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About KAIST
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KAIST is the first and top science and technology university in Korea. KAIST has been the gateway to advanced science and technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and our graduates have been key players behind Korea’s innovation. KAIST will continue to pursue advances in science and technology as well as the economic development of Korea and beyond.

Mission and Vision
  • Education
  • Research
  • Innovation
Number of Foreign Students

(As of Jan. 2026)

 
Department B.S M.S Ph.D Total % in engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering 24 40 28 92 9.17%
Department of Aerospace Engineering 17 16 10 43 4.29%
School of Electrical Engineering 38 86 94 218 21.73%
School of Computing 192 51 22 265 26.42%
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 16 16 13 45 4.49%
Department of Bio and Brain Engineering 17 15 15 47 4.69%
Department of Industrial Design 13 2 1 16 1.60%
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering 11 43 13 67 6.68%
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 25 14 18 57 5.68%
Department of Materials Science & Engineering 6 14 12 32 3.19%
Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering 2 16 15 33 3.29%
Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility 2 7 24 33 3.29%
Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI - 22 15 37 3.69%
Graduate School of Green Growth & Sustainability - 16 1 17 1.69%
Graduate School of Metaverse - - 1 1 0.10%
Total 363 358 282 1003 100%
Number of International students
  • China

    124

  • Vietnam

    96

  • Indonesia

    94

  • Kazakhstan

    66

  • Germany

    51

  • France

    45

  • Thailand

    41

  • Pakistan

    40

  • United States

    36

  • Azerbaijan

    32

  • India

    31

  • Ethiopia

    24

  • Philippines

    21

  • Uzbekistan

    21

  • Mongolia

    20

  • Bangladesh

    17

  • Poland

    16

  • Türkiye

    14

  • Malaysia

    14

  • Italy

    12

  • Sweden

    10

  • Russia

    10

  • Kyrgyzstan

    10

  • Canada

    10

  • Taiwan

    7

  • Iran

    6

  • United Kingdom

    6

  • Turkmenistan

    5

  • Tajikistan

    5

  • Nigeria

    5

  • Singapore

    5

  • Denmark

    5

  • Netherlands

    5

  • Romania

    5

  • Hong Kong

    5

  • Nepal

    4

  • Saudi Arabia

    4

  • Mexico

    4

  • Australia

    4

  • New Zealand

    4

  • Egypt

    4

  • Morocco

    4

  • Spain

    3

  • Myanmar

    3

  • United Arab Emirates

    3

  • Hungary

    3

  • Norway

    3

  • Tunisia

    2

  • Finland

    2

  • Brazil

    2

  • South Africa

    2

  • Lithuania

    2

  • Kenya

    2

  • Bulgaria

    2

  • Colombia

    2

  • Uganda

    2

  • Switzerland

    2

  • Czech Republic

    2

  • Trinidad and Tobago

    1

  • Sudan

    1

  • Iraq

    1

  • Cambodia

    1

  • Ecuador

    1

  • Israel

    1

  • Peru

    1

  • Greece

    1

  • Lesotho

    1

  • Costa Rica

    1

  • Belgium

    1

  • Côte d'Ivoire

    1

  • Somalia

    1

  • Andorra

    1

  • Burundi

    1

  • Kuwait

    1

  • Ukraine

    1

  • Jordan

    1

  • Sri Lanka

    1

  • Algeria

    1

  • Tanzania

    1

  • Chile

    1

  • Japan

    1

  • Georgia

    1