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STUDY IN BUSAN

Study in Busan

Korea's second-largest city, on the sea. The universities, where their international students come from, and the help the city gives you once you arrive.

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22
universities and colleges
20,456
international students at Busan universities
46
countries they come from

Ministry of Justice student records as of 2026-06. Countries with fewer than 5 students at a university are not counted. Some universities report all their campuses as one figure, including campuses outside Busan.

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Where Busan's international students come from

  1. Vietnam
    8,377
  2. China
    3,875
  3. Nepal
    1,569
  4. Uzbekistan
    1,506
  5. Bangladesh
    1,225
  6. Myanmar (Burma)
    526
  7. Sri Lanka
    403
  8. Pakistan
    354
  9. Mongolia
    301
  10. Japan
    263
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Universities in Busan

Largest international student body first. Open a university for admissions, programmes, scholarships and documents.

  • Kyungsung University
    ๊ฒฝ์„ฑ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    2,124
    International tuition / semester
    โ‚ฉ3.4M โ€“ โ‚ฉ4.46M
    Dormitory
    2% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ244K / month
  • Dong-A University
    ๋™์•„๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    2,082
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.9M
    Dormitory
    4% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ222K / month
  • Busan University of Foreign Studies
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ์™ธ๊ตญ์–ด๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,762
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.05M
    Dormitory
    14% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ249K / month
  • Youngsan University
    ์˜์‚ฐ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต(ํ•ด์šด๋Œ€)
    PrivateUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    1,630 ยท all campuses
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.54M
    Dormitory
    8% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ243K / month
  • Dongseo University
    ๋™์„œ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,625
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.54M
    Dormitory
    55% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ200K / month
  • Silla University
    ์‹ ๋ผ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,596
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.3M
    Dormitory
    10% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ216K / month
  • Tongmyong University
    ๋™๋ช…๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,576
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.66M
    Dormitory
    15% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ214K / month
  • Pusan National University
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    National/publicUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,547
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ4.51M
    Dormitory
    29% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ212K / month
  • Pukyong National University
    ๊ตญ๋ฆฝ๋ถ€๊ฒฝ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    National/publicUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    1,400
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ4.05M
    Dormitory
    0% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ185K / month
  • Dongeui University
    ๋™์˜๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    1,195
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.58M
    Dormitory
    2% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ225K / month
  • Busan Institute of Science and Technology
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ๊ณผํ•™๊ธฐ์ˆ ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    1,149
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.6M
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ158K / month
  • Kyungnam College of Information & Technology
    ๊ฒฝ๋‚จ์ •๋ณด๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    915
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.73M
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ173K / month
  • Dong-Eui Institute of Technology
    ๋™์˜๊ณผํ•™๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeEnglish-taughtKorean-taught
    International students
    655
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.88M
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ205K / month
  • Catholic University of Pusan
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ๊ฐ€ํ†จ๋ฆญ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    461
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.47M
    Dormitory
    1% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ182K / month
  • Korea Maritime and Ocean University
    ๊ตญ๋ฆฝํ•œ๊ตญํ•ด์–‘๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    National/publicUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    353
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ3.72M
    Dormitory
    66% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ193K / month
  • Kosin University
    ๊ณ ์‹ ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    252
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ7.3M
    Dormitory
    43% housed
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ249K / month
  • Busan Women's College
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ์—ฌ์ž๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    93
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.5M
  • Busan Health University
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ๋ณด๊ฑด๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    41
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.61M
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ208K / month
  • Daedong University
    ๋Œ€๋™๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    No figures on record
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ6.6M
  • Busan Kyungsang College
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ๊ฒฝ์ƒ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    No figures on record
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ5.7M
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ149K / month
  • Busan Arts College
    ๋ถ€์‚ฐ์˜ˆ์ˆ ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateCollegeKorean-taught
    International students
    No figures on record
    Avg. tuition / year (Korean students)
    โ‚ฉ5.7M
  • Inje University (Busan Campus)
    ์ธ์ œ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต
    PrivateUniversityKorean-taught
    International students
    No figures on record
    Dormitory, double room
    โ‚ฉ121K / month

Average tuition (Korean students): average annual tuition per undergraduate at that campus, 2026, from ํ•œ๊ตญ์žฅํ•™์žฌ๋‹จ (Korea Student Aid Foundation), based on the April ๋Œ€ํ•™์•Œ๋ฆฌ๋ฏธ disclosure โ€” one figure across all programmes. It is not what international students pay: at the universities we checked, international tuition was 10โ€“40% higher.

Compare Busan universities in one table โ†’
AFTER YOU ARRIVE

Study Busan Hub

Busan City's one-stop support centre for international students opened in February 2026, run together with Busan universities. According to the city, it offers:

  • โ€ขGroup fingerprint registration for new students, with the Busan immigration office
  • โ€ขBanking and visa advice for international students
  • โ€ขReferrals to partner hospitals for international students
  • โ€ขKorean language classes and Korean culture mentoring

Where: 2nd floor, National Pension Service Busan building, Yeonje-gu, near City Hall Station (Line 1).

Opening hours, booking and details on MyBusan โ†’

The hub is run by Busan City, not by StudyToKorea. Check MyBusan for current services before you visit.

Next steps

Check your study readiness โ€” freeโ†’Scholarships for international studentsโ†’Student visa guide (D-2 / D-4)โ†’Universities in other regionsโ†’

Sources: Ministry of Justice (international student records), ๋Œ€ํ•™์•Œ๋ฆฌ๋ฏธ (university disclosures), Korea Student Aid Foundation (tuition), Busan Metropolitan City (Study Busan Hub). StudyToKorea is an independent guide; this page is not published by Busan City.