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Undergraduate Admission for International Students, Chonnam National University (2027 Spring)

Chonnam National University, Gwangju (Yeosu campus for some engineering/fisheries majors), South Korea

South KoreaLow-cost schoolbachelorOpen to Mongolian citizens

Regional national-university bachelor's track with the most complete published scholarship stack found in this research: a TOPIK ladder, a language-center 'bridge' scholarship, and an academic-merit scholarship, all stackable rules spelled out.

TuitionKRW 1,837,000 / termPer-semester totals (2026 data; subject to change), e.g.: Business Administration 1,837,000; Humanities/Social Sciences/Culture & Social Sciences 1,869,000; Human Ecology/Natural Sciences/Culture Contents 2,200,000; Nursing 2,200,000; Engineering (Gwangju) 2,370,000; Engineering (Yeosu) 2,352,000; Arts 2,436,000. Full table by department available from the university.
Living costKRW 686,000 / termDormitory, 4-month short-term rate: 686,000-1,392,000 KRW depending on room type (double-studio to single-studio); 6-month long-term rate 932,800-2,223,000 KRW. Yeosu campus APT-type: 609,500 KRW.
IntakesMarch, September
Proof of funds for the visaKRW 16,000,000Bank balance certificate (applicant's or parents' name, or a sibling's if parents are deceased), issued within 30 days, valid up to 6 months from issue. Bank statements/transaction history/income proof are NOT accepted in place of a balance certificate.

What the scholarship covers

First-semester-only tuition waivers; no living stipend.

What you need

  • TOEFL iBT/IELTS/TEPS/TOEIC 4 or TOPIK 3Alternative to Korean: TOEFL iBT 4.0 (new scale from 21 Jan 2026) or 80 (old scale, valid to 20 Jan 2028), IELTS 5.5, New TEPS 290, CEFR B2, or TOEIC 700. Minimum for most departments (or CNU Language Center Korean course Level 3); Yeosu Culture & Tourism Management accepts TOPIK 2.
  • Completed secondary education equivalent to Korean high school.
  • Application form
  • Personal Affairs Record
  • Financial Guarantee Statement
  • Education Background Information form
  • Nationality proof
  • High-school (expected) graduation certificate + transcript
  • Language proficiency certificate
  • Copies of parents' passports
  • Bank balance or scholarship certificate
  • Passport copy
  • Statement of Unusual Academic Circumstances (if applicable)
  • Proof of funds: KRW 16,000,000Bank balance certificate (applicant's or parents' name, or a sibling's if parents are deceased), issued within 30 days, valid up to 6 months from issue. Bank statements/transaction history/income proof are NOT accepted in place of a balance certificate.
  • Mandatory 36-credit Korean-language program at the Yeosu campus for any admit who has not reached TOPIK 4 / CNU Level 4 by one month before the semester starts (except transfers and KGSP/GKS students)

Deadlines

  • 14 Oct 2026 Round 1 online application, 2027 Spring6 days from nowWindow 1-14 Oct 2026; results 16 Nov 2026
  • 23 Oct 2026 Round 2 online application, 2027 Spring15 days from nowWindow 15-23 Oct 2026; documents due 13 Nov 2026; results 21 Dec 2026

Where it leads

Three stackable-eligibility (not stackable-with-each-other) first-semester scholarships: TOPIK Scholarship I (TOPIK 5+) = full first-semester tuition; TOPIK Scholarship II (TOPIK 4) = 'Tuition 2' waiver; CNU-BRIDGE Scholarship (2 regular terms + Level 4 at CNU's own Language Education Center, see separate entry) = half of the 'Tuition 2' waiver; Academic Scholarships 3/4 reward strong high-school grades plus a language score with a half or full 'Tuition 1' waiver.

Visa

D-2. Application fee 70,000 KRW. Chonnam is IEQAS-certified (standard tier), per the official Study in Korea certified-university list.

Things to know

Both applicant and parents must hold non-Korean nationality (with specific rules for emigration/adoption cases); Mongolia is explicitly listed as an accepted country for the 'Certificate of Family Relations' document type. Chonnam is IEQAS-certified (standard tier).

This is the freshest, most complete official source found for any 'cheap school' entry in this file (dated Sept 2026, specifically for 2027 Spring) and explicitly lists Mongolia as an accepted country for the family-relations document, so treat it as the strongest single reference point for the Chonnam route.

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