Founded in 1961, SWU is a private women’s university with a strong emphasis on humanities, social sciences, and education, alongside specialized science programs.
Address: 621 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education, Humanities, Computer Science
Domains taught:
- Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Several local and international women’s studies partnerships
Research:
Research in gender studies, education, and cultural studies
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
350
Current students***:
5500
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
35000
Pros
Focused on empowering women through education
Cons
Limited engineering and technical programs
Best For
Women’s education and humanities
Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Duksung Women's University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on life sciences, and it covers industrial design as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 4,800 students against roughly 5,500 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of life sciences and software engineering can consider Silla University, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers engineering as well.
- Sungshin Women's University takes a similar route through life sciences, and it covers project management and engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 5,500 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is Anyang University, which likewise covers life sciences; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers engineering as well.
- In terms of fields, Ewha Womans University is the nearest neighbour, with life sciences again at the core; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers AI and machine learning and engineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Medical University of Graz in Austria pursues a similar profile in life sciences, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Abroad, Brandeis University (the United States) covers life sciences in a comparable way, and it is also a private institution and also offers doctoral and mba programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Princeton University stands out as a comparable school for life sciences and software engineering; it covers project management and physics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,100 students against roughly 5,500 here.
- For life sciences and software engineering outside the home country, Université de Namur in Belgium is a natural reference; it is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 5,500 here, and is also a private institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at China Medical University Taichung in Taiwan, where life sciences also form the core, and it is also a private institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Innovation, Research and Development, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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