KAIST: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #375 of 14,134 | In the World |
| #51 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #4 of 193 | In South Korea |
| #1 of 10 | In Daejeon |
| #8 of 1,065 | For Electrical Engineering |
| Top100 | For 43 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 10,249
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- kaist.ac.kr
- Acceptance rate
- 18%*
* KAIST 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
| Enrollment | 10,249 |
|---|
Publications & Citations
KAIST majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 574 | 1914 |
| 1992 | 602 | 2355 |
| 1993 | 696 | 2947 |
| 1994 | 774 | 3351 |
| 1995 | 900 | 3992 |
| 1996 | 1110 | 4917 |
| 1997 | 1279 | 5723 |
| 1998 | 1260 | 7014 |
| 1999 | 1491 | 9228 |
| 2000 | 1609 | 10988 |
| 2001 | 1727 | 14231 |
| 2002 | 1645 | 17824 |
| 2003 | 1726 | 21398 |
| 2004 | 1920 | 26849 |
| 2005 | 1989 | 33579 |
| 2006 | 2262 | 40807 |
| 2007 | 2415 | 45881 |
| 2008 | 2643 | 53676 |
| 2009 | 3098 | 63021 |
| 2010 | 3440 | 72314 |
| 2011 | 3565 | 85982 |
| 2012 | 3629 | 98940 |
| 2013 | 3875 | 116837 |
| 2014 | 3971 | 130813 |
| 2015 | 4376 | 140730 |
| 2016 | 4206 | 145436 |
| 2017 | 4200 | 153246 |
| 2018 | 4286 | 155784 |
| 2019 | 4456 | 175606 |
| 2020 | 4698 | 202704 |
| 2021 | 4473 | 226879 |
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 | – | + | – | – |
KAIST alumni
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Yoon So-hee
- Occupations
- actormodelfilm actor
- Biography
-
Yoon So-hee is a South Korean actress.
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Yi So-Yeon
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
-
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. Upon return from her mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Yi continued as a KARI researcher attending the International Space University before retiring from the agency to pursue an MBA at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
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Kim Jung-ju
- Years
- 1968-2022 (aged 54)
- Enrolled in KAIST
- Graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
-
Kim Jung-ju, also known as Jay Kim, was a South Korean businessman, investor, and founder of Korea's largest gaming company, Nexon. He was the chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, the holding company of Nexon, and a partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture capital firm. At the time of his death, he was the third wealthiest person in Korea.
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Oh Hyun-min
- Occupations
- celebrity
- Biography
-
Oh Hyun-min is South Korean television personality. He is known for being a finalist for the reality show, The Genius: Black Garnet and formerly a cast member in The Genius: Grand Final.
General info
| Founded | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education of Korea |
| Motto | Education for the World, Research for the Future |
Location and Contacts
| Address | 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu Daejeon, Daejeon, 305-701 South Korea |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,475,000 |
| Phone | +82 (42) 869 2114 |
| Fax | +82 (42) 869 2110 |