Master of Data Science for Public Policy and Management, MDS
KDI School Spring 2027 application guideline for international applicants ↗Checked 11 September 2026
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Dormitory is extra: ₩200,000 a month.
Meals is extra: ₩540,000 a month.
Books and study materials is extra: ₩100,000 a month.
Insurance and other costs is extra: ₩160,000 a month.
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Official figures from the source page on the date checked. Estimates are Waegook's. Unknown is shown as not published, never as zero.
A scholarship below can remove the tuition line.
What can I study?
- Data Science for Public Policy and Management
Published by KDI School of Public Policy and Management. Which of these a scholarship covers is decided by the school.
What do I need?
- Online application and statement of purpose Apply
- A passport-size photo, JPG under 3MB
- Passport copy, valid until at least January 2028. If you live in Korea, your residence card too
- The online survey, done first in the application system
- Two recommendation letters, academic or professional, sent online by your recommenders before 24:00 KST on the closing day
- English score report, unless you are exempt
- Bachelor's degree certificate
- Bachelor's transcripts showing the final CGPA
- If you have work experience: an employment certificate, on KDI's form for your current job
- Optional: a GRE score from the last five years
IF YOU ARE ADMITTED, YOUR PAPERS MUST ARRIVE BY POST BY 27 NOVEMBER 2026, including a degree certificate with an apostille or Korean consular legalisation. Papers still in transit do not count, and the offer is withdrawn.
Legalisation is done in the country that awarded the degree, wherever you live now, and can take months. Start early.
A self-written recommendation disqualifies you, and both letters must be in before the deadline.
There is no application fee.
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- A bachelor's degree of at least three years, already awarded by 31 August 2026. Only graduates of Korean or Japanese universities may apply before graduating
- You and both parents are foreign nationals, or you are of Korean descent and send KDI's proofs. Dual Korean nationals cannot apply
- An English score from the last two years, unless you are a national of, or took your degree in, one of the majority English-speaking countries KDI lists. No other proof of English is accepted
- You may apply to only one programme per admissions cycle
- Full-time students may not work in any form
- If you already held a Korean government scholarship at this degree level, you cannot hold another here and must pay your own way
- Interviews are online, on Zoom, at times the school sets
- Admission and scholarship cannot be deferred
- Full time only
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Where this comes from
- KDI School Spring 2027 application guideline for international applicants ↗Checked 11 September 2026
- KDI School MPP tuition and scholarship ↗Supports: the master's tuition · Checked 11 September 2026
- KDI School 2026 tuition decision (Korean) ↗Supports: the 2026 rates · Checked 11 September 2026
- KDI School admissions FAQ, application fee ↗Supports: the application fee · Checked 11 September 2026
- KDI School admissions FAQ, living costs ↗Supports: the living costs · Checked 11 September 2026
- KDI School visa and immigration ↗Supports: the visa · Checked 11 September 2026
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