Undergraduate Program, undecided major
19 majors, in 5 divisions
KAIST international undergraduate admissions ↗Checked 11 September 2026
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What you pay
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once · Not published
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A scholarship below can remove the tuition line.
What can I study?
- Physics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Bio and Brain Engineering
- Industrial Design
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Nuclear and Quantum Engineering
- Business and Technology Management
- School of AI
- School of Transdisciplinary Studies
Published by KAIST. Which of these a scholarship covers is decided by the school.
What do I need?
- Application form, with essays, on KAIST's portal Apply
- Transcripts from every high school attended, and any university, covering the last two or three years
- Copy of your passport or national ID
- At least one standardised test report: SAT, ACT, AP, IB, A-Level, or your national school-leaving or university entrance exam
- English test report: TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC or TEPS
- Optional but highly recommended: up to two recommendation letters, submitted by the recommender
- Optional: up to five honours or awards, a school profile, a school report
SCANS ONLY TO APPLY. Nothing is posted until you are admitted.
IF ADMITTED you post: a passport copy, both parents' IDs, a birth certificate or family registration, a bank statement of about USD 3,200, and apostilled diplomas and transcripts.
If you took your national exam, add a one-page summary of how it works and how you did.
The fee is USD 80 and is not refunded. Top-5% students from UN Least Developed Countries, living there since birth, can ask for a waiver: 25 Aug to 3 Sep (early), 6 to 15 Oct (regular).
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- You hold foreign citizenship. A dual Korean citizen cannot apply as an international student
- And one of these two: neither of your parents is Korean, or, if you are of Korean origin, you did all of primary, middle and high school outside Korea
- An international school inside Korea does not count as a school outside Korea
- Finishing high school in Korea does not shut you out, but then you and both parents must hold non-Korean citizenship
- For spring 2027 entry you must finish high school by 28 February 2027. For fall 2027, by 31 August 2027
- An English test report is required unless you are exempt. KAIST prints recommended scores, not minimums
- English tests must be taken on or after 12 November 2024 for the early track, 4 February 2025 for the regular track. ITP, Duolingo and at-home tests are not accepted
- Recommendation letters are optional from the 2027 cycle: up to two, highly recommended, sent by the recommender by their own deadline
- Tick KAIST scholarship under Statement of Financial Resources on the form. Admitted students then receive it automatically
- An online interview only if KAIST asks for one
- There is no transfer route. Whatever you studied before, you enter as a first-year student
- You cannot defer a place, and holding a place at another university at the same time is grounds for dismissal
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Where this comes from
- KAIST ↗Checked 14 September 2026
- KAIST, what you can study and how the major is chosen ↗Supports: the undeclared first year and the list of departments · Checked 10 September 2026
- KAIST eligibility for international undergraduates ↗Supports: citizenship, schooling and deadlines to finish school · Checked 10 September 2026
- KAIST 2026 tuition decision (Korean) ↗Supports: the 2026 undergraduate tuition, frozen at 3,433,000 a semester · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST Scholarship for international undergraduates ↗Supports: how to be considered and the GPA that keeps it · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST application timeline ↗Supports: the three intakes and their dates · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST cost of attendance ↗Supports: tuition and every published cost of a year · Checked 11 September 2026
- KAIST 2027 international undergraduate admission guide ↗Supports: the application fee, the documents and the English rule · Checked 11 September 2026
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