Kyungsung University: Statistics

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#3567 of 14,131 In the World
#1192 of 5,830 In Asia
#63 of 193 In South Korea
#5 of 13 In Busan
#1181 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
Top50% For 14 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
13,000
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
ks.ac.kr
Languages
Korean;English
Acceptance rate
65%*

* Kyungsung University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete 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

Enrollment13,000
Full time employee560
Student:staff ratio23:1

Research profile

Kyungsung University has published 2,700 scientific papers with 34,456 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publications
2,700
Citations
34,456

Kyungsung University majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering
1,629 / 18,317
Biology
1,546 / 23,058
Chemistry
1,541 / 23,412
Physics
1,521 / 18,409
Quantum and Particle physics
1,219 / 14,991
Computer Science
1,196 / 12,352
Organic Chemistry
1,049 / 17,498
Environmental Science
1,043 / 12,843
Medicine
874 / 10,881
Materials Science
833 / 10,342
Biochemistry
783 / 14,853
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
759 / 9,697
Business
703 / 8,563
Genetics
623 / 9,345
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
621 / 5,372
Electrical Engineering
619 / 5,088
Geology
576 / 7,649
Mathematics
509 / 6,849
Psychology
472 / 6,012
Management
463 / 5,087
Mechanical Engineering
458 / 4,359
Philosophy
413 / 5,071
Optical Engineering
395 / 3,803
Ecology
378 / 4,562
Geography and Cartography
376 / 4,303
Statistics
356 / 4,663
Nanotechnology
343 / 4,645
Metallurgical Engineering
339 / 4,391
Paleontology
337 / 5,321
Political Science
335 / 5,187
Law
326 / 5,156
Pathology
325 / 3,826
Physical chemistry
307 / 6,284
Economics
297 / 3,997
Chemical Engineering
282 / 4,368
Pharmacology
245 / 4,161
Linguistics
244 / 3,055
Machine Learning
241 / 3,600
Structural Engineering
226 / 2,016
Telecommunications
225 / 1,710

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 5 6
1992 7 0
1993 15 6
1994 16 10
1995 22 22
1996 45 83
1997 43 106
1998 38 207
1999 38 155
2000 41 266
2001 32 246
2002 50 306
2003 59 335
2004 66 372
2005 65 465
2006 106 592
2007 89 650
2008 91 804
2009 82 925
2010 84 1044
2011 131 1260
2012 136 1245
2013 131 1487
2014 113 1610
2015 122 1700
2016 94 1631
2017 110 1513
2018 157 1659
2019 156 2236
2020 123 2677
2021 144 3100
2022 142 3515
2023 130 3688
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Kyungsung University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition per semester (KRW)
Undergraduate 4,200,000
Graduate (Master's) 5,000,000
Graduate (Doctoral) 6,000,000

Kyungsung University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Kyungsung University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes TBD TBD
Biology Yes Yes TBD
Business Yes Yes TBD
Chemistry Yes Yes TBD
Computer Science Yes Yes TBD
Economics Yes Yes TBD
Engineering Yes Yes TBD
Environmental Science TBD Yes TBD
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes TBD
Mathematics Yes Yes TBD
Medicine Yes Yes TBD
Physics Yes Yes TBD
Psychology Yes Yes TBD
Master's Degree Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Food Science, Food Technology, History, Home Economics, Hotel Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Japanese, Journalism, Korean, Law, Library Science, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Meteorology, Multimedia, Music, Optical Technology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religious Music, Social Welfare, Telecommunications Engineering, Theatre, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning
Doctor's Degree Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Clothing and Sewing, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Fashion Design, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Home Economics, Hotel Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International Business, International Economics, Journalism, Korean, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Music, Musicology, Optical Technology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Service Trades, Social Welfare, Textile Design, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning, Welfare and Protective Services

Notable alumni

  1. Cho Jin-woong

    Cho Jin-woong
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Cho Jin-woong, born Jo Won-jun (조진웅), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Assassination (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Spy Gone North (2018), Believer (2018), Intimate Strangers (2018), and Black Money (2019), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011) and Signal (2016).

  2. Cho Jae-hyun

    Cho Jae-hyun
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    film actorstage actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Cho Jae-hyun is a South Korean film, stage, and TV actor. He is commonly dubbed "director Kim Ki-duk's persona" since Cho has starred as leading and supporting characters in a number of films directed by Kim.

  3. Tae In-ho

    Tae In-ho
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Tae In-ho is a South Korean actor. He starred in television series such as Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and Descendants of the Sun (2016).

  4. Kim Jeong-tae

    Kim Jeong-tae
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Kim Jung-tae is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles on film and television.

  5. Kim Hyeon-sook

    Kim Hyeon-sook
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Kim Hyun-sook is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in Ugly Miss Young-ae, a long-running sitcom that depicts the reality of life as a single, older woman in Korea.

  6. Ryu Han-su

    Ryu Han-su
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestler
    Biography

    Ryu Han-Su is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 66 kg division. He entered Kyungsung University's Department of Sports and Health in 2006. He reached the final of the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in the same division and also won the gold medal.

  7. Lee Ji-young

    Lee Ji-young
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Lee Ji-young is a South Korean catcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.

  8. Jeon Soo-il

    Jeon Soo-il
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Jeon Soo-il is a South Korean film director, film producer and screenwriter. After graduating from the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University in Busan, he studied Film Direction at Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (E.S.R.A) in France from 1988 to 1992. He completed his master and doctorate degrees in Film Science at the Paris Diderot University in Paris, France. He is currently an associate professor of the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University and the president of Dongnyuk Film.

  9. Kim Min-seok

    Kim Min-seok
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestler
    Biography

    Kim Min-seok is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Kyungsung University faculties and divisions

College : Arts Dance, Design, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Music, Physical Education, Sports, Sports Medicine
College : Chinese Studies Business and Commerce, Chinese, Literature, Translation and Interpretation
College : Commerce and Economics Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Finance, Food Technology, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Management, Information Technology, International Business, Management, Tourism, Transport Management
College : Engineering Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Food Science, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning
College : Law and Political Science Law, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Social Welfare
College : Liberal Arts Arts and Humanities, Chinese, Education, English, Ethics, French, French Studies, German, Germanic Studies, History, Information Sciences, Japanese, Korean, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Preschool Education
College : Multimedia Advertising and Publicity, Communication Arts, Computer Graphics, Design, Film, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Multimedia, Photography, Public Relations, Theatre, Visual Arts
College : Pharmacy Pharmacy
College : Science Biology, Chemistry, Fashion Design, Health Sciences, Marketing, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Physics, Statistics
College : Theology Theology
Graduate School : Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacology, Pharmacy
Graduate School : Digital Design Design, Information Technology, Multimedia
Graduate School : Education Education
Graduate School : Graduate Studies Accountancy, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Food Science, History, Home Economics, Hotel Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Japanese, Korean, Law, Library Science, Literature, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Music, Optical Technology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Religious Music, Social Welfare, Theatre, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning
Graduate School : International Business International Business, Management
Graduate School : Multimedia Multimedia
Graduate School : Social Welfare Social Welfare

General information

Alternative names 경성대학교
Founded 1955
Accreditation Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

Location and contacts

Address 309, Suyeong-ro Nam-gu
Busan, Daeyeon-dong, 48434
South Korea
City population 3,453,000

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