A new graduate student gets tuition cut by how good their Korean or English is. It is a different scheme from the bachelor one, and it counts an English score just as readily as a TOPIK level.
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How do I apply?
1Take the language test before you apply, because the score sets the discount
2Apply to the graduate school in the normal way
3Ask your department about the research and teaching scholarships, which can waive all tuition but come with duties such as lab hours or publishing papers
Set from the language score you submit when you apply
Official sources. Waegook does not guarantee admission, funding or a visa.
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What you pay
The rest of your tuition, living costs +What is left for you
2026 graduate admission guide · 15 September 2026Open ↗
TuitionCovered: 30% to 50% for a master, 20% to 40% for a doctorate, set by your language level per program · official
MasterCovered: 30% at TOPIK 3, 40% at TOPIK 4, 50% at TOPIK 5 per program · official
DoctorateCovered: 20% at TOPIK 3, 30% at TOPIK 4, 40% at TOPIK 5 per program · official
English instead of KoreanCovered: An English score counts the same. Level 3: TOEFL iBT 71, IELTS 5.5 or NEW TEPS 326. Level 4: iBT 81, IELTS 6.5 or NEW TEPS 355. Level 5: iBT 91, IELTS 7.0 or NEW TEPS 386 per program · official
Once you are enrolledCovered: Set by last semester's grade average instead: 30% (GPA 3.5) or 40% (GPA 4.0) for a master's, 20% or 30% for a doctorate per program · official
Living costsNot covered once · official
AirfareNot covered once · official
InsuranceNot covered once · official
No total to compare against
The school does not publish what a year costs to live, so we cannot say what share is left for you. We will not put a figure there until it does.
Official figures from the source page on the date checked. Estimates are Waegook's. Unknown is shown as not published, never as zero.
Who can apply
2026 graduate admission guide · Checked 15 September 2026Open ↗
New international students at the graduate school
A graduate of a university in an English speaking country is exempt from the language test and scored as a domestic student is
After the first year you need a grade average of 3.0 or better in the previous semester
Sun Moon says this is the system as of September 2025 and that the 2026 committee may change it
From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.
Keeping it
2026 graduate admission guide · Checked 15 September 2026Open ↗
Grades take over from language level once you are enrolled
From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.
Helpers for this
People in Trusted Help who list "Scholarship guidance". Waegook has reviewed their account information. Please still agree fees in writing first. The application itself always goes through the school or the embassy.
Set from the language score you submit when you apply
1Take the language test before you apply, because the score sets the discount
2Apply to the graduate school in the normal way
3Ask your department about the research and teaching scholarships, which can waive all tuition but come with duties such as lab hours or publishing papers