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Accredited Universities

Discover Korean universities accredited for their outstanding internationalization capabilities.

International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS)

What is the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS)?
To attract outstanding international students, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education annually evaluate and certify universities with high internationalization capabilities. If you are preparing to study in Korea, please check the list of IEQAS-certified universities and consider applying.

Characteristics of Accredited Universities

Last modified : 2025-03-10

Accreditation is granted to universities that meet both basic requirements and evaluation criteria in areas such as strategy and recruitment, student support, and management and outcomes for international students. Certified universities benefit from relaxed visa screening criteria for international students and additional allowances for part-time work hours during weekdays.

List of Accredited

Degree Programs

Category (158 Universities)

Universities(121): GACHON UNIVERSITY, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA, GANGSEO UNIVERSITY, KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KONKUK UNIVERSITY, KONKUK UNIVERSITY GLOCAL CAMPUS, KONYANG UNIVERSITY, KYONGGI UNIVERSITY, KYUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, KYUNGDONG UNIVERSITY, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KYUNGSUNG UNIVERSITY, KYUNGWOON UNIVERSITY, KYUNGIL UNIVERSITY, KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY (SEJONG), GIST (GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), KWANG JU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, GANGNEUNG-WONJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KONGJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KUNSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, MOKPO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SUNCHON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, ANDONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION, KOREA MARITIME & OCEAN UNIVERSITY, HANBAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY, GIMCHEON UNIVERSITY, KOREA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, NAMSEOUL UNIVERSITY, DANKOOK UNIVERSITY, DAEGU CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, DGIST (DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), DAEGU UNIVERSITY, DAEGU HAANY UNIVERSITY, DAESHIN UNIVERSITY, DAEJEON UNIVERSITY, DAEJIN UNIVERSITY, DUKSUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, DONGGUK UNIVERSITY (SEOUL), DONGGUK UNIVERSITY (WISE CAMPUS), DONGDUK WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, DONGSEO UNIVERSITY, DONGSHIN UNIVERSITY, DONG-A UNIVERSITY, DONG-EUI UNIVERSITY, MYONGJI UNIVERSITY, MOKWON UNIVERSITY, PAI CHAI UNIVERSITY, BAEKSEOK UNIVERSITY, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, BUSAN UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, SOGANG UNIVERSITY, SEOKYEONG UNIVERSITY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL, SEOUL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SEOUL WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SUNMOON UNIVERSITY, SUNGKYUL UNIVERSITY, SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SEMYUNG UNIVERSITY, SEJONG UNIVERSITY, SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY, SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY, SINGYEONGJU UNIVERSITY, SILLA UNIVERSITY, SHINHAN UNIVERSITY, AJOU UNIVERSITY, ANYANG UNIVERSITY, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, YONSEI UNIVERSITY MIRAE CAMPUS, YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, SUNGSIM COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, WOOSUK UNIVERSITY, WOOSONG UNIVERSITY, ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (UNIST), UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN, WONKWANG UNIVERSITY, EWHA WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, INJE UNIVERSITY, INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, INHA UNIVERSITY, CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, CHOSUN UNIVERSITY, JOONGBU UNIVERSITY, CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY, JUNGWON UNIVERSITY, CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY, CHUGYE UNIVERSITY FOR THE ARTS, CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (CNU), CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, PYEONGTAEK UNIVERSITY, POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH), KAIST (KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, KOREATECH (KOREA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION), HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, HANNAM UNIVERSITY, HANDONG GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, HALLYM UNIVERSITY, HANSEO UNIVERSITY, HANSUNG UNIVERSITY, HANSEI UNIVERSITY, HANYANG UNIVERSITY, HANYANG UNIVERSITY (ERICA CAMPUS), HONAM UNIVERSITY, HOSEO UNIVERSITY, HONGIK UNIVERSITY

Junior colleges(22): GEOJE UNIVERSITY, GYEONGGI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KYUNG NAM COLLEGE OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY, KYUNGBOK UNIVERSITY, GUMI UNIVERSITY, KUNJANG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DAELIM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DONG-EUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MOKPO SCIENCE COLLEGE, BUSAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BUCHEON UNIVERSITY, SEOUL INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, SEOJEONG UNIVERSITY, YEUNGJIN UNIVERSITY, OSAN UNIVERSITY, YONG-IN ARTS & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, ULSAN COLLEGE, INHA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, VISION COLLEGE OF JEONJU, KOREA UNIVERSITY OF MEDIA ARTS, HANYANG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, HOSAN UNIVERSITY

Graduate school universities or colleges(15): REFORMED GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KOREA (UST), NATIONAL CANCER CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CANCER SCIENCE AND POLICY, INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION, DONGBANG CULTURE UNIVERSITY, ASSIST UNIVERSITY, SEOUL MEDIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SEOUL UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, SUNHAK UNIVERSAL PEACE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, YEMYUNG GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, ONSEOK UNIVERSITY, KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, KEPCO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR GRADUATE SCHOOL, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF KOREAN STUDIES, TORCH TRINITY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY TORCH TRINITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY)

Korean Language Programs

Category (103 Universities)

Universities(91): GACHON UNIVERSITY, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA, GANGNEUNG-WONJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KONKUK UNIVERSITY, KONYANG UNIVERSITY, KYONGGI UNIVERSITY, KYUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, KYUNGDONG UNIVERSITY, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KYUNGSUNG UNIVERSITY, KYUNGWOON UNIVERSITY, KYUNGIL UNIVERSITY, KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY(SEJONG), KONGJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KUNSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SUNCHON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, ANDONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION, HANBAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY, GIMCHEON UNIVERSITY, KOREA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, NAMSEOUL UNIVERSITY, DANKOOK UNIVERSITY, DAEGU CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, DAEGU UNIVERSITY, DAEJEON UNIVERSITY, DUKSUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, DONGGUK UNIVERSITY(SEOUL), DONGGUK UNIVERSITY (WISE CAMPUS), DONGSEO UNIVERSITY, DONGSHIN UNIVERSITY, DONG-A UNIVERSITY, MYONGJI UNIVERSITY(YONGIN CAMPUS), MOKWON UNIVERSITY, PAI CHAI UNIVERSITY, BAEKSEOK UNIVERSITY, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, BUSAN UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, SOGANG UNIVERSITY, SEOKYEONG UNIVERSITY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL, SEOUL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SEOUL WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SUNMOON UNIVERSITY, SUNGKYUL UNIVERSITY, SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SEMYUNG UNIVERSITY, SEJONG UNIVERSITY, SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY, SINGYEONGJU UNIVERSITY, SILLA UNIVERSITY, SHINHAN UNIVERSITY, AJOU UNIVERSITY, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, YONSEI UNIVERSITY MIRAE CAMPUS, YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, SUNGSIM COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, WOOSONG UNIVERSITY, EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, INJE UNIVERSITY, INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, INHA UNIVERSITY, CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JOONGBU UNIVERSITY, CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY, CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY, CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY(CNU), CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, PYEONGTAEK UNIVERSITY, HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, HANNAM UNIVERSITY, HANSEO UNIVERSITY, HANSUNG UNIVERSITY, HANYANG UNIVERSITY, HANYANG UNIVERSITY(ERICA CAMPUS), HONAM UNIVERSITY, HOSEO UNIVERSITY, HONGIK UNIVERSITY

Junior colleges(11): GYEONGGI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KYUNG NAM COLLEGE OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY, KYUNGBOK UNIVERSITY, DONG-EUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUSAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BUCHEON UNIVERSITY, SEOJEONG UNIVERSITY, YEUNGJIN UNIVERSITY, OSAN UNIVERSITY, YONG-IN ARTS & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, ULSAN COLLEGE

Graduate school universities or colleges(1): SUNHAK UNIVERSAL PEACE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY

What Are Excellent Accredited Universities?

Among certified universities, 18 institutions with particularly excellent internationalization capabilities are selected as Excellent Accredited Universities. These universities receive additional benefits, such as bonus points when selecting host universities for government-invited scholarship students.

Non-Accredited universities undergo inspections, and if they fail to meet certain standards, they are designated as institutions requiring stricter visa screening for language proficiency, financial capability, and other factors.

List of Accredited Universities

Degree Programs

27 Universities

Universities(22 Universities): KONKUK UNIVERSITY, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY, DUKSUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, DONGGUK UNIVERSITY (SEOUL), PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SEOKYEONG UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL, SEOUL THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SUNMOON UNIVERSITY, SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, SEMYUNG UNIVERSITY, SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, EWHA WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY, CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (CNU), POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH), HANSUNG UNIVERSITY, HANYANG UNIVERSITY, HONGIK UNIVERSITY

Junior colleges(1): KYUNGBOK UNIVERSITY

Graduate school universities or colleges(4 Universities): REFORMED GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOREA (UST), ONSEOK UNIVERSITY, KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT