Academic fact | POSTECH

A department/research institute

As of April 1, 2026

Undergraduate
12 Departments
(4 Science & 8
Engineering),
1 Division
Graduate
1 Graduate School,
15 Departments,
3 Inter-disciplinary
Programs
Professional/
Special Graduate
School
Each 1
Graduate School
Global Network
3
Research Units
149 (PAL, PBC, NINT,
MPK and others)
Global
Partnerships
148 Partner
Institutions
in 38 Countries

Academic & Research Program
Undergraduate	12 Departments (4 Science & 8 Engineering), 1 Division - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Management Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (CiTE), Semiconductor Engineering, Division of Humanities & Social Sciences
Graduate	Graduate School 1 Graduate School, 15 Departments (Divisions, Graduate Schools), 3 Inter-disciplinary Programs, 1 Professtional Graduate School and 1 Special Graduate School Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Management Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Graduate School of Semiconductor Engineering, Division of Environmental Science & Engineering (DESE), Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering (DANE), School of Convergence Science and Technology (Division of Advanced Materials Science (AMS), Biomedical Engineering, Division of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering (I-Bio)), Graduate Program for Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) Graduate School of Information Technology (GSIT)
Research Units	149 (PAL, PBC, NINT, MPK and others) View more
Global Partnerships	148 Partner Institutions in 38 Countries Across the World View more
Global Network	APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities) AEARU (The Association of East Asian Research Universities) Global E3 (Global Engineering Education Exchange) View APRU View AEARU View Global E3

Faculty, Student & Researcher Statistics

Faculty
Undergraduate(B.S.)
Graduate(M.S./Ph.D.)
Researcher

As of April 1, 2026

As of April 1, 2026
Category	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Faculty	283	284	282	284	294
Undergraduate(B.S.)	1,285	1,409	1,491	1,497	1,499
Graduate(M.S./Ph.D.)	2,430	2,519	2,570	2,711	2,797
Researcher	779	828	900	929	1,059

Campus

Unit: ㎡

Buildings
Land

Site and Building Area (As of April 1, 2026)

Site and Building Area
Category	University	Accelerator Laboratory	Total(㎡)
Land	975,338	645,829	1,621,167
Buildings	440,386	92,448	532,834
Land+Buildings	1,416,164	737,837	-

Land area is calculated by excluding unused land, auxiliary land, and land located beyond a 20km radius from the campus boundary, in accordance with the information disclosure standards for recognized campus land (107,663㎡).

Building area includes off-campus buildings (President's Residence and Pyeonghae Training Institute: 1,552㎡) but excludes the Pohang Institute of Metal Industry Advancement.

According to the university information disclosure standards, the total area of owned school buildings is 303,926㎡, and the total area of owned campus land is 1,621,167㎡.

Annual Budget

Total$427M

Research Expense: $192M

Salaries & Wages: $59M

Fixed Asset Costs: $66M

Operation and Maintenance Costs: $41M

Student Aids & Services: $18M

Others: $50M

예산 테이블
Category	Research Expense	Salaries & Wages	Fixed Asset Costs	Operation and Maintenance Costs	Student Aids & Services	Others	Total
2026	$192M	$59M	$66M	$41M	$18M	$50M	$427M

KRW 1,500 = USD 1

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