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University of Seoul (서울시립대학교)
◎ Seoul
Who is it for?
Korea’s famous ‘half-price tuition’ university — about KRW 2.5M/yr on average, the lowest of any major Seoul school. Top-rated for urban studies and taxation. GKS partner.
- You are aiming for the GKS scholarship — this is a GKS partner university.
- You are watching your budget — public-university tuition, ≈ KRW 2.5M / year.
Getting around & student life
In eastern Seoul near Cheongnyangni (Line 1), 20 min to downtown — the public university founded by the Seoul city government.
Campus photos
Quick facts
Location
Seoul
Type
Public
Tuition
≈ KRW 2.5M / year (official average)
Dormitory
Yes — capacity ~11.1% of students
GKS scholarship
Partner university (confirmed)
English track
Not confirmed
Programs & study options
Fields of study
Engineering · Arts & Sports · Humanities & Social Sciences · Natural Sciences
Departments & majors
54 listed in the official disclosure
Admissions details
- 2026 Fall: online application Apr 13-22, 2026 (documents Apr 21-30, 2026
- results Jun 19, 2026)
- 2026 Spring: online application Oct 10-20, 2025.
- Same schedule for UG and Graduate.
- Subject to change.
- UG: Foreign Student Special Selection, Freshman & Transfer, 100% document-based (Architecture/Design/Music/Sculpture add audition/interview).
- Graduate: International Student admission, Master’s & Ph.D., document + interview.
- Both require applicant and both parents foreign nationality only.
- UG: one of TOPIK Level 3+ (Freshman) / Level 4+ (Transfer)
- UOS KLCP Level 3+/4+
- IEQAS Korean program Level 4+/5+
- onsite Sejong intermediate
- KIIP. Must reach TOPIK 4+ to graduate. Graduate: one of TOPIK Level 3+
- UOS KLCP Level 3+
- IEQAS Level 4+
- Korean-related degree
- OR English (TOEFL iBT 71+ / IELTS 5.5+ / TEPS 327+) for certain depts
- OR recommendation letter from a UOS full-time professor.
- Classes taught in Korean (no English-medium degree track).
- 15.5 : 1 for Korean applicants (general track, 2025 disclosure) — the foreign track is screened separately
- Freshman quota 1747
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-06-19
Contact & location
- Undergraduate: +82-2-6490-6659, [email protected].
- Graduate: +82-2-6490-6654, [email protected].
- Office of International Affairs (OIA), Room #321 Cheonnong Hall, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504
- +82-2-6490-6662, 6663
- Fax +82-2-6490-6664
- oia.uos.ac.kr
- No dedicated GKS contact published
- OIA is point of contact (+82-2-6490-6662, 6663).
- GKS via studyinkorea.go.kr.
Contacts come from the latest official admissions materials — offices occasionally change numbers between intakes.
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