Public university in Daejeon, South Korea, founded 1971

KAIST Tuition Fees 2027 for International Students

KAIST is Korea's leading science and technology research university, teaching entirely in English and funding nearly every admitted international undergraduate with a full scholarship covering tuition, a stipend and health insurance. Undergraduate admission runs Early and Regular rounds for a single March intake, while graduate admission runs twice a year. The nominal undergraduate tuition is KRW 3,433,000 a semester, though almost no student pays it in full.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site

Next deadline

22 Oct 2026

Spring 2027, Bachelor, early, 45 days left

Tuition

₩3,433,000

per semester

English test

IELTS 6.5

TOEFL 83, waiver possible

Acceptance rate

Not published

Application fee

₩80,000

10,249 students

International tuition	₩3,433,000 per semester
Application fee	₩80,000
Living cost in South Korea, per month	₩750,000 to ₩1,000,000

KAIST's own tuition, before scholarship, is KRW 3,433,000 a semester for undergraduates and KRW 9,559,000 a semester for graduate students (2026 rates, unchanged from the previous year), plus a one-time admission fee and small student-association and insurance fees. In practice almost no international student pays this out of pocket: the KAIST Undergraduate Scholarship covers tuition for up to eight semesters plus a stipend and insurance for nearly every admitted international undergraduate, and about 94% of international master's and PhD students receive a comparable full-tuition-and-stipend package. The application fee is KRW 80,000 (USD 80 by international transfer), non-refundable.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026