Seoul National University
서울대학교 | |
| Motto | Veritas Lux Mea (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The Truth is My Light |
| Type | National |
| Established | August 22, 1946 |
| President | Ryu Hong-lim (유홍림) |
Academic staff | 2,278 (2022) |
| Students | 28,264 (2022) |
| Undergraduates | 15,870 |
| Postgraduates | 12,394 |
| 4,019 | |
| Location | Gwanak-gu, Seoul (Gwanak Campus), Jongno-gu, Seoul (Yeongeon Campus), Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do (Pyeongchang Campus), Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do (Siheung Campus) , 37°27′36″N 126°57′09″E / 37.46000°N 126.95250°E |
| Campus | Urban, 4.2 km2 (1037 acres) 7.0 km2 (1,729 acres), including the arboreta and other campuses. |
| Colors | SNU Blue |
| Affiliations | AALAU, AEARU, APRU, AUA |
| Mascot | Crane, Zelkova Tree |
| Website | snu en |
| Seoul National University | |
| Hangul | 서울대학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 서울大學校 |
| RR | Seoul daehakgyo |
| MR | Sŏul taehakkyo |
SNU
Main campus in Gwanak District, Seoul.
Seoul National University (SNU; Korean: 서울대학교; lit. ''Seoul University'') is a public research university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946 by the merger of ten institutions in the Seoul area, it is one of the SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.
The university's main campus is located in Gwanak, and two additional campuses are located in Daehangno and Pyeongchang. The university comprises sixteen colleges, one graduate school and nine professional schools. The student body consists of nearly 16,000 undergraduate and 16,000 graduate students.