POSTECH: Pioneering Global Excellence in Education, Research, and Industry Collaboration
Since its establishment in 1986, POSTECH has created new value through challenges and innovation, solidifying its position as a world-class institution. By leading creative and innovative approaches in education, research, and industry collaboration, our students, faculty, and researchers work together to address global challenges. Built on the philosophy of selective and intensive education, POSTECH fosters academic leadership through exceptional research environments and achievements, realizing the value of industry-academia collaboration by connecting research outcomes to industries and society.
In line with founding tenets, POSTECH focuses on selecting a small number of talented students and providing them with high-quality education to cultivate future global leaders with both knowledge and honorable character. As a "small but strong" university, POSTECH invests intensively in each student, achieving excellent results, including being ranked 2nd globally in the 'THE World University Rankings for Small Universities' for two consecutive years (2023, 2024). Furthermore, POSTECH's remarkable achievements in both domestic and international university rankings demonstrate our commitment to continuous investment in education.
| Year of Ranking Publication | Score (Out of 100) |
Ranking by Indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | South Korea | ||
| 2024 | 99.9 | 24th | 1st |
| 2023 | 99.9 | 21th | 1st |
| 2022 | 100 | 15th | 1st |
| Indicator | Engineering | Natural Sciences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Environment Category | Educational Expenditure per Student | 1st | 1st |
| Scholarship-to-Tuition Ratio per Student | 4th | 3rd | |
| Scholarship per Student | 3rd | 4th | |
| Educational Expenditure to Tuition Ratio | 4th | 4th |
POSTECH demonstrates academic leadership and produces world-leading research outcomes, driven by an exceptional research environment and outstanding human resources.
| Year of Ranking Publication | Score (Out of 100) |
Ranking by Indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | South Korea | ||
| 2024 | 96.9 | 45th | 4th |
| 2023 | 98.3 | 29th | 4th |
| 2022 | 98 | 26th | 3rd |
| Year of Ranking Publication | 'Citation Impact : FWCI' Score (Out of 100) |
'Research productivity: Paper per Faculty' Score (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.8 | 97 |
| 2023 | 68.8 | 96.9 |
| 2022 | 67.7 | 90.7 |
POSTECH was established to foster industry-academia-research collaboration based on outstanding research achievements, disseminating research outcomes to industries, and contributing to society and humanity.
In line with founding tenets, POSTECH actively applies research results to industry through innovative industry-academia collaboration, leading to a positive cycle between academia and industry.
In industry-academia collaboration and patent-related indicators in various university rankings, POSTECH consistently maintains a top position.
This demonstrates that POSTECH's research extends beyond academic achievements and translates into industrial applications, creating tangible value for society.
| Indicator | Engineering | Natural Sciences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Research Category | Industry-academia collaboration revenue per faculty member in the science & technology department | 1st | 1st |
| Technology transfer income per faculty member in the science & technology department | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Income per technology transfer case | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Patent registration per faculty member in the science & technology department | 2nd | - |
| Year of Ranking Publication | 'Industry Income per Faculty' Score (Out of 100) |
'Patents*' Score (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 100 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 |
| 2022 | 96.2 | - |
* Indicator introduced since 2023