Pusan National University (PNU) has 12 graduate schools: the Arts and Sciences Graduate School, the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the Graduate School of Korean Medicine, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Management, the Graduate School of Public Administration, the Graduate School of Education, the Graduate School of Industry, the Graduate School of the Environment and the Graduate School of Economics and International Trade.
PNU also comprises 14 colleges: College of Humanities, College of Social Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Law, College of Pharmacy, College of Human Ecology, College of Arts, College of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, College of Business, College of Economics and International Trade, College of Nursing, and the Division of Sports Science.
The university holds a high ranking in several key academic evaluation indices, positioning PNU as Korea's principal national university.
PNU also comprises 14 colleges: College of Humanities, College of Social Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Law, College of Pharmacy, College of Human Ecology, College of Arts, College of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, College of Business, College of Economics and International Trade, College of Nursing, and the Division of Sports Science.
The university holds a high ranking in several key academic evaluation indices, positioning PNU as Korea's principal national university.
Ranked by 'Times Higher Education' (THE) 2015, Asia
- 1st among national universities in Korea
- 8th among comprehensive universities in Korea
- Top 100 among Asian universities
Highly ranked in four areas by QS World University Rankings
- 51st in Chemical Engineering
- 101st in Technology and Aerospace Engineering
- 151st in Communications and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Selected as the top university for Shipbuilding, Automobiles and Machines by the Korean Council for University Education and the Ministry of Education
Ranked by Chosun Ilbo and QS University Rankings in Asia
- No. 1 among national universities in Korea
- 9th among comprehensive universities in Korea
- 64th in Asia
- Top 100 in Engineering IT (73th), Life Sciences and Medicine (66th), Natural Sciences (76th), and Social Sciences and Business (55th)
Produced the largest number of CEOs (31) from among local universities out of 1000 businesses in 2013, and ranked 8th domestically by Unico Search
Ranked as the Top National University in 2013 by 'BK21 Plus in Business'
Selected 28th by BK Plus in 'Business teams' (ranked 3rd in Korea), supported with 17.9 billion (ranked 4th in the nation)
Ranked 1st in economics and education in the influence of theses in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Dong-A Ilbo
Since 1990, PNU International has been offering a wide variety of international programs and promoting the university abroad. Currently, PNU International supports the school's globalization efforts through the exchange of students and faculty by having established academic agreements with 350 universities or institutions in nearly 50 countries (as of 2015). PNU aims to produce internationally competitive global leaders by increasing the opportunities for students to participate in both short- and long-term programs overseas, such as attendance during the academic year, participation in language training courses, and involvement in a variety of other student exchange programs. PNU's Tutoring Program and Buddy Program support international students while they take part in one of our many academic programs at one of the four PNU campuses around the city. PNU International also contributes to the university's global focus by offering an increasing number of international students the highest-quality educational experience.