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SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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ABOUT SNU

Overview

Facts

General Information As of April 1, 2012

  • Founded in 1946 as the first national university of Korea
  • Built on the largest campus in Seoul
  • 16 Colleges, 1 Graduate School and 9 Professional Schools
  • 2,540 full-time faculty members
  • 16,623 undergraduate students and 11,355 graduate students

Colleges & Schools As of April 1, 2012

16 Colleges with 83 Departments for Undergraduates

  • Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Fine Arts, Law, Education, Human Ecology, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Music, Medicine, Liberal Studies

1 Graduate School with 99 Programs

  • Master's Program: 69 Programs and 28 Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Doctoral Program: 70 Programs and 29 Interdisciplinary Programs

9 Professional Graduate Schools

  • Public Health, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Dentistry, Business, Medicine, Law, Convergence Science and Technology

Faculty As of April 1, 2012

Number of Faculty 5,320

  • Professors 1,271
  • Associate Professors 423
  • Assistant Professors 189
  • Full-time Instructors 3
  • Professors Emeriti 764
  • Professors (Foundation Fund) 263
  • Brain Korea (BK) Professors 65
  • Humanities Korea (HK) Professors 15
  • Humanities Korea (HK) Research Professors 43
  • Visiting Professors 107
  • Full-time Research Professors 101
  • Full-time Lecture Professors 60
  • Adjunct Professors 699
  • Part-time Lecturers 1,317

Students As of April 1, 2012

Number of Enrolled Students 27,978

  • Undergraduate Students 16,623
  • Graduate Students in Master's Program 8,169
  • Graduate Students in Doctoral Program 3,186

Number of International Students

  • International Students in Degree Programs 2,608
    - Undergraduate Students 851
    - Graduate Students in Master’s Program 1,042
    - Graduate Students in Doctoral Program 715
  • International Exchange Students
    - 587 as of March 2010 ~ Feb. 2011
    - 622 as of March 2011 ~ Feb. 2012
    - 683 as of March 2012 ~ Feb. 2013

Degrees Conferred in 2012

  • Bachelor's Degrees Conferred 3,466
  • Master's Degrees Conferred 2,893
  • Doctoral Degrees Conferred 1,138
  • Honorary doctoral degrees conferred since 1947 110

University Budget Budget for 2012, Unit: million KRW

  • Government Grant 346,671
  • Tuition 180,695
  • Donations 127,864
  • Research Grant 529,233
  • Others 110,354

International Partners As of April 1, 2012

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General Agreement Student Exchange Agreement
University Level 273 institutions in 56 countries 199 institutions in 47 countries
College Level 488 institutions in 47 countries 262 institutions in 40 countries
Research Institution Level 292 institutions in 37 countries 62 institutions in 19 countries

Alumni

  • Number of Alumni: about 330,000

Library HoldingsAs of January 31, 2012

  • Books 4,515,121
  • Periodicals & Newspapers 95,887
  • Non-book Materials 216,258
Last updated in 2013