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Yonsei University

Private university with campuses in Seoul and Incheon in South Korea

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About

instance of
inception
  • January 1957
founder
official name
  • 연세대학교 (ko) · name in kana: ヨンセデハッキョ · McCune–Reischauer romanization: Yŏnse Taehakkyo · Revised Romanization: Yeonse Daehakgyo
  • Yonsei University
  • 延世大學校 (zh-hant) · Hanyu Pinyin transliteration: Yánshì Dàxuéxiào
short name
  • 연대 (ko) · name in kana: ヨンデ · McCune–Reischauer romanization: Yŏndae · Revised Romanization: Yeondae

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Seoul · coordinate location: 37.5603, 126.9369
coordinate location
  • 37.5603, 126.9369
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 27,245

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 50 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (13)
  • 56 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 76 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 73 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 79 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 85 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 104 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 107 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 106 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 112 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 105 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 106 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 114 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 112 · QS World University Rankings · 2012

Structure and memberships

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has part(s)
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Other facts

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McCune–Reischauer romanization
  • Yŏnse Taehakkyo
Revised Romanization
  • Yeonse Daehakgyo
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Wikimedia and technical details (6)
Commons category
  • Yonsei University
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
  • 3YKHIR · subject named as: 延世大学 · last update: 17 August 2023
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  • 1491462 · subject named as: دانشگاه یانسه · subject named as: Yŏnse Taehakkyo
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