Sungkyunkwan University: Statistics

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#419 of 14,131 In the World
#61 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 193 In South Korea
#4 of 39 In Seoul
#43 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
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Quick Review

Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
skku.ac.kr
Languages
Korean
Acceptance rate
42%*

* Sungkyunkwan 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

Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school or equivalent recognized by the Ministry of Education, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarMarch to December (March - June; September-December)

Research profile

Sungkyunkwan University is a world-class research university with 94,600 scientific papers published and 1,985,553 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Physics, Genetics, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biochemistry, and Materials Science.

Publications
94,600
Citations
1,985,553

Sungkyunkwan University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
65,328 / 1,595,894
Chemistry
54,180 / 1,356,271
Medicine
52,505 / 1,116,316
Engineering
50,319 / 1,122,351
Physics
45,186 / 1,036,497
Genetics
34,534 / 819,838
Computer Science
34,092 / 606,705
Quantum and Particle physics
31,726 / 785,281
Biochemistry
30,610 / 815,476
Materials Science
29,759 / 785,486
Pathology
29,585 / 673,714
Organic Chemistry
28,968 / 825,612
Environmental Science
27,646 / 591,540
Surgery
23,919 / 469,727
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
22,089 / 391,356
Psychology
20,700 / 375,815
Mathematics
20,578 / 377,946
Statistics
17,836 / 333,937
Electrical Engineering
16,114 / 414,314
Nanotechnology
15,295 / 526,143
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
15,214 / 284,539
Oncology and Cancer research
15,135 / 387,257
Geology
15,070 / 319,526
Optical Engineering
14,729 / 330,700
Psychiatry
13,431 / 250,605
Chemical Engineering
12,916 / 491,863
Immunology
12,883 / 307,431
Metallurgical Engineering
12,704 / 332,096
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,824 / 143,169
Physical chemistry
10,097 / 329,157
Philosophy
10,081 / 149,811
Paleontology
9,818 / 209,241
Geography and Cartography
9,504 / 156,157
Ecology
9,398 / 236,038
Business
9,068 / 137,769
Mechanical Engineering
8,083 / 133,002
Neuroscience
7,964 / 157,049
Telecommunications
7,795 / 116,752
Machine Learning
7,782 / 124,671
Sociology
7,743 / 167,211

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 34 42
1992 36 59
1993 39 91
1994 57 123
1995 69 160
1996 110 228
1997 175 363
1998 282 506
1999 494 687
2000 618 1257
2001 805 2118
2002 1044 3495
2003 1258 6382
2004 1425 6974
2005 1806 9487
2006 2278 12595
2007 2428 16445
2008 2617 21499
2009 2914 27517
2010 3224 35017
2011 3627 44871
2012 4155 55026
2013 4453 67347
2014 4629 81234
2015 5320 96985
2016 5524 111345
2017 5527 126884
2018 5763 141682
2019 6148 163758
2020 6353 193804
2021 6554 229897
2022 6934 244988
2023 7182 254029
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns Undergraduate, c. 3-5m per semester; Graduate, c.3.7-6 m per semester. Foreign students 30% and 50 % discount for undergraduates and graduates respectively (KRW)

Sungkyunkwan University has 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 Sungkyunkwan 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 Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Master's Degree Acting, Actuarial Science, Architecture, Art Management, Asian Religious Studies, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Consumer Studies, Cultural Studies, Dance, Design, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Family Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, Health Administration, History, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Korean, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Multimedia, Native Language Education, Nursing, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Psychology, Public Administration, Russian, Safety Engineering, Service Trades, Social and Preventive Medicine, Social Welfare, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Translation and Interpretation, Water Management
Doctor's Degree Architecture, Asian Religious Studies, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Consumer Studies, Cultural Studies, Dance, Design, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Family Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, French, German, History, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Korean, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Multimedia, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Psychology, Public Administration, Russian, Safety Engineering, Service Trades, Social Welfare, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Water Management

Sungkyunkwan University alumni

  1. Song Joong-ki

    Song Joong-ki
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actoractortelevision presenter
    Biography

    Song Joong-ki is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical coming-of-age drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and the variety show Running Man (2010–2011) as one of the original cast members. Since then, he has played a diverse spectrum of roles in the television series The Innocent Man (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), Vincenzo (2021), and Reborn Rich (2022), as well as the hit films A Werewolf Boy (2012), The Battleship Island (2017), and Space Sweepers (2021).

  2. Cha Eun-woo

    Cha Eun-woo
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1997-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    dancermodelsingeractorpresenter
    Biography

    Lee Dong-min, known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (차은우), is a South Korean singer and actor under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro.

  3. Krystal Jung

    Krystal Jung
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    modelfilm actorsingeractor
    Biography

    Chrystal Soo Jung, professionally known as Krystal, Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung (Korean: 정수정), is a Korean-American pop singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and has further participated in SM Entertainment's project group SM the Ballad. Aside from group activities, she has also acted in various South Korean drama series such as The Heirs (2013), My Lovely Girl (2014), Prison Playbook (2017), The Bride of Habaek (2017), Player (2018), Search (2020), Police University (2021) and Crazy Love (2022).

  4. Moon Ga-young

    Moon Ga-young
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    television actormodelfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Moon Ga-young is a German-born South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Heartstrings (2011), EXO Next Door (2015), Tempted (2018), Welcome to Waikiki 2 (2019), Find Me in Your Memory (2020), True Beauty (2020–2021), Link: Eat, Love, Kill (2022), and The Interest of Love (2022–2023).

All 68 notable alumni

Sungkyunkwan University faculties and divisions

College : Education Chinese, Computer Education, Education, Mathematics Education
College : Engineering Engineering
College : Law Law
College : Liberal Arts Chinese, English, French, German, History, Korean, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Russian
College : Medicine Medicine
School : Art Cinema and Television, Dance, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Multimedia
School : Business Administration Business Administration
School : Confucian and Oriental Studies Arts and Humanities, Asian Religious Studies, Oriental Studies, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy
School : Economics Economics, Statistics
School : Human Life Sciences Child Care and Development, Consumer Studies, Family Studies, Fashion Design, Home Economics, Household Management, Psychology
School : Information and Communication Engineering Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering
School : Life Sciences and Natural Resources Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Genetics
School : Natural Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics
School : Pharmacy Pharmacy
School : Social Sciences International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Sociology
School : Sport Science Leadership, Sports
School : Systems Management Engineering Computer Engineering, Engineering, Management Systems

General information

Alternative names SKKU
성균관대학교
Founded 1398
Accreditation Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
Motto Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom
Colors green, blue

Location and contacts

Address 53 Myongnyun-dong 3-ga Jongno-gu
Seoul, 110-745
South Korea
City population 9,668,000

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