26th overall in the nation
Result of college policies focusing on people such as professor research, internationalization, scholarships, etc.
Professor research (23rd), scholarship rate (20th), foreign professors (8th), start-up activities (8th)
[October 20, 2016]
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Overall Ranking
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Rank
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College
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Score
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1
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Seoul National University
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240
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2
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Hanyang University (Seoul)
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220
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3
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Sungkyunkwan University
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218
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4
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Yonsei University (Seoul)
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205
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5
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Korea University (Anam)
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203
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6
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Ewha Womans University
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188
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7
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Chung-Ang University
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181
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8
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Kyunghee University
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178
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8
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Hanyang University (ERICA)
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178
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10
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Inha University
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177
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26
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Yeungnam University
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145
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University Ranking Outside of Seoul Area
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Rank
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College
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1
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Yeungnam University
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2
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University of Ulsan
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3
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Korea University (Sejong)
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4
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Hallym University
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5
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Konyang University
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6
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Tongmyong University
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6
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Sunmoon University
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6
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Soonchunhyang University
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9
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Jeonju University
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10
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Dongguk University (Gyeongju)
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<2016 Jungang Ilbo College Rankings>
YU was ranked first among private universities outside of the Seoul area in the 2016 Jungang Ilbo College Rankings. YU has kept first place for seven straight years since 2010.
The rankings were held on 69 universities with at least four tracks among six tracks (humanities, sociology, natural science, engineering, medicine, arts/music/physical education). The overall index was comprised of professor research (10, 100 points), educational conditions (13, 100 points), student education and achievements (6, 70 points), reputation (4, 30 points) for a total of four sectors and 33 indices, and a total of 300 points. YU scored 145, ranking 26th nationwide, and first among general private universities outside of the Seoul area.
In particular, YU received high rankings in the professor research sector, placing 23rd overall. This is the result of the positive efforts made by the university to improve research levels. YU is the only university in the nation to hold the 'research materials support project' that supports up to 4 billion won over four years by selecting 25 professors in the top 30% in terms of research capacities since 2013. Furthermore, in order to improve the quality of research, rather than using quantitative indices such as the number of papers or patents, qualitative indices such as the number of citations and technology fee income are used in the innovative research support programs that evaluate the achievements of professors. Such assertive support measures are shown in the college ranking results. In the evaluation, there were several areas related to research that placed in the top 20 sub-indices such as 15th in research fee per professor, 16th in number of citations for international papers, 13th in publication in international papers, and 15th in publishing in domestic papers for humanities and sociology.
For education conditions, it received high marks for tuition-to-scholarship ratios (20th). YU recently raised the scholarship rate heavily over the past three years. The tuition-to-scholarship rate that was 14.7% (as announced in 2013) for 2012 continuously increased every year to 20.7% (as announced in 2016) last year. This is the result of expanding educational cost support for students even despite freezing and lowering tuition for the past several years.
YU's international index was even higher. The rate of foreign professors and international student diversity was ranked at 8th. Of the 900 faculty members, 172 are foreign faculty, equating to about 20%, and there are over 1,100 international students from 74 countries studying at YU.
Furthermore, YU's start-up support capacities were also ranked high with graduated student start-up activities at 8th and start-up education rate at 10th. The distinguished start-up education of YU is judged as a successful model for promoting student start-ups/ YU organized student start-up clubs as well as start-up education centers to provide guidance. It operates stage-by-stage start-up education programs by level focusing on users in order to strengthen the start-up capacities of students. It offers various practical start-up education procedures so that students can gain interest in start-ups and actually begin their own start-ups. Such support from the university resulted in an increase in the number of start-up clubs. The number of start-up clubs increased five-fold over the past four years. In 2014, there were only 14 of such clubs, but this year, there are 75, and over the four years, students founded 39 companies, showing the fruits of the university's positive support policies for start-ups.
