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Top 22 International universities based in South Korea

RevenueBase identified 51 international universities headquartered in South Korea as of September 2026 and tracks 6,907 professional contacts across them, including 578 with verified work emails. Seoul is the largest hub.

This list covers international 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 20, 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 22 largest international universities based in South Korea

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 51 international universities based in South Korea, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to international 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
1Partial evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000557 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sogang University, founded in 1960, is one of the top-ranked private universities and the oldest Jesuit institution of higher education in South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSeongnam, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+536 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gachon University is an academic institute located in South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidence서울, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000409 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) is a leading global institution established in 1954.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceIncheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000384 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Incheon National University continues to move forward to achieve its goal of becoming a top-100 university in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChuncheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSouth KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000264 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAsan City, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
8Indirect evidencePohang-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500172 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSuwon-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000160 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kyonggi University (KGU) was established in 1947 in the form of the Choyang Kindergarten Teacher School.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceIncheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200119 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Inspired by George Mason, one of the United States’ Founding Fathers, and his appeal for individual rights, George Mason University recognizes that freedom and learning represent…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAsan-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHwaseong-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00070 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDaejeon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20069 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hanbat National University is a research intensive institution located in Daejeon, South Korea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceSouth KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a63 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
15Indirect evidence부산광역시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a53 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dong-a university”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceNonsan, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a50 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1991 with the goal of being a student-centered university and a leading university in terms of student placement, Konyang University is a distinguished university with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidence대전시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidence서울특별시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

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

Indirect 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 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSeoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a12 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceGangneung, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-502 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Study Abroad Aide is the largest and most comprehensive database of universities in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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International universities based in South Korea at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
8.4%Verified-email coverage
135.4Average contacts per company
201-500Median size (employees)
19.6%Largest-city concentration · Seoul
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
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51-200
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201-500
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501-1,000
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1,001-5,000
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5,001-10,000
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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 51 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 international 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 “international 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 international 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 international 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, 578 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 20, 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 international 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 international universities are there based in South Korea?

RevenueBase identified 51 international 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?

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

Which city has the most international universities?

Seoul leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by Daejeon (3) and Busan (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 578 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 51 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 20, 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.