There are three kinds of Korean universities: national universities, public universities and private universities. Among them, both national universities and public universities are called national universities in Korea, but if they are divided in detail, they can be divided into large national universities (called national universities) and small national universities (called public universities).

There are *** 10 national universities, with only one in each province, ranking ① Seoul National University (Seoul) ② Busan National University (Busan) ③ Gyeongbuk National University (Gyeongsangbuk-do) ④ Jeollanam National University (Jeollanam-do) ⑤ Chungcheongnam National University (Chungcheongnam-do) ⑤ Jeonbuk.

There are more than 300 private universities with different strengths. Excellent private universities include: Korea University, Yonsei University, Sungkyunkwan University, Xijiang University, dongguk university, Central University and other famous universities in Seoul. Outside Seoul, such as Inha University in Incheon and Qi Ming University in Daegu, the third largest city. Generally, private universities do not use the word "national" in English or Korean.