Colleges in South Korea

Yes, Sungkyunkwan is among the top universities in South Korea, known for offering various professional courses and having excellent faciltities.

The Sungkyunkwan University gained #3rd position in the South Korea Rank 2025 and #102nd in the World University Ranking by the Times Higher Education ranking.

Shikhsa Popularity ranking also ranked the Sungkyunkwan University at #5th place in South Korea

No, it is not mandatory to learn Korean for most courses, as they are taught in English. 

However, students who are looking to apply for programs which are Korean taught are required to prove a certain level of Korean proficiency by passing the TOPIK exam. It is recommended to the students to learn basic Korean to interact with the other students or people to explore the place.

Check the table listed below for Korea University and Sungkyunkwan University ranking by various ranking bodies worldwide:

Check the comparison listed below between Korea University and Sungkyunkwan University. This will help students in gaining more clarity on these universities respectively:

In Times Higher Education rankings, Seoul National University ranks at #62 in 2025. It is one of the top 10 universities in South Korea in 2025 as per THE rankings. Seoul National University ranks at #1 position in THE rankings particularly for South Korea. Even Shiksha has ranked this university at #1 position in the Popularity rankings for 2025.

The cost of living in Is Sungkyunkwan University canbe considered expensive for Indian students as the location of the university is one of the expnesive place in the South Korea. However, with a good management and budget planning sudents can easily manage their expenses and living. The average cours of living offered at the university are mentioned in the table below:

Sungkyunkwan University has more than 50,000 alumni who have excelled in various recognised fields including Finance, Business Development, Management, Arts and many more. Some of the notable alumni of the university are Song Joong-ki,  Cha Eun-woo, Krystal Jung, Moon Ga-young, Lee Min-jung and many more.

Sungkyunkwan University alumni worked in various fields including Business Development; Finance; Operations; Sales; Marketing; Program and Project Management; Consulting; Information Technology; Media and Communication; Education and many others.