Hankuk University of Foreign Studies: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #1579 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #444 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #27 of 193 | In South Korea |
| #15 of 39 | In Seoul |
| #450 of 1,003 | For Linguistics |
| Top50% | For 13 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 21,240
- Funding
- Private
- Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.hufs.ac.kr
- Languages
- Korean;English;Japanese;Chinese;Russian
- Acceptance rate
- 44%*
* The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Graduation from high school or equivalent, and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | March to December (March - July; September-December) |
| Enrollment | 21,240 |
| Full time employee | 652 |
| Student:staff ratio | 33:1 |
Publications & Citations
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 | 11 |
| 1993 | 6 | 9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 17 |
| 1995 | 9 | 47 |
| 1996 | 20 | 49 |
| 1997 | 29 | 83 |
| 1998 | 31 | 120 |
| 1999 | 34 | 162 |
| 2000 | 46 | 181 |
| 2001 | 62 | 273 |
| 2002 | 68 | 378 |
| 2003 | 68 | 457 |
| 2004 | 76 | 735 |
| 2005 | 63 | 944 |
| 2006 | 95 | 1145 |
| 2007 | 111 | 1346 |
| 2008 | 131 | 1713 |
| 2009 | 159 | 2200 |
| 2010 | 174 | 2402 |
| 2011 | 217 | 3019 |
| 2012 | 244 | 3454 |
| 2013 | 287 | 3791 |
| 2014 | 322 | 4421 |
| 2015 | 393 | 4809 |
| 2016 | 379 | 5047 |
| 2017 | 374 | 5188 |
| 2018 | 367 | 5115 |
| 2019 | 349 | 6407 |
| 2020 | 389 | 7473 |
| 2021 | 375 | 9296 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| International students | $3,750 | $3,750 |
The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | + |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | + | + |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, African Languages, African Studies, Air Transport, American Studies, Arabic, Archiving, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Bulgarian, Business Administration, Business Education, Canadian Studies, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, Czech, Development Studies, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, Hindi, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hungarian, Indonesian, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Malay, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Native Language Education, Peace and Disarmament, Persian, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Polish, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, South and Southeast Asian Languages, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Thai Languages, Translation and Interpretation, Turkish, Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Doctor's Degree | African Studies, American Studies, Arabic, Archiving, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Canadian Studies, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Cognitive Sciences, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, Czech, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, History, Hungarian, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Polish, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Romanian, Russian, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni
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Park Seong-ung
- Occupations
- television actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Park Sung-woong is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in No. 3 in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in New World (2013) and a serial killer in The Deal (2015).
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Kim Ji-seok
- Occupations
- television actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Ji-seok is a South Korean actor.
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Kim Jun
- Occupations
- singeractortelevision actormodel
- Biography
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Kim Joon is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers.
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Younha
- Occupations
- jazz musicianpianistsongwritersingerfilm actor
- Biography
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Go Youn-ha, known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for her success on the Japanese music chart. In 2006, she debuted in South Korea, where she is regarded as one of the country's best singer-songwriters.
General info
| Alternative names | HUFS 한국외국어대학교 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Accreditation | Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) |
| Motto | Veritas, Pax, Creatio Truth, Peace, Creation |
| Colors | navy, gold |
| Academic structure | College of English College of Occidental Languages College of Oriental Languages College of Chinese College of Japanese College of Social Sciences College of Law College of Business and Economics College of Business College of Education College of Humanities College of Interpretation and Translation College of Central and East European Studies College of International and Area Studies College of Economics and Business College of Natural Sciences College of Engineering Minerva College Graduate School Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation Graduate School of International and Area Studies Graduate School of Education Graduate School of Politics, Government and Communication Graduate School of Business Graduate School of TESOL Law School |
| Affiliations and memberships | Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Silk-road Universities Network (SUN) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | 107 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul, Seoul, 02450 South Korea |
|---|---|
| City population | 9,668,000 |
| Phone | +82 (2) 2173 2657 |
| Fax | +82 (2) 2173 2877 |