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[POSTECH] Undergraduate Admissions Guide for International Students_2026


07/28/2025
[POSTECH] Undergraduate Admissions Guide for International Students_2026
POSTECH, the first and best research-oriented university in Korea, selects 370 incoming freshmen annually from the top 1% of high school graduates in Korea. For the first time since its establishment, POSTECH is recruiting international undergraduate students starting from Fall 2026 intake.

Recognized in global society, POSTECH has been ranked high in global rankings:

 ▶ Ranked 1st in the JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings(toped both the engineering and natural sciences rankings)
 ▶ Ranked 2nd in THE World’s Best Small Universities Rankings 2024, following Caltech
 ▶ Ranked 9th in THE Young University Rankings 2024

 ▶ 10 Subjects Ranked Top 100 for QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025


[Application Summary]
 ▶ Application Period: 26 September 2025 - 3 November 2025
 ▶ Result Announcement: 5 January 2026
 ▶ Semester Begins: September 2026
 ▶ Screening Procedure: document screening only (no interview)
 ▶ Required Documents: refer to the admission guide attached

[Scholarship Opportunity]
 ▶ Full Tuition Waiver
 ▶ Actual cost of airfare and domestic transportation expense (up to 2,500,000KRW)
 ▶ Living Allowance 
 ▶ Digital Scholarship (Cutting-edge Digital Devices such as iPad Pro Kit)
 ▶ Pathfinder Voucher (10,000,000 KRW of Learning Voucher provided to all students enrolled after 2024

To find out more about POSTECH, please refer to:
 ▶ Official brochure: https://brochure.postech.ac.kr/en/ 
 ▶ International undergraduate website: https://adm-iu.postech.ac.kr/ 
Undergraduate Admissions Guide for International Students_2026