Where students from United States study in Korea

Universities ranked by how many students from United States are enrolled — degree programmes and language institutes together.

Students from United States in Korea

1,597

−2.9% compared with a year earlier

1,289 in degree programmes (D-2) · 308 in language training (D-4)

Ministry of Justice (법무부) monthly statistics, as of 2026-07. Updated monthly.

1,042 students from United States at the 32 universities listed here.

#	University	From United States	Share	All international students
1	Yonsei University 연세대학교 · Seoul	247	6%	3,930 total · 2,579 degree · 1,106 language institute
2	Korea University 고려대학교 · Seoul	124	3%	4,480 total · 3,321 degree · 716 language institute
3	Sogang University 서강대학교 · Seoul	102	5%	2,240 total · 1,303 degree · 817 language institute
4	Seoul National University 서울대학교 · Seoul	61	3%	1,933 total · 906 degree · 647 language institute
5	Sungkyunkwan University 성균관대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	51	1%	4,105 total · 2,842 degree · 917 language institute
6	Hanyang University 한양대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	51	1%	7,447 total · 5,617 degree · 1,528 language institute
7	Chung-Ang University 중앙대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	41	1%	4,880 total · 2,274 degree · 2,218 language institute
8	Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교 · Seoul	38	2%	2,482 total · 1,930 degree · 382 language institute
9	Konkuk University 건국대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	29	1%	3,217 total · 2,229 degree · 781 language institute
10	Sejong University 세종대학교 · Seoul	27	1%	4,265 total · 3,456 degree · 648 language institute
11	Kyung Hee University 경희대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	26	1%	4,866 total · 3,866 degree · 825 language institute
12	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 한국과학기술원 · Daejeon	25	3%	960 total · 807 degree · 7 language institute
13	Handong Global University 한동대학교 · Gyeongbuk	22	6%	375 total · 208 degree · 129 language institute
14	Dongguk University 동국대학교 · Seoul	21	1%	3,825 total · 2,009 degree · 1,660 language institute
15	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 한국외국어대학교 · Seoul · all campuses	21	1%	2,926 total · 2,309 degree · 397 language institute
16	Soonchunhyang University 순천향대학교 · Chungnam	15	2%	951 total · 612 degree · 269 language institute
17	Dankook University 단국대학교 · Gyeonggi · all campuses	14	1%	1,410 total · 1,134 degree · 141 language institute
18	Woosong University 우송대학교 · Daejeon	14	1%	2,594 total · 2,175 degree · 269 language institute
19	Kyungsung University 경성대학교 · Busan	13	1%	2,124 total · 1,454 degree · 522 language institute
20	Kyungpook National University 경북대학교 · Daegu · all campuses	12	1%	2,251 total · 1,175 degree · 895 language institute
21	Pusan National University 부산대학교 · Busan	12	1%	1,547 total · 1,043 degree · 371 language institute
22	University of Seoul 서울시립대학교 · Seoul	12	2%	686 total · 324 degree · 236 language institute
23	Hongik University 홍익대학교 · Seoul	11	1%	1,884 total · 1,320 degree · 499 language institute
24	Chungnam National University 충남대학교 · Daejeon	7	1%	1,023 total · 631 degree · 315 language institute
25	Sun Moon University 선문대학교 · Chungnam	7	0%	3,086 total · 1,431 degree · 1,642 language institute
26	Gachon University 가천대학교 · Gyeonggi	6	0%	5,179 total · 4,010 degree · 1,112 language institute
27	Keimyung University 계명대학교 · Daegu	6	0%	3,698 total · 2,037 degree · 1,484 language institute
28	Sookmyung Women's University 숙명여자대학교 · Seoul	6	0%	1,228 total · 564 degree · 564 language institute
29	Inha University 인하대학교 · Incheon	6	0%	2,258 total · 1,564 degree · 530 language institute
30	Chonnam National University 전남대학교 · Jeonnam & Gwangju · all campuses	5	0%	1,420 total · 994 degree · 310 language institute
31	Ajou University 아주대학교 · Gyeonggi	5	0%	2,129 total · 930 degree · 1,082 language institute
32	University of Ulsan 울산대학교 · Ulsan	5	1%	522 total · 303 degree · 184 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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