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Where students from Thailand study in Korea
Universities ranked by how many students from Thailand are enrolled — degree programmes and language institutes together.
Students from Thailand in Korea
958
+1.9% compared with a year earlier
621 in degree programmes (D-2) · 337 in language training (D-4)
Ministry of Justice (법무부) monthly statistics, as of 2026-07. Updated monthly.
478 students from Thailand at the 36 universities listed here.
| # | University | From Thailand | Share | All international students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sogang University 서강대학교 · Seoul | 83 | 4% | 2,240 total · 1,303 degree · 817 language institute |
| 2 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 한국과학기술원 · Daejeon | 45 | 5% | 960 total · 807 degree · 7 language institute |
| 3 | Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교 · Seoul | 35 | 1% | 2,482 total · 1,930 degree · 382 language institute |
| 4 | Yonsei University 연세대학교 · Seoul | 34 | 1% | 3,930 total · 2,579 degree · 1,106 language institute |
| 5 | Seoul National University 서울대학교 · Seoul | 26 | 1% | 1,933 total · 906 degree · 647 language institute |
| 6 | Mokwon University 목원대학교 · Daejeon | 18 | 1% | 1,573 total · 783 degree · 604 language institute |
| 7 | Hanyang University 한양대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 16 | 0% | 7,447 total · 5,617 degree · 1,528 language institute |
| 8 | Sungkyunkwan University 성균관대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 14 | 0% | 4,105 total · 2,842 degree · 917 language institute |
| 9 | Kyungpook National University 경북대학교 · Daegu · all campuses | 11 | 0% | 2,251 total · 1,175 degree · 895 language institute |
| 10 | Pusan National University 부산대학교 · Busan | 11 | 1% | 1,547 total · 1,043 degree · 371 language institute |
| 11 | Jeonbuk National University 전북대학교 · Jeonbuk | 11 | 0% | 2,840 total · 1,614 degree · 363 language institute |
| 12 | Korea University 고려대학교 · Seoul | 11 | 0% | 4,480 total · 3,321 degree · 716 language institute |
| 13 | Shin Ansan University 신안산대학교 · Gyeonggi | 11 | 1% | 1,534 total · 4 degree · 275 language institute |
| 14 | Kyung Hee University 경희대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 9 | 0% | 4,866 total · 3,866 degree · 825 language institute |
| 15 | Ansan University 안산대학교 · Gyeonggi | 9 | 4% | 252 total · 1 degree · 130 language institute |
| 16 | Chungbuk National University 충북대학교 · Chungbuk | 8 | 1% | 1,560 total · 939 degree · 433 language institute |
| 17 | Busan University of Foreign Studies 부산외국어대학교 · Busan | 8 | 0% | 1,762 total · 1,211 degree · 405 language institute |
| 18 | Soongsil University 숭실대학교 · Seoul | 8 | 1% | 1,468 total · 901 degree · 494 language institute |
| 19 | Pukyong National University 국립부경대학교 · Busan | 7 | 1% | 1,400 total · 948 degree · 386 language institute |
| 20 | Korea Maritime and Ocean University 국립한국해양대학교 · Busan | 7 | 2% | 353 total · 189 degree · 151 language institute |
| 21 | Keimyung University 계명대학교 · Daegu | 7 | 0% | 3,698 total · 2,037 degree · 1,484 language institute |
| 22 | Sun Moon University 선문대학교 · Chungnam | 7 | 0% | 3,086 total · 1,431 degree · 1,642 language institute |
| 23 | Inha University 인하대학교 · Incheon | 7 | 0% | 2,258 total · 1,564 degree · 530 language institute |
| 24 | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 한국외국어대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 7 | 0% | 2,926 total · 2,309 degree · 397 language institute |
| 25 | Woosong University 우송대학교 · Daejeon | 7 | 0% | 2,594 total · 2,175 degree · 269 language institute |
| 26 | Keimyung College University 계명문화대학교 · Daegu | 7 | 3% | 267 total · 3 degree · 119 language institute |
| 27 | Chonnam National University 전남대학교 · Jeonnam & Gwangju · all campuses | 6 | 0% | 1,420 total · 994 degree · 310 language institute |
| 28 | Chung-Ang University 중앙대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 6 | 0% | 4,880 total · 2,274 degree · 2,218 language institute |
| 29 | Hannam University 한남대학교 · Daejeon | 6 | 0% | 1,754 total · 508 degree · 1,230 language institute |
| 30 | Kyungbok University 경복대학교 · Gyeonggi | 6 | 1% | 800 total · 54 degree · 454 language institute |
| 31 | Konkuk University 건국대학교 · Seoul · all campuses | 5 | 0% | 3,217 total · 2,229 degree · 781 language institute |
| 32 | Dankook University 단국대학교 · Gyeonggi · all campuses | 5 | 0% | 1,410 total · 1,134 degree · 141 language institute |
| 33 | Dong-A University 동아대학교 · Busan | 5 | 0% | 2,082 total · 915 degree · 1,103 language institute |
| 34 | Seokyeong University 서경대학교 · Seoul | 5 | 0% | 1,231 total · 880 degree · 347 language institute |
| 35 | Namseoul University 남서울대학교 · Chungnam | 5 | 0% | 1,943 total · 1,110 degree · 709 language institute |
| 36 | Seojeong University 서정대학교 · Gyeonggi | 5 | 0% | 4,552 total · 1,020 degree · 832 language institute |
Source: Korea's Ministry of Justice (법무부) records of international students, as of 2026-06-30, published on data.go.kr. Share = students from this country out of all international students at the university.
Universities with fewer than 5 students from a country are not listed for it, so that no student can be identified.
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