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General Information (as of April 1, 2011)
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
2,911 full-time faculty members
16,626 undergraduate students and 11,392 graduate students
Colleges & Schools (as of April 1, 2011)
16 Colleges with 83 Departments for Undergraduates
Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Human Ecology,
Law, Medicine, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary 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 Administration, Medicine, Law, Convergence Science and Technology
Faculty (as of April 1, 2011)
Number of Faculty   5,551
Professors   1,235
Associate Professors   448
Assistant Professors  184
Full-time Instructors   3
Professors Emeritus   718
Professors(Foundation Fund)   257
BK Professors   71
HK Professors   14
HK Research Professors   44
Visiting Professors   112
Full-time Research Professors   72
Full-time Lecture Professors   57
Full-time Assistants   414
Adjunct Professors   603
Part-time Lecturers   1,236
Faculty Description
Number of Full-time International Faculty  242
Number of Female Faculty  1,548
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty   185 
Students (as of April 1, 2011)
Number of Students  28,018
Undergraduate Students  16,626
Students in Master's Program  8,321
Students in Doctoral Program  3,071 

Students Description 
Number of International Students  2,486
- Undergraduate Students  844
- Students in Master's Program  999
- Students in Doctoral Program   643
Number of Incoming Exchange Students  293
Number of Students in Korean Language Course  572

Degrees Conferred in 2011
Bachelor's Degrees Conferred   3,745
Master's Degrees Conferred   2,518
Doctoral Degrees Conferred   1,056
Honorary doctoral degrees conferred since 1947   110
University Budget
2011 Budget    
(unit: million KRW)
- Government Grant   327,387
- School Support Fee   269,517
- Donations   108,5542
Research Activities (as of April 1, 2011)
Number of Articles Published in Journals Certified by the Science Citation Index (SCI)
4,427 in 2008 (20th in the world)
4,291 in 2007 (24th in the world)
3,635 in 2006 (32nd in the world)
3,946 in 2005 (30th in the world)
(Source: 'Analysis of Scientific and Technical Papers', Ministry of Education, Science and Technology )
MOU Exchanged  (as of April 1, 2010)
University Level   220 Institutions in 49 Countries
College Level    353 Institutions in 46 Countries
Research Institution Level  241 Institutions in 30 Countries
Alumni
Number of Alumni   about 330,000
Library Holdings  (as of April 1, 2011)
Books   4,445,092
Periodicals & Newspapers  95,953
Non-book Materials   215,315
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