Top 5 Korean Universities for International Students (2025)

Which Korean university has the most international students? We pulled the real numbers from KEDI (Korea Educational Development Institute) and Korea's Public Data Portal for 2025 -- no guessing, just official data. 1. Gachon University -- 4,996 international students (3,616 degree-seeking, 1,380 non-degree) 2. Yonsei University -- 4,740 international students (2,183 degree-seeking, 2,553 non-degree) 3. Korea University -- 4,471 international students (2,929 degree-seeking, 1,539 non-degree) 4. Chung-Ang University -- 4,257 international students (2,233 degree-seeking, 2,024 non-degree) 5. Hanyang University -- 3,988 international students (2,112 degree-seeking, 1,876 non-degree) A few things worth noting when reading this list: "Degree-seeking" means students enrolled in a full bachelor's, master's or PhD program (D-2 visa). "Non-degree" covers everything else -- language institute students, exchange students, and short-term visiting students (mostly D-4 visa). A university with a high non-degree number, like Yonsei or Chung-Ang, often has a large Korean-language institute feeding into its degree programs later, not necessarily a smaller "real" international population. This ranking is by raw headcount, not by percentage of the student body, so it naturally favors larger universities in the Seoul metro area. It also doesn't tell you anything about admission difficulty, cost, or which majors are actually open to international applicants for your specific field. If you're deciding where to apply, the number of international students already there is a useful signal for things like support services, roommate options and community, but it shouldn't be the only factor. Check our university guide for admission requirements by school, and our country-specific guides for what's different about the visa process depending on where you're applying from. Source: Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI) and Korea's Public Data Portal, 2025 enrollment statistics.