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For English-taught tracks, many Korean universities cut tuition by your English test score. Compare 30 universities by IELTS band — most also accept the TOEFL equivalent named in each award.

universities for bachelor’s
28
for master’s & PhD
4
full tuition at IELTS 7.0+
14
Universities giving at least 50% off tuition, by IELTS band

Bachelor’s degree 28 universities

Bachelor’s degree: English-test scholarships
University
Daegu UniversityGyeongbuk70%70%100%100%
Kyungnam UniversityGyeongnam–70%100%100%
Dong-Eui UniversityBusan–50%100%100%
Dankook UniversityGyeonggi50%50%60%100%
Anyang UniversityGyeonggi30%40%50%100%
Dong-A UniversityBusan15%25%50%100%
Korea Aerospace UniversityGyeonggi–20%50%100%
Inha UniversityIncheon––50%100%
Dongseo UniversityBusan20%20%30%100%
Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesSeoul–––100%
Pukyong National UniversityBusan–––100%
Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul–––100%
Sejong UniversitySeoul30%30%50%80%
Hansung UniversitySeoul30%30%30%80%
DongshinuniversityJeonnam40%50%60%70%
Jeonju UniversityJeonbuk–50%60%70%
Gachon UniversityGyeonggi30%30%40%70%
Sookmyung WomenS UniversitySeoul30%30%40%70%
Kwangju WomenS UniversityGwangju60%60%60%60%
Eulji UniversityDaejeon50%50%50%50%
Handong Global UniversityGyeongbuk50%50%50%50%
Hannam UniversityDaejeon50%50%50%50%
Konyang UniversityChungnam50%50%50%50%
Korea Nazarene UniversityChungnam50%50%50%50%
Kwangwoon UniversitySeoul––50%50%
Inje UniversityGyeongnam–20%30%50%
Daejin UniversityGyeonggi40%40%40%40%
Kyungwoon UniversityGyeongbuk20%20%20%20%

Master’s & PhD 4 universities

Master’s & PhD: English-test scholarships
University
Gwangju Institute Of Science And TechnologyGwangju––100%100%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)Daejeon––100%100%
Dankook UniversityGyeonggi50%50%50%50%
Sejong UniversitySeoul50%50%50%50%

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6By TOPIK levelTOPIK scholarships46 universities waive full tuition at TOPIK 6.100%100% tuitionFull-tuition scholarships260 awards at 100 universities cover 100% of tuition.96Graduate studyMaster’s & PhD funding338 awards at 96 graduate schools and universities.한Korean languageKorean language program scholarships60 fee awards at 20 language institutes.

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