KAIST
한국과학기술원
Daejeon · South Korea
Estimated data
- Sci-Tech Institute
- National
Known for: EE & Computing/CS, Mechanical & Aerospace, Natural Sciences
A national university in Daejeon, South Korea. Some bachelor's programs are taught in English.
If you apply from Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar → Daejeon
- Watch out: You need TOPIK 2 to graduate, even in an English-taught program.
- English: Recommended TOEFL iBT 83 / IELTS 6.5 / TOEIC 720
- QS World
- #65
- Living a month
- ₩750k
- World rank
- #65
- How admission works
- Selective
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Can I study here?
This university chooses among its applicants and publishes no admit rate. Treat it as competitive, and make every part of your file strong. Fledge shows no chance estimate here. This country publishes no admission rate, and we would rather say so than guess one.
- English-taught bachelor's programs
- 18
- English-track majors
- All English-taught; enter undeclared, choose among 18 depts (Physics; Math; Chemistry; BioSci; EE; Computing; MechEng; Aerospace; ChemBio Eng; Materials; Nuclear; Industrial; Civil&Env; Bio&Brain; Industrial Design; Business&Tech Mgmt; Brain&Cog Sci; Transdisciplinary)
- English requirement
- Recommended TOEFL iBT 83 / IELTS 6.5 / TOEIC 720
- Korean (TOPIK) needed to graduate
- TOPIK 2 + Korean 3&4 courses required to graduate
- This one is easy to miss. Some universities admit you in English and still ask for a Korean level before they let you graduate, which shapes all four years. Confirm it before you accept a place.
- Conditional admission route
- No
- Interview
- none by default (case-by-case online)
- How selective
- Highly selective; flat tuition all majors, fully waived for intl admits
What it costs
- Tuition, humanities, per semester
- Not published by the school
- Tuition, natural sciences, per semester
- Not published by the school
- Tuition, engineering, per semester
- Not published by the school
- Living cost, per month
- ₩750kestimate
- Local prices index
- Not published by the school
- New York = 100. Lower means daily life costs less.
Scholarships
- Scholarships for international students
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Housing and visa
- Housing
- Not published by the school
- Bank balance needed for the visa
- None (none required)
How you apply
- Where you apply
- The university's own portal (apply.kaist.ac.kr)
- Application fee
- ₩80,000
- Intakes offered
- March and September
- March intake dates
- Early round Sep 19–Oct 23, 2025 (Spring 2026); 2027 TBA · last cycle, passed
- This is last cycle's date and it has passed. Check the university site for the next round.
- September intake dates
- Regular Nov 6, 2025–Jan 6, 2026 (Fall 2026) · last cycle, passed
- This is last cycle's date and it has passed. Check the university site for the next round.
- Guide cycle
- 2026 admissions cycle
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Where this comes from
74% of this school's fields are individually verified. Last checked Jul 19, 2026. Figures are for guidance, so always confirm on the school's official pages before you rely on them.
- Main source
- admission.kaist.ac.kr
- Other sources
- kaistscholarship.com
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