# Yonsei University

- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1885
- Official website: http://www.yonsei.ac.kr/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/yonsei-university-b5f25065

## Summary

Yonsei dates its origins to 10 April 1885, when the American medical missionary Horace N. Allen opened Gwanghyewon, Korea's first Western-style hospital, and to Chosen Christian College, opened in 1915 with Horace G. Underwood (Won Do Woo) as its first principal. The college, later called Yonhi, and the Severance medical college merged in the 1950s, and the name Yonsei combines syllables from both. Its main Sinchon campus is in Seoul, with further campuses in Wonju and Songdo (Incheon).

## Key facts

- rank: #42 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.yonsei.ac.kr/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/01wjejq96)
- [Official history (Yonhi·Severance 1885-1956): Gwanghyewon 1885, Chosen Christian College 1915. Sources differ on the merger date (1955 vs 1957)](https://yonsei.ac.kr/en_sc/1771/subview.do)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonsei_University)

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