KNU Enters Top 500 in QS World University Rankings, Rising 38 Places to Rank 481st Globally
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The university ranks 211th worldwide in Faculty-Student Ratio and 355th in Sustainability.
Kyungpook National University (KNU, President Young-Woo Heo) announced on June 18th that it ranked 481st globally in the "2027 QS World University Rankings," published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education evaluation agency based in the UK. KNU successfully climbed into the world's top 500 by rising 38 places compared to the previous year. Among domestic universities in South Korea, KNU secured the
15th position.
A total of 8,808 universities worldwide participated in this year's QS World University Rankings, with the individual rankings of 1,504 institutions being officially published. In South Korea, 43 universities made the list. The evaluation framework comprises nine distinct
metrics, including Academic Reputation (30%), Citations per Faculty (20%), Faculty-Student Ratio (10%), Employer Reputation (15%), and Sustainability (5%).
Among individual evaluation metrics, KNU ranked 211th globally for its Faculty-Student Ratio and 355th for Sustainability. Analysts attribute the comprehensive rise in overall ranking to noticeable score improvements in Academic Reputation, Citations per Faculty, and the International Student Ratio.
Prior to this milestone, KNU also delivered strong performances in the "2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject" released this past March. In those rankings, KNU's Petroleum Engineering program placed in the top 51–100 tier globally, while Agriculture and Forestry placed within the top 151–200 tier worldwide.
KNU President Young-Woo Heo remarked, "This achievement clearly demonstrates that KNU's core competitiveness is steadily strengthening on the global stage. We will remain fully committed to expanding our global academic collaboration networks and consistently reinforcing our research and educational capabilities to leap forward as a world-class, research-centered university."
Kyungpook National University (KNU, President Young-Woo Heo) announced on June 18th that it ranked 481st globally in the "2027 QS World University Rankings," published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education evaluation agency based in the UK. KNU successfully climbed into the world's top 500 by rising 38 places compared to the previous year. Among domestic universities in South Korea, KNU secured the
15th position.
A total of 8,808 universities worldwide participated in this year's QS World University Rankings, with the individual rankings of 1,504 institutions being officially published. In South Korea, 43 universities made the list. The evaluation framework comprises nine distinct
metrics, including Academic Reputation (30%), Citations per Faculty (20%), Faculty-Student Ratio (10%), Employer Reputation (15%), and Sustainability (5%).
Among individual evaluation metrics, KNU ranked 211th globally for its Faculty-Student Ratio and 355th for Sustainability. Analysts attribute the comprehensive rise in overall ranking to noticeable score improvements in Academic Reputation, Citations per Faculty, and the International Student Ratio.
Prior to this milestone, KNU also delivered strong performances in the "2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject" released this past March. In those rankings, KNU's Petroleum Engineering program placed in the top 51–100 tier globally, while Agriculture and Forestry placed within the top 151–200 tier worldwide.
KNU President Young-Woo Heo remarked, "This achievement clearly demonstrates that KNU's core competitiveness is steadily strengthening on the global stage. We will remain fully committed to expanding our global academic collaboration networks and consistently reinforcing our research and educational capabilities to leap forward as a world-class, research-centered university."