Sungkyunkwan University: Statistics

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#405 of 14,131 In the World
#56 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 193 In South Korea
#3 of 39 In Seoul
#33 of 1,120 For Plastic Surgery
Top50% For 197 other topics
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Quick Review

Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
skku.ac.kr
Languages
Korean
Acceptance rate
23%*

* 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 83,866 scientific papers published and 1,725,931 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 Pathology.

Publications
83,866
Citations
1,725,931

Sungkyunkwan University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
57,161 / 1,358,574
Chemistry
47,574 / 1,169,980
Medicine
46,299 / 955,800
Engineering
44,189 / 956,112
Physics
39,496 / 890,253
Genetics
30,511 / 706,238
Computer Science
29,584 / 513,099
Quantum and Particle physics
27,096 / 658,501
Biochemistry
26,721 / 684,627
Pathology
25,888 / 575,661
Materials Science
25,866 / 666,530
Organic Chemistry
24,803 / 691,874
Environmental Science
23,678 / 489,699
Surgery
21,096 / 403,377
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
19,089 / 333,641
Psychology
17,965 / 315,827
Mathematics
17,348 / 312,725
Statistics
14,909 / 270,206
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
13,610 / 252,305
Electrical Engineering
13,525 / 321,409
Oncology and Cancer research
13,362 / 346,312
Nanotechnology
13,025 / 437,894
Geology
12,908 / 262,370
Optical Engineering
12,409 / 257,325
Psychiatry
11,662 / 210,570
Immunology
11,363 / 264,739
Chemical Engineering
10,858 / 411,845
Metallurgical Engineering
10,583 / 271,063
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,182 / 112,817
Philosophy
8,716 / 125,079
Paleontology
8,503 / 176,341
Geography and Cartography
8,282 / 130,099
Physical chemistry
8,059 / 238,804
Ecology
7,824 / 188,416
Business
7,689 / 107,381
Neuroscience
6,990 / 133,913
Mechanical Engineering
6,892 / 116,595
Telecommunications
6,861 / 96,236
Anatomy and Physiology
6,712 / 122,747
Sociology
6,533 / 142,768

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 23 30
1991 26 42
1992 29 42
1993 35 78
1994 50 114
1995 61 141
1996 104 208
1997 165 304
1998 249 437
1999 449 597
2000 587 1120
2001 755 2013
2002 864 3133
2003 1122 5799
2004 1324 6336
2005 1624 8979
2006 2099 11584
2007 2222 14893
2008 2459 19741
2009 2686 25303
2010 3002 32126
2011 3334 41452
2012 3874 51306
2013 4217 63060
2014 4412 76392
2015 5097 92603
2016 5264 107144
2017 5462 125628
2018 5177 131015
2019 5740 154123
2020 5936 182790
2021 6789 237963
2022 6361 233664
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 38)
    Occupations
    television presenteractorfilm actortelevision actor
    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 26)
    Occupations
    modeldancerpresenterDJactor
    Biography

    Lee Dong-min, known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (차은우), is a South Korean singer, actor, and model 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 29)
    Occupations
    actorsingerfilm actormodel
    Biography

    Chrystal Soo Jung, professionally known as Krystal, Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung (Korean: 정수정), is a Korean-American 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. Mun Ka-young

    Mun Ka-young
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1996-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm 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 58 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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