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Undergraduate Admission for Foreign Nationals (Both Parents Foreign), Kyungpook National University

Kyungpook National University, Daegu (Daegu campus); also Sangju campus for some colleges, South Korea

South KoreaLow-cost schoolbachelorOpen to Mongolian citizens

Regional national-university bachelor's track in Daegu with a published, steep TOPIK-level tuition-discount ladder running up to a full waiver at TOPIK 6.

TuitionKRW 1,981,000 / term2026-academic-year, per-semester figures (Daegu campus): Humanities/Education 1,981,000 (Archaeology 2,028,500); Natural/Life Sciences 2,379,000; Business/Public Admin 1,954,000; Engineering/IT 2,531,000; Agriculture (except Agri-Economics) 2,379,000 (Agri-Economics 1,981,000); Social Sciences 2,019,000; Arts 2,610,000 (Fine Arts 2,670,000); Sangju campus (Ecology/Science-Tech) 1,981,000-2,531,000. 2027 figures were not separately published.
Living costNot confirmedNot confirmed; dormitory meal+management fee alone is roughly 650,000-1,110,000 KRW/semester per the official guide, excluding food and other living costs.
IntakesSeptember
Proof of funds for the visaKRW 16,000,000Bank balance certificate, in the applicant's or a parent's name, issued within 30 days of submission; scholarship-recipients whose scholarship value already reaches 16,000,000 KRW are exempt from this document.

What the scholarship covers

No stipend/living allowance - this is a tuition-discount scholarship structure, not a funded scholarship.

What you need

  • TOEFL iBT/IELTS/CEFR/TEPS or TOPIK 3 or TOPIK 4 or TOPIK 5 or TOPIK 6TOEFL iBT 59, IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2 or New TEPS 202+ accepted as an alternative to Korean-language proof for some majors; native English speakers from listed countries are exempt. TOPIK 3 = first-semester 'Tuition 1' waiver (~16-20% of tuition) TOPIK 4 = first-semester 'Tuition 2' half waiver (~40-42% of tuition) TOPIK 5 = first-semester 'Tuition 2' full waiver (~80-84% of tuition) TOPIK 6 = full first-semester tuition waiver (100%)
  • High school graduate (domestic/international, incl. Feb 2026 expected graduates).
  • Passport
  • Proof of citizenship/nationality of applicant and both parents
  • Family relationship certificate
  • High school graduation certificate
  • High school transcript
  • TOPIK or English score report
  • Proof of funds: KRW 16,000,000Bank balance certificate, in the applicant's or a parent's name, issued within 30 days of submission; scholarship-recipients whose scholarship value already reaches 16,000,000 KRW are exempt from this document.
  • Graduation requires TOPIK 4 or above before degree completion (newly admitted foreign students, transfers excluded)
  • TOPIK scholarship cannot be combined with the KNU-language-program completion scholarship

Deadlines

  • 1 May 2026 Online application, 2026-2nd-semester (Fall) intakePassed. Expect a similar date next cycle.Window 13 Apr-1 May 2026; results 8 Jul 2026; tuition payment mid-July 2026. This is the most recent KNU 'both-parents-foreign' guideline found; the parallel 1st-semester (Spring 2027) guideline was not located in this research.

Where it leads

A 'TOPIK 4 by graduation' requirement locks the TOPIK-discount ladder to genuine language progress; the KNU-run Korean language institute (see separate entry) is the main route in for students who do not already hold TOPIK 3+.

Visa

D-2. KNU is IEQAS-certified (standard tier, not 'Excellent'), per the official Study in Korea certified-university list.

Things to know

This specific guideline covers the 'both parents foreign' admission track; KNU is listed as an IEQAS-certified (standard tier) institution.

The guideline opened is specifically the 'both parents are foreign nationals' subtype for the 2026-2nd-semester (Fall 2026) intake - KNU likely publishes a separate guide for the 1st-semester (Spring) intake and/or other admission subtypes, which were not located. Treat the tuition and date figures as representative of KNU's structure rather than confirmed for the 2027 intake; re-verify before quoting students a 2027 date.

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