SKY (universities)

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Locations of 'SKY' universities

SKY is an acronym used to refer to the three most prestigious universities in South Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University.[1] The term is widely used in South Korea, both in media broadcast and by the universities themselves.[2][3]

In South Korea, admission to one of the SKY universities is widely considered as determining one's career and social status.[4][5] Many of South Korea's most influential politicians, lawyers, physicians, engineers, journalists, professors, and policymakers (bureaucrats) have graduated from one of the SKY universities.

Members[]

Institution Type Location Established Academic staff Undergraduate enrollment Postgraduate enrollment Rankings
ARWU World (2021)[6] THE World (2022)[7] QS World (2022)[8] THE Asia (2021)[9] QS Asia (2021)[10]
Seoul National University Public (National) Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 1946 2,130
(2019)[11] 		16,556
(2019)[11] 		11,228
(2019)[11] 		101–150 54 36 9 14
Korea University Private Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 1905 1,442
(2019)[12] 		21,165
(2019)[12] 		8,592
(2019)[12] 		201–300 201–250 74 22 11
Yonsei University Private Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 1885 1,682
(2019)[13] 		19,087
(2019)[13] 		11,229
(2019)[13] 		201–300 151 79 24 21

History[]

National recognition[]

In 2010, it was reported that 46.3% of high government officials and 50% of CEOs of major financial industries were graduates of SKY universities.[14] Also, over 60% of the students who passed the 2010 Korean Bar examination were graduates of SKY universities.[15] Being admitted in one of these universities typically requires students to be within the top 1% of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test[citation needed].

Concerns[]

There have been a number of SKY university students who have dropped out of school to protest against South Korea's overheated academic elitism.[16]

In popular culture[]

  • SKY Castle, a 2018–2019 JTBC Friday-Saturday prime time drama, explores the employment of coordinators by parents who wishes their children to enter one of the three colleges, which sometimes does not come without consequences.
  • In the visual novel game Mystic Messenger, main character Yoosung Kim is a student at a school dubbed "SKY University".

See also[]

Further reading[]

References[]

  1. ^ Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News
  2. ^ [1], [2], "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), [3], [4][permanent dead link],[5]
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), [6], [7], [8] Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, [9] (articles in English)
  4. ^ New York Times, "A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success at South Korea’s Cram Schools" [10]
  5. ^ *"Life and death exams in South Korea" by James Card, Asia Times Online, November 30, 2005, retrieved December 18, 2005.
  6. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021". Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "World University Rankings 2022". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2022". Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Asia University Rankings 2021". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ "QS Asia University Rankings 2021". Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Facts". Seoul National University. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c "About KU". Korea University. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Yonsei at a Glance". Yonsei University. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "금융권 Ceo 출신대학..서울대＞고려대＞연세대 順".
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ Kim (김), Gyeong-su (경수) (2011-11-17). 명문대 줄잇는 ‘공개 자퇴’ 왜？. 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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