History
Founded as Kangwon Provincial Chuncheon Agricultural College in 1947, KNU extended to comprehensive university in 1978 Kangwon National University is as a core national university representing Gangwon-do, nurturing global talents contributing to the advancement of the nation and region.
Education
Colleges:
- College of Business Administration
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Animal Life Sciences
- College of Art, Culture and Engineering
- College of Education
- College of Social Sciences
- College of Forest and Environmental Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Nursing
- College of Biomedical Sciences
- College of Humanities
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Information Technology
Research
Affiliated Research Institutes include:
- Health Care Research Center
- Institute of Industrial Technology of College of Art, Culture and Engineering
- Institute of Animal Medicine
- Institute of Molecular Science and Convergence Technology
- Institute of Gangwon Culture
- Social Integration Research Center
- Institute of Life Sciences
- Institute of New Drug Development Research
- Institute of Medical Sciences
- Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology
- Institute of Telecommunications and Information
- Institute of Local Community
- Institute of Sports Science
- Institute of Oriental Medicine-bio
- Institute of Environmental Research
Kangwon National University Key Statistics & Highlights
- #701 Ranking
- 47 Scholarships
- 964 Academic Staff
- 38,264 Students
- Public Institution Type
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Kangwon National University Student Reviews & Awards
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- 4 Star 2 Reviews
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Nice faculty if you want to learn foresty
I liked how I could learn about detailed parts of Korea forestry field, especially about biotic(forest pests, wildlife, tree pathology etc)&abiotic(water&soil management, forest fires, atmosphere science etc)field. All bachelor courses are in Korean so if you want to study in this faculty, I recommend you to have high level of Korean. As a Korean student there are barely international students in this faculty so if you consider this part, it will be quite difficult.
good
I became interested in computer field and went to computer engineering department. I learned various computer fields and got the opportunity to study related fields in more depth and it was a good experience. By the time I graduated from my bachelor's degree, I was interested in graduate school because I felt I needed more in-depth study of the computer field I learned through research. However, I think that relatively little economic support and less networking are disadvantages.
Kangwon National University Rankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
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Academic Ranking of World Universities
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Climbed 100 places compared to 2024
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3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 801 | 801 | 701 |
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QS World University Rankings
By TopUniversities
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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3 year trend QS World University Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 1001 | 1001 |
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World University Rankings
By Times Higher Education
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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3 year trend World University Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1201 | - | 1201 |
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Best Global Universities Rankings
By U.S. News & World Report
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
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3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 1408 | - | - |
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Library services
The Kangwon Central Library offers materials on the following subjects: Generalities, Philosophy, Religion, Social Science, Natural Science, Technical Science, Art, Language, Literature, History.
Medical services
- International students staying in Korea are subject to a mandatory subscription to National Health Insurance.
- The Public Health Center offers basic examinations, psychiatric consultations, first aid supplies and support and various types of medical check-ups.
Campus life
Kangwon National University has multiple campuses in Gangwon Province, South Korea (and starting in Spring 2026 it will operate a unified multi‑campus system after merging with Gangneung‑Wonju National University).
- Chuncheon Campus
- Samcheok Campus
- Dogye Campus
With the merger of Kangwon National University and Gangneung‑Wonju National additional campuses will be part of the institution:
- Gangneung Campus
- Wonju Campus