Nine Seoul junior colleges average KRW 6,300,000–7,240,000 in annual tuition; all dormitory capacity rates below 6%

Nine junior colleges in Seoul recruit international students. Their 2026 average annual undergraduate tuition ranges from about KRW 6.30 million at Sahmyook Health University to about KRW 7.24 million at Dongyang Mirae University. The difference between the lowest and highest institutions is about KRW 940,000.

International-student scale and housing conditions vary more widely than tuition. The 2025 disclosures total 787 international students across the nine institutions, but 636 are concentrated at three institutions: Myongji College (346), Induk University (162) and Seoil University (128). Even Seoul Women's College of Nursing, with the highest dormitory capacity rate, was at 5.8%, and four institutions were at 0%.

Comparing the nine institutions on the same units

Tuition at all nine institutions clusters from the high KRW 6 million range to the low KRW 7 million range, with about KRW 940,000 between the lowest and highest. In contrast, dormitory capacity is below 6% at every institution. Comparing tuition alone and postponing housing can change the cost structure after admission.

81% of international students are concentrated at Myongji College, Induk University and Seoil University

In the 2025 disclosures, Myongji College had the largest number of international students among the nine institutions, at 346. It was followed by Induk University with 162 and Seoil University with 128. Their combined 636 students account for 80.8% of the total 787.

The three institutions also have relatively clear information contacts for international students. Myongji College's Global Education Center separately operates international-admissions and student-life guidance and posted a March 2027 admissions notice. Seoil University's International Exchange Center handles visas, Certificates of Admission, international-student management and Korean-language programs. Induk University provides official scholarship criteria based on Korean-language ability and grades for new and current international students.

Myongji College, Seoil University and Induk University differ not only in their numbers of international students but also in the contact point where information is gathered. Before reading an admissions guide, applicants can first identify whether the Global Education Center, International Exchange Center or scholarship guidance handles their admissions and enrollment information.

Different profiles in engineering and technology, health and nursing, and women's vocational education

Dongyang Mirae University, Seoil University and Induk University broadly offer engineering, technology, digital and design fields. Dongyang Mirae University in particular had the highest average annual undergraduate tuition among the nine institutions, at about KRW 7.24 million, but had 24 international students. Checking whether its technical majors are the fields you seek and which recruitment units accept international applicants is more accurate than relying on a single number.

Sahmyook Health University and Seoul Women's College of Nursing center on health and nursing. Sahmyook Health University had 72 international students and the lowest tuition among the nine, about KRW 6.30 million. Seoul Women's College of Nursing is focused on nursing and had 0 international students in the 2025 disclosure. That figure is the enrolled-student situation at the disclosure point, not a statement that it will not accept international applicants in the future. Its admissions office directs international applicants to inquire separately about eligibility for admissions tracks.

Baewha Women's University, SoongEui Women's College and Hanyang Women's University share women's vocational education but differ in their department structures. Baewha's admissions office has an FAQ for the pure-foreign-national track for applicants whose parents are both foreign nationals, while SoongEui and Hanyang Women's focus their information on general admissions and departments. Some institutions make international admissions readily visible in a separate menu, while at others it must be found in ordinary admissions-office notices.

At many institutions, off-campus housing is needed before a dormitory

For 2025, institution-wide dormitory capacity was 5.8% at Seoul Women's College of Nursing, 3.3% at Myongji College, 2.0% at Dongyang Mirae University, 0.9% at Induk University and 0.5% at Hanyang Women's University. Baewha Women's University, Sahmyook Health University, Seoil University and SoongEui Women's College disclosed 0%. The median across the nine institutions was only 0.5%.

The nine junior colleges are also widely spread in campus location. Baewha is in Jongno District; SoongEui in Jung District; Myongji College and Seoul Women's College of Nursing in Seodaemun District; Sahmyook Health in Dongdaemun District; Seoil in Jungnang District; Induk in Nowon District; Hanyang Women's in Seongdong District; and Dongyang Mirae in Guro District. Choosing an institution immediately changes the housing living area as well.

At institutions with low dormitory capacity, off-campus housing and commuting can affect total study-abroad costs more than tuition differences. Conversely, an institution with many international students does not necessarily have many dormitory places. Myongji College had the most international students but a 3.3% dormitory capacity rate; Seoil University had the third-largest international-student count but 0% capacity.

When comparing Seoul junior colleges, tuition lies in a relatively narrow range, while institutional differences are clearer in majors, international-admissions contacts and housing. It is realistic to choose the target major first among technology, health and nursing, and design, child-related and service fields, then examine how the institution guides international admissions and housing near the campus.

Data and method

The subjects are nine Seoul junior colleges approved by GEA as institutions recruiting international students. Tuition is the main-campus undergraduate average from the Korea Student Aid Foundation's 2026 Average Tuition Information by University Nationwide, rounded to the ten-thousand-won unit. International-student counts and dormitory capacity are University Alimi's 2025 institution disclosures. A count of 0 international students is the value at the disclosure point and does not indicate current recruitment status. Dormitory capacity is for all enrolled students, not an international-student-only allocation rate.