{"name":"Pohang University of Science and Technology","slug":"pohang-university-of-science-and-technology-bfa7cdcc","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/pohang-university-of-science-and-technology-bfa7cdcc","country":"South Korea","country_code":"KR","city":"Pohang","type":"Private","founded":1986,"website":"http://www.postech.ac.kr/","summary":"POSTECH was established in December 1986 with backing from the steel company POSCO, as Korea's first university designed around research from the outset. Its first 249 undergraduates entered in March 1987. The Pohang Accelerator Laboratory's light source was completed on campus in 1994, and the university became a separate legal corporation in 1995. It remains a small, science- and engineering-focused institution with more graduate than undergraduate students.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#106","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.postech.ac.kr/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/04xysgw12"},{"label":"Enrolment: 1,499 undergraduate + 2,797 graduate as of 1 April 2026","url":"https://postech.ac.kr/eng/about/school_status.do"},{"label":"Founding Dec 1986, first entrance 1987, accelerator 1994, 1995 corporation","url":"https://www.postech.ac.kr/eng/about/history.do"},{"label":"Cross-check: private status","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohang_University_of_Science_and_Technology"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}