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Top 24 Accredited private universities based in South Korea

RevenueBase identified 43 accredited private universities headquartered in South Korea as of September 2026 and tracks 11,728 professional contacts across them, including 2,256 with verified work emails. Seoul is the largest hub.

This list covers accredited private universities headquartered in South Korea, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 24 largest accredited private universities based in South Korea

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 43 accredited private universities based in South Korea, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to accredited private universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceSeodaemun-gu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,547 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Yonsei University, established in 1885 as the first Western institution of learning in Korea, is the leading university located in the heart of Seoul.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,679 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded on May 18, 1949, with the guiding principle of "Creating a Civilized World," Kyung Hee University has stood as a beacon of scholarship and peace, creatively integrating…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceYong-In, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,000749 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Under the founding mottos of "National Salvation, Independence and Self Reliance," as well as the guiding principles of "Truth and Service," Dankook University has faithfully…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSuwon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000593 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“is a company based out of gyeonggi-do, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceDaegu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000317 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Keimyung University has grown and developed along with the modernization of Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChuncheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500316 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hallym University is dedicated to providing students with the skills and knowledge that will allow them to meet their goals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidence서울특별시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500264 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSouth KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000264 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“is a company based out of Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAsan City, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000226 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“General Information The number of students Undergraduate students: 12,640 Graduate students: 1,339 The number of full-time professors: 389 Full-time administrators: 135 Colleges…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceChuncheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+203 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kangwon National University is an education management company based out of 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAsan-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidence부산광역시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00091 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“is a company based out of Yeongnam, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidence서울시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“is a company based out of Seoul, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceHwaseong-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The University of Suwon is a private university located in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceSouth KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a63 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) established in 1398, the oldest university in Asia is among the top-ranking private universities in Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidence부산광역시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a53 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dong-a university”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Korea University, founded in 1905, is widely acknowledged as one of the country’s oldest, largest and top-ranked universities in Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidence서울특별시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“is a company based out of Seoul, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceBusan, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00039 contacts →

Partial evidence

Private University in Busan”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceSeongbuk-gu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A prestigious private university in Korea, Korea University Graduate School offers Master's degree programs, Integrated Master and PhD programs, and PhD programs from over 110…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sungkonghoe University is a higher education company based out of South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceCheonan-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a18 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Baekseok University is a private Christian institution of higher education, located in Cheonan City, in northern South Chungcheong province, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a12 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Yemyung Graduate University(YGU), located at the heart of the metropolitan city of Seoul, is an institution of higher education that cultivates and amplifies students’ unique…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Accredited private universities based in South Korea at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
19.2%Verified-email coverage
272.7Average contacts per company
501-1,000Median size (employees)
32.6%Largest-city concentration · Seoul
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1
11-50
4
51-200
5
201-500
9
501-1,000
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1,001-5,000
8
5,001-10,000
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10001+
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Korea, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Korea, over 43 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among accredited private universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Korea whose own description of what they do matches “accredited private universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names accredited private universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among accredited private universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Korea are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,256 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names accredited private universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many accredited private universities are there based in South Korea?

RevenueBase identified 43 accredited private universities headquartered in South Korea as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Yonsei University, headquartered in Seoul, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most accredited private universities?

Seoul leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Busan (2) and Chuncheon (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,256 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 43 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.