Higher tuition and remote location. Jeonam University, also known as Jeonam National University, is a famous comprehensive research university in Korea and a key construction university in the bk2 1 project in Korea. Quannan University originated from 1909 and was formerly known as Gwangju Agricultural University. The school was founded by the government of the Republic of Korea on June 9, 1952, and is one of the flag universities in Korea. The school is located in kwangchow, the Korean "cultural and artistic center". 2020-202 1, cwur ranks among the top 500 universities in the world; 2020-202 1, cwur ranking12; Usnews ranking 13 in 2020. Jeonam University ranked fourth in the evaluation of research departments of Korean National University and fourth in the publication of sci-level papers of Korean universities.