POSTECH
포항공과대학교
Pohang · South Korea
Estimated data
- Sci-Tech Institute
- Private
Known for: Materials Science, Chemistry/ChemEng, CS & Electrical Eng
A private university in Pohang, South Korea. Some bachelor's programs are taught in English. Tuition is ₩5,580,000 a year, and living costs about ₩700k a month.
If you apply from Mongolia
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- Watch out: Not certified for international students (IEQAS). This can make the student visa harder.
- English: TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC required, no minimum set
- QS World
- #106
- Tuition a year
- ₩5.6M
- Living a month
- ₩700k
- World rank
- #106
- 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
- 11
- English-track majors
- Intl Admissions I/II (first intake Fall 2026), 100% English: Math; Physics; Chemistry; Life Sci; Materials; MechEng; Industrial&Mgmt; EE; CSE; ChemEng; Convergence IT
- English requirement
- TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC required, no minimum set
- Korean (TOPIK) needed to apply
- None (TOPIK optional)
- Korean (TOPIK) needed to graduate
- Not published by the school
- 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 (documents only)
- How selective
- Highly selective; flat tuition ₩5.58M/yr fully waived; tiny new intl intake
What it costs
- Tuition, humanities, per semester
- ₩2.8M
- Tuition, natural sciences, per semester
- ₩2.8M
- Tuition, engineering, per semester
- ₩2.8M
- Living cost, per month
- ₩700kestimate
- Local prices index
- Not published by the school
- New York = 100. Lower means daily life costs less.
Scholarships
- Scholarships for international students
- Korean government scholarship (GKS)
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Scholarships for international students
Names, amounts, and whether they are automatic or need an application.
Korean government scholarship (GKS). Which GKS track this university takes part in.
Housing. The school's own rooms: what one costs and whether one is guaranteed in year one.
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Housing and visa
- Housing
- Bank balance needed for the visa
- None (scholarship certificate substitutes)
How you apply
- Where you apply
- own (adm-iu.postech.ac.kr) via studyinkorea.go.kr
- Application fee
- ₩60,000
- Intakes offered
- March and September
- March intake dates
- Aug 25–Sep 2, 2026 (Spring 2027) · last cycle, passed
- This is last cycle's date and it has passed. Check the university site for the next round.
- September intake dates
- Sep 26–Nov 3, 2025 (inaugural Fall 2026); Fall 2027 ~Mar–Apr 2027
- Dates are shown exactly as the university published them, for one application cycle. Confirm the current round before you plan around it.
- Guide cycle
- Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 guide (inaugural)
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Where this comes from
89% 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
- adm-iu.postech.ac.kr
- Other sources
- kecla.org
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