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Kyungpook National University (경북대학교)
◎ Gwangju · Daegu / Gyeongbuk
Who is it for?
The flagship national university of Daegu — long a talent pipeline for Korea’s electronics giants. National tuition ~KRW 4.5M/yr. 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 watching your budget — public-university tuition, ≈ KRW 4.5M / year.
- You are interested in medicine or health fields — they are taught on this campus.
Getting around & student life
In Daegu on the city subway — 20 min to downtown Dongseongno, 1 hr 40 min to Seoul by KTX.
Campus photos
Quick facts
Location
Gwangju · Daegu / Gyeongbuk
Type
National
Tuition
≈ KRW 4.5M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~23.7% 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
139 listed in the official disclosure
Admissions details
- 2026 Fall.
- UG: online 2026-04-13 09:00 ~ 2026-05-01 18:00, documents by 2026-05-07 18:00, results 2026-07-08.
- Graduate: online 2026-03-30 09:00 ~ 2026-05-01 18:00, documents by 2026-05-07 18:00, results 2026-07-08.
- Foreign-student Special Admission, outside-quota
- applicant and parents all foreign nationals (dual Korean nationals ineligible). UG degrees
- Graduate Master’s, Doctoral, Integrated MS-PhD by department.
- By department.
- UG: most depts TOPIK Level 3+ OR English (TOEFL iBT 59 / IELTS 5.5 / CEFR B2 / NEW TEPS 202)
- designated humanities/business depts TOPIK 4+
- a few TOPIK 5+. Graduate: 26 designated depts require fixed TOPIK levels
- other depts meet one of TOPIK 3+, English (TOEFL iBT 59 / IELTS 5.5 / CEFR B2 / NEW TEPS 202), native-English-country status, or dept-certified ability.
- KLP: 6 levels, 200 hrs each.
- 11.3 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 4046
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-06-19
Contact & location
- UG: +82-53-950-2436, Fax +82-53-950-2419, [email protected].
- Graduate: +82-53-950-2435, Fax +82-53-950-2419, [email protected].
- Office of International Affairs, Cheomseongin Student Futures Support Bldg.
- 2F, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566
- +82-53-950-2435, [email protected]
- international.knu.ac.kr
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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