Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology


Continente:
Asia
Country:
Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Address:
KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
Web Site:
www.kaist.edu
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology


About Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology:

KAIST (formally the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a public research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government, with the help of American policymakers, in 1971 as the nation's first research-oriented science and engineering institution. KAIST also has been internationally accredited in business education. From 1980 to 2008, the institute was known as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. In 2008, the name was shortened to "KAIST". KAIST is organized into 6 colleges, 2 schools and 33 departments/divisions. KAIST also has three affiliated institutes including the Korea Institute of Advanced Study (KIAS), National NanoFab Center (NNFC), and Korea Science Academy (KSA).



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
World University Rankings 333 336 271 257 255 240 231 243 244 239 246 254 259 282 263 264

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering 43 40 28 28 25 24 23 24 27 34 39 46 52 56 61
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 301-350
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - -
Natural Sciences 164 123 105 99 92 120 149 145 79 135 149 161 164 149 170
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 271 - - -
Chemistry 60 37 33 34 33 28 43 43 48 49 51 55
Chemical Engineering 28 27 43 34 35 35 52 66 72 83 113 123
Civil Engineering 105 93 100 101 98 117 137 124 131 130 116 146
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science 52 51 44 52 80 81 61 77 93 75 87 102
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 297 - - -
Electrical Engineering 28 25 24 27 22 21 28 35 53 47 52 59
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 27 20 17 18 18 23 30 30 35 46 47 49
Mathematics 219 183 193 - - - 313 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400
Mechanical Engineering 40 32 42 47 42 41 59 67 65 78 90 81
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 216 260 - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 268 255 238 258 244 254 288 301-350 351-400 451-500 451-500
Physics 73 77 128 151 118 81 128 131 127 152 136 131
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 451-500 351-400 451-500 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 74 79
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 291 296
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 105