- Student-faculty ratios: 10.3
- Male to female ratio: 23 : 77
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.postech.ac.kr/
- Address: 77 Cheongam-Ro. Nam-Gu,Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784,South Korea
- Phone: -
Pohang University of Science and Technology, also known as POSTECH, is a private institution that was founded in 1986. The science- and engineering-focused university is located in the city of Pohang, South Korea, approximately 250 miles southeast of the capital city, Seoul. In a recent year, upward of 3,000 students attended the university and approximately 40 percent of them studied at the undergraduate level. Tuition is the same for international and domestic students, and many POSTECH students receive university or government scholarships and grants. Additionally, new international graduate students at POSTECH receive a settlement allowance during their first semester to help cover relocation expenses. University student housing is available for both undergraduate- and graduate-level students.The university has academic divisions that focus mainly on science, engineering and technology. Both Korean and English are spoken in POSTECH classrooms. In a recent year, around 85 percent of courses that counted toward undergraduate and graduate majors were offered in English. However, if students want to brush up on their Korean language skills, they can take classes through the POSTECH Korean Language Program. The university follows a semester-based academic calendar, with the school year beginning in March. One of the university’s research facilities is the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, the only synchrotron radiation accelerator in South Korea. POSTECH's Undergraduate Research Program provides funding for 40-60 students each year to participate in research activities for several months under faculty guidance. Undergraduates can also enroll in research-focused courses for academic credit.
- Total number of students 3,238
- Number of international students 117
- Total number of academic staff 303
- Number of international staff 25
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 300
- Number of master's degrees awarded 198
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 263
- Number of research only staff 230
- Number of new undergraduate students 303
- Number of new master's students 185
- Number of new doctoral students 342
- Global score 54
- Global research reputation #132
- Regional research reputation #23
- Publications #406
- Books #915
- Conferences #426
- Normalized citation impact #654
- Total citations #433
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #382
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #494
- International collaboration #85
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #724
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #387
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #482
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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10.3
No. of students per staff
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3%
Percentage of International Students
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23 : 77
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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3,215
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
28
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2012
53
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2013
50
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2014
60
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2015
66
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2016
116
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2017
=104
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2018
=137
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2019
142
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2020
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
5
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2014
10
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2015
11
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2016
8
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2017
10
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2018
12
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2019
16
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Young University Rankings
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2012
1
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2013
1
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2014
1
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2015
2
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2016
5
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2017
4
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2018
8
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8
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Engineering & technology
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2011
28
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2012
34
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2013
24
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2014
41
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2015
46
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2016
40
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2017
=40
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2018
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2019
68
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Life sciences
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2011
37
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2014
83
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2015
84
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2016
=80
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2017
100
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101–125
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2019
101–125
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Physical sciences
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2011
26
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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#291 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 35.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #58
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #14
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #419
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #327
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #414
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #403
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #330
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #263
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #457
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #307
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#57 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 73.1
- Chemistry global research reputation #43
- Chemistry regional research reputation #15
- Chemistry publications #137
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #86
- Chemistry total citations #100
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #100
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #134
- Chemistry international collaboration #195
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #585
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #66
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #81
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#201 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 58.7
- Engineering global research reputation #81
- Engineering regional research reputation #25
- Engineering publications #186
- Engineering normalized citation impact #435
- Engineering total citations #221
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #243
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #486
- Engineering international collaboration #191
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #538
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #409
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #583
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#28 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 74.4
- Materials Science global research reputation #41
- Materials Science regional research reputation #8
- Materials Science publications #33
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #137
- Materials Science total citations #37
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #36
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #145
- Materials Science international collaboration #47
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #286
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #46
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #125
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#194 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 41.9
- Mathematics global research reputation #151
- Mathematics regional research reputation #9
- Mathematics publications #316
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #209
- Mathematics total citations #298
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #278
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #187
- Mathematics international collaboration #42
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #104
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #165
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #100
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#289 Physics
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- Physics overall score 56.9
- Physics global research reputation #124
- Physics regional research reputation #12
- Physics publications #211
- Physics normalized citation impact #554
- Physics total citations #397
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #419
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #589
- Physics international collaboration #262
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #593
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #425
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #553