Only private university outside of Seoul area to rank in top 10
Total 8 graduates such as CJ Vice-chairman Lee Chae-wook (Law 64), LG Electronics President Kim Jong-shik (Electronic Engineering 72)
|
Alma Maters of CEOs of Top 30 Companies |
|
Rank |
University |
2015.2Q |
2014.2Q |
Fluctuation |
|
No. of CEOs |
Percentage (%) |
No. of CEOs |
Percentage (%) |
No. of CEOs |
Percentage (%P) |
|
1 |
Seoul National University |
111 |
31.50 |
125 |
34.20 |
-14 |
-2.7 |
|
2 |
Yonsei University |
47 |
13.40 |
41 |
11.20 |
6 |
2.1 |
|
3 |
Korea University |
45 |
12.80 |
49 |
13.40 |
-4 |
-0.6 |
|
4 |
Hanyang University (ERICA) |
16 |
4.50 |
18 |
4.90 |
-2 |
-0.4 |
|
5 |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
14 |
4.00 |
15 |
4.10 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
|
6 |
Sungkyunkwan University |
13 |
3.70 |
14 |
3.80 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
|
7 |
Sogang University |
9 |
2.60 |
10 |
2.70 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
|
8 |
Pusan National University |
9 |
2.60 |
8 |
2.20 |
1 |
0.4 |
|
9 |
Yeungnam University |
8 |
2.30 |
6 |
1.60 |
2 |
0.6 |
|
10 |
Kyungpook National University |
8 |
2.30 |
5 |
1.40 |
3 |
0.9 |
|
11 |
Soongsil University |
4 |
1.10 |
2 |
0.50 |
2 |
0.6 |
|
12 |
Dongguk University |
3 |
0.90 |
3 |
0.80 |
- |
0.0 |
|
12 |
Myongji University |
3 |
0.90 |
3 |
0.80 |
- |
0.0 |
|
12 |
Ewha Womans University |
3 |
0.90 |
3 |
0.80 |
- |
0.0 |
|
12 |
Chung-ang University |
3 |
0.90 |
3 |
0.80 |
- |
0.0 |
|
16 |
Waseda University |
3 |
0.90 |
3 |
0.80 |
- |
0.0 |
|
17 |
Kyung Hee University |
2 |
0.60 |
1 |
0.30 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
17 |
Konkuk University |
2 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.50 |
- |
0.0 |
|
17 |
Chonnam National University |
2 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.50 |
- |
0.0 |
|
17 |
Korea Aerospace University |
2 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.50 |
- |
0.0 |
|
17 |
Cheongju University |
2 |
0.60 |
4 |
1.10 |
-2 |
-0.5 |
|
17 |
Aoyama Gakuin University |
2 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.50 |
- |
0.0 |
|
17 |
Ohio University |
2 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.50 |
- |
0.0 |
|
24 |
Kyonggi University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Dankook University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Jeonju University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Jeju National University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Chungnam National University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
24 |
Harvard University |
1 |
0.30 |
- |
0.00 |
1 |
0.3 |
|
SKY Subtotal |
203 |
57.70 |
215 |
58.90 |
-12 |
-1.2 |
|
Seoul Subtotal |
277 |
78.7 |
294 |
80.5 |
-17 |
-1.9 |
|
Other Province Subtotal |
43 |
12.2 |
38 |
10.4 |
5 |
1.8 |
|
All CEOs |
352 |
|
365 |
|
-13 |
|
[October 27, 2015]
Source: CEO Score
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) was ranked ninth in the nation for the ranking of universities that graduated CEOs of the top 30 company groups that lead the domestic financial circles.
According to an analysis by ‘CEO Score’ (CEO Park Joo-geun), a corporate management performance evaluation firm, there are a total of 352 CEOs (including chairmen, vice chairmen and presidents) in the top 30 companies. There were a total of eight who graduated from YU, thus ranking ninth in the nation and first in private universities outside of Seoul. It was the only private university outside of Seoul to be ranked in the top 10. The top 10 were made up of SNU with 111, Yonsei University with 47, Korea University with 45, Hanyang University with 16, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with 14, Sungkyunkwan University with 13, Sogang University and Pusan National University with 9 each, and Kyungpook National University with 8.
CEOs from YU are CJ Vice-Chairman Lee Chae-wook (69, Law ‘64), Dongbu Consulting CEO Baek Suk-gi (64, Economics ’72), LG Electronics CEO Kim Jong-shik (62, Electronic Engineering ‘72), Doosan Construction CEO Lee Byeong-hwa (61, Architecture ’74), Hyundai Steel CEO Kang Hak-seo (60, Business Administration ‘79), Lotte Construction CEO Kim Chi-hyeon (60, Trade ’74), Shinsegae Construction CEO Park Geon-hyeon (59, Business Administration ‘75), and Hyundai Powertech CEO Jung Il-soo (57, Mechanical Engineering ’76).
Meanwhile, in the Top 100 company CEO education analysis announced by the Monthly Modern Business, a business magazine, in April of this year, YU was ranked sixth nation-wide and first in universities outside of Seoul. YU was also ranked sixth in the nation and first outside of Seoul for two consecutive years in the KOSDAQ Association’s ‘CEOs of KOSDAQ Listed Companies’, displaying the power of alumni leading Korea’s financial world.
