, both quota-external: (1) Special Admission for Overseas Koreans & Foreigners, administered by the university Admissions Office, covering (a) (3Y) — Korean-national applicants whose parent(s) worked/lived abroad 3+ cumulative years, and (b) — anyone (including pure foreign nationals with TOPIK Level 4+, and marriage migrants) who completed all of elementary+middle+high school (12 years/24 semesters) abroad.
- Selection = document screening + department-specific interview and/or practical exam for arts/performance/design majors. (2) Foreign Special Admission (foreign-national/Pure-Foreign-National Special Admission), administered separately by the International Exchange Office for applicants whose BOTH parents hold foreign nationality.
- For the eligibility category under the Special Admission for Overseas Koreans & Foreigners: TOPIK Level 4 or higher required for foreign-national applicants.
- Specific TOPIK/language requirements for the separate Office of International Affairs ” pure-foreign track were not independently confirmed in this research (that track’s own bilingual guideline PDF should be consulted at intl.skuniv.ac.kr).
- 18.8 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 1309
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-02
Contact & location
- Admissions Management Division /: Tel 02-940-7019, Fax 02-940-7021, Email [email protected].
- Address: (02713) 124, Seoul.
- International Exchange Division: Tel +82-2-940-7672 or +82-2-940-7674, Fax +82-2-940-7677, Email [email protected].
- Address: 11th Floor, Yudam Building, 124 Seokyeong-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02713, Republic of Korea.
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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