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Dankook University

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South Korea
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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institution

Danook University was founded in 1948 with 960 students.

It moved to a new campus in the Hannam district of Seoul in 1957, attained university status in 1967 and added a further campus at Cheonan, south of Seoul, in 1978. In the late 1990s it moved from Hannam to a purpose-built campus at Jukjeon, also south of Seoul.

The Jukjeon campus accommodates the colleges of law, humanities, social science, finance and economics, engineering, software convergence, education, music and arts, and liberal arts.

The Cheonan campus houses the colleges of foreign languages, science and technology, bio-convergence, arts, sports science, medicine, public service, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and health sciences. 

Recent development has been in medicine and associated disciplines. New courses include physical therapy, and dental hygiene. The university hospital, opened in 1994 with 800 beds, is the largest cancer centre in Central Korea.

 

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Dankook University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
54 F : 46 M (1)
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International student percentage
5% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
24.3 (1)
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Student total
26348 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Dankook University

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Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science1001+

  • Computer Science

Social Sciences801–1000th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Communication and Media Studies

Life Sciences601–800th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health801–1000th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Education601+

  • Education

Engineering1001–1250th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering