Campus & Auxiliary Hospital

Korea University consists of the Seoul Campus (in Seoul, 881,074㎡), Sejong Campus (in Sejong Special Self-Governing City, 425,334㎡) and three auxiliary hospitals (Anam Hospital: Seongbuk-district in Seoul, 67,676㎡, Guro Hospital: Guro-district in Seoul, 40,465㎡, Ansan Hospital: Ansan-city in Gyeonggi Province, 47,846㎡).

Korean & International Student Enrollment

The total number of students is 37,821, including 30,320 on the Seoul Campus (Undergraduate: 20,373, Graduate: 9,947) and 7,501 on the Sejong Campus (Undergraduate: 6,574, Graduate: 927). Among the Seoul Campus students, 2,435 (8.03%) are international students. The total number of international students in language, exchange and training programs stands at 1,747.

Korean & International Faculty Members

The total number of faculty members is 5,173, including 4,408 on the Seoul Campus (Full-time: 1,525, Part-time: 2,883) and 765 on the Sejong Campus (Full-time: 259, Part-time: 506). Of this number, 103 (5.77%) of the full-time faculty are international.

Student-to-Full-time Faculty Ratio (Based on Students Quotas)

The number stands at 20.37 students per faculty member on the Seoul Campus and 26.49. students on the Sejong Campus.

Employees

The number of employees on the Seoul and Sejong Campuses is 1,152 and 223, respectively.

Library Collection

Korea University's Seoul campus library collection consists of 3,204,955 books, 24,913 types of non-book materials, 240 packages in digital format, and 2,081 types of periodicals. The Sejong campus library collection consists of 551,170 books, 7,435 types of non-book materials, 17 packages in digital format and 124 types of periodicals

International Organization Membership Status

U21 (Universitas21)

Founded in 1997, Universitas 21 currently boasts 21 member universities in twelve different countries and territories. It works to enhance cooperation among member universities and promote opportunities that cannot be easily achieved by any single institute alone. Korea University joined Universitas 21 in 2004 as the organization’s 17th member. It remains the first and only member from South Korea. In 2009, KU hosted a symposium and the U21 Presidents’ Annual Meeting, and pledged its commitment to a joint PhD program among fourteen universities.

http://www.universitas21.com

APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities)

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), a consortium of leading research universities in the Pacific Rim, aims to foster exchanges and collaboration in research among universities in the Asia-Pacific region. Prominent research universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, UBC, Beijing University, Tokyo University, and the National University of Singapore all hold membership in the APRU. Its South Korean members are Korea University, Seoul National University and Yonsei University.

http://www.apru.org

ICUBE (International Consortium of Universities for the study of Biodiversity & the Environment)

The International Consortium of Universities for the Study of Biodiversity & the Environment (ICUBE) is a consortium of global leading research universities designed to promote research and education on biodiversity, climate change, and the environment.

APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education)

The Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) is a non-profit organization founded in December 2004 by universities in thirteen countries including South Korea, China, Japan, the US (Hawaii), Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. APAIE’s goals are to activate exchanges among those responsible for higher education in the Asia-Pacific region and to enhance the quality of international education programs.

VIU (Venice International University)

Venice International University (VIU) is a global consortium of 19 universities and institutional partners who all share an autonomous campus on the island of San Servolo, Venice Italy, providing an innovative platform transnational education, to build awareness across borders, encourage participation and promote international cooperation.