QS Asia University Rankings 2022 (as of November 2021)

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Korea University took first place last year for the first time and again this year, solidifying its position as the best university in Korea. With the addition of the ‘international research network’ indicator in 2018, a total of 11 indicators are evaluated. The weightings of each indicator are: 30% for academic reputation, 20% for employer reputation, 10% for faculty/student ratio, 10% for international research network, 10% for citations per paper, 5% for papers per faculty, 5% for Faculty/staff with a PhD, 2.5% for international faculty, 2.5% for international students, 2.5% for inbound exchange, and 2.5% for outbound exchange.
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QS World University Rankings 2022 (as of June 2021)

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The university’s consistently outstanding performance in terms of academic reputation can be traced to its research-oriented programs, which create a productive ecosystem for researchers to not only generate knowledge but also to contribute to society.
The university aids researchers to publish in international journals by offering manuscript proofreading, and promotes collaborative research through interdisciplinary research support grants. The qualitative aspects of research are emphasized, and incentives are provided to pursue research excellence. In addition, the Future Research Grant (KU-FRG) allows researchers to pursue creative and challenging research, large-scale research projects, multidisciplinary research in both fundamental and niche disciplines, as well as international research.
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QS World University Rankings by Subject (as of March 2021)

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The number of KU’s fields of study that are ranked in the top 100 has steadily increased, from 22 in 2018 and 26 in 2019 to 27 in 2020 and 28 in 2021. Unlike other universities, KU’s fields of study that are listed in the top 100 are not concentrated in a certain area, but are instead evenly distributed across disciplines, with 14 of them being part of the humanities and 13 being part of the natural sciences. This is a result of KU’s consistent efforts to promote the balanced development of all fields of study.
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