Reach / Мөрөөдөл
Seoul National University (SNU)
📍 Seoul · South Korea · Asia
QS Overall #31 · QS Accounting/Finance #32
10%
Acceptance
100%
Aid coverage
$8k
Annual cost (USD)
11%
International
🎓 Academic Program
College of Business Administration: Accounting Major. Korea's most prestigious business school.
🎯 Admissions
Acceptance rate
10% overall
Int'l acceptance
~8%
ED/EA acceptance
No ED/EA
International %
11% of student body
Campus size
410 acres · Cold winters, hot humid summers
📊 Exam Requirements
SAT
Recommended 1400+
ACT
—
IELTS
6.5+
TOEFL
88+
Other / notes
IB 36+ / Strong national qualification
📅 Deadlines
Early Decision/Action
—
Regular Decision
September (early) / December (main)
Financial Aid
Apply with admission
Scholarship deadline
Various
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
Aid coverage
100% of demonstrated need met
Need-blind?
✗ Need-aware — нөлөөлж болзошгүй
No-loan policy?
✓ Тийм — бүгд grant, зээл байхгүй
Tuition
$4k/жил
Total cost (COA)
$8k/жил
Avg aid package
$8k/жил
Living costs covered?
✓ Тийм — room+board багтсан
📑 Scholarship requirements
- SNU President Fellowship (most prestigious)
- Global Korea Scholarship (GKS): government, full coverage
- SNU Talented Student Scholarship
- Apply early for scholarship consideration
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
Maintain CGPA. Annual review.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- GKS: Korean government — full coverage
- SNU scholarships: partial to full tuition
- Korean language ability often required
📝 Application requirements
- Online application
- Transcripts
- Statement of Purpose
- 2 recommendation letters
- Korean (TOPIK) or English (IELTS/TOEFL)
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- Statement of Purpose (~1,000-1,500 words)
- GKS Application essays if applying
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
"Harvard of Korea." Korea's most prestigious. Beautiful Gwanak campus. Strong faculty. Notable alumni include presidents and CEOs. Seoul = capital, major city. Strong Korean industry network.
🏆 Unique advantages
Korea's top university. Low tuition. GKS provides full funding. Seoul access.
💼 Career outlook
Samsung, Hyundai, LG, Korean banks. Top Korean industry. Starting salary KRW 50,000,000+.
⏰ Work while studying
20 hrs/week part-time legal.
🎯 Backup plans
- KAIST as alternative (tuition free)
- Yonsei or Korea University
- Apply for GKS separately
🔗 Official sources
- en.snu.ac.kr
- studyinkorea.go.kr