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1 History  





2 Academics  



2.1  Undergraduate and Graduate programs  







3 Academic rankings  





4 Seoul St. Mary's Hospital  





5 Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital  





6 Campus and buildings  





7 Notable people  





8 See also  





9 References  





10 External links  














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Coordinates: 37°3509N 127°0016E / 37.58590°N 127.00433°E / 37.58590; 127.00433 (Songsin Campus)
 

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The Catholic University of Korea
가톨릭대학교
The official seal of the university
Latin: Universitatis Catholicae Coreae
Motto진리, 사랑, 봉사 (Truth, Love, Service)

Motto in English

Love Truth Service
TypePrivate
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
AffiliationRoman Catholic
PresidentFr. Won Jong-Chul

Academic staff

1,005

Administrative staff

289
Students11,013
Undergraduates8,443
Postgraduates2,570
Address
296-12 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
,

South Korea


37°35′09N 127°00′16E / 37.58590°N 127.00433°E / 37.58590; 127.00433 (Songsin Campus)
Campus
  • Songeui Campus (Seoul)
  • Songsim Campus (Bucheon, Gyeonggi)
  • ColorsBlue
    MascotDove
    Websitewww.catholic.ac.kr
    Catholic University of Korea
    Hangul

    가톨릭대학교

    Hanja

    Revised RomanizationGatollik Daehakgyo
    McCune–ReischauerKat'ollik Taehakkyo

    The Catholic University of Korea (Korean가톨릭대학교) is a private Roman Catholic university in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It was established in 1855. The Catholic University of Korea operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighboring Bucheon City. The university's school of medicine operates eight affiliated hospitals throughout the country.

    The Catholic University of Korea offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in Catholic theology, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering.

    History[edit]

    The university traces its roots to St. Joseph's Seminary in Baeron, a Catholic refuge in modern-day Jecheon, North Chungcheong province. It was founded in 1855 before Christianity was legalized. After the legalization of Christianity, the school moved to Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in 1887, and was renamed Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus. A hospital associated with the seminary was opened in 1936. The seminary became Songsin College in 1947 and the medical school was established in 1954. The name was later changed to Catholic College. Songsim Women's College (Songsim, or 聖心, means 'Sacred Heart' in Korean) was founded in 1964; the two colleges were merged in 1995 to form the present-day entity of Catholic University.

    Academics[edit]

    The university has a policy of "inbound globalization", requiring all freshmen to live in the English language dormitory which can accommodate 1,200 students and professors. Residents are encouraged to communicate only in English during the program, which usually runs for a whole semester.[1] In accordance with the "inbound globalization" policy, the university is equipped with faculty members with esteemed academic backgrounds; professors, professionals, and researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, China, Germany, and Japan, among others.

    Undergraduate and Graduate programs[edit]

    Programs

    Academic rankings[edit]

    University rankings
    QS National[2] General24
    THE National[3] General 18–21
    ARWU National[4] Research 19–23
    QS Asia
    (Asia version)[5]
    General =222
    THE Asia
    (Asia version)[6]
    General 113
    ARWU World[7] Research 701–800
    QS World[8] General 781–790
    THE World[9] General 601–800
    USNWR World[10] General =1190

    Seoul St. Mary's Hospital[edit]

    Seoul St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of Catholic University of Korea and is part of the CMC (Catholic Medical Center) network. The new hospital opened on 30 April 2009 in the campus of Catholic University of Korea; it has 1,355 beds, including Intensive care unit (ICU) 110 beds. Sun Myung Moon was admitted there and died there in 2012.

    Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital[edit]

    Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital is one of the affiliated hospitals of the university. It is an International Healthcare Center opened in February 2013 in Yeounido, Seoul becoming the only university hospital in Yeouido the financial district of Seoul. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Seoul Metropolitan City in 2010 and strives for the convenience of foreign patients.[15]

    Campus and buildings[edit]

    Catholic University Campus of the Holy Spirit, Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

    Catholic University Campus of the Sacred Heart, Yeokgok 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do

    Catholic University Campus of Sincerity, Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

    Notable people[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Catholic University seeks 'inbound' globalization". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  • ^ "QS University Rankings 2025". Top Universities. 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  • ^ "THE University Rankings 2024 - South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  • ^ World University Rankings - 2023 (2023). "South Korea Universities in Top 500 universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved August 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Asia University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  • ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  • ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  • ^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  • ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Best Global Universities - US News". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • ^ "2023 JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings". JoongAng Ilbo. 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  • ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Search Best Global Universities - US News Education". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Best Global Universities in Asia - US News Education". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • ^ "Young University Rankings 2024: South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  • ^ Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital official website
  • External links[edit]


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