Ewha Womans University
#=488
QS Rank
17%
Intl. students
$7,000
Tuition/yr
18,488
Enrollment
About Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University, founded in 1886 in Seoul, is the world's largest women's university with 18,000+ students and global research partnerships.
Ewha Womans University was founded in 1886 by American missionary Mary F. Scranton and is widely recognized as the world's largest women's university. Located in the Seodaemun district of Seoul, the university enrolls approximately 18,000 students across 14 undergraduate colleges spanning liberal arts, engineering, medicine, nursing, business, and a dedicated College of Artificial Intelligence.
The university's academic strengths include women's leadership, the humanities, social sciences, pharmacy, and engineering. Its Graduate School of International Studies and College of Nursing carry strong reputations regionally. Ewha maintains academic partnerships with around 830 institutions in 64 countries, including Harvard and Peking University, supporting a robust exchange and dual-degree ecosystem.
The campus occupies 54.5 hectares in central Seoul and is served directly by the Seoul Metro (Ewha Womans University Station on Line 2). Approximately 17 percent of students are international, drawn from more than 100 countries. Ewha ranks =488 globally in the QS 2026 World University Rankings and is ranked 7th among Korean universities in the JoongAng domestic rankings.
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For Nepali students
- The Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP) is a fully funded scholarship open to female students from developing countries, Nepali women are explicitly eligible, with at least one Nepali national (Gita Poudel) listed as a named recipient. The scholarship covers full tuition, dormitory housing, and a monthly stipend of approximately 550,000 KRW (~USD 400).
- Annual undergraduate tuition for international students runs approximately USD 6,000–8,000, making Ewha significantly more affordable than comparable English-medium universities in the UK or Australia, and Seoul's cost of living, while not cheap, is lower than cities like London or Sydney.
- South Korea's D-10 job-seeker visa allows international graduates to remain in Korea for up to two years after completing their degree to search for employment, offering a genuine post-study work pathway in an OECD economy.
- Ewha's large international student community (around 3,100 students) and active partnerships with South Asian institutions mean Nepali students typically find institutional support structures; additionally, the TOPIK-based International Students Scholarship waives first-semester tuition for students with strong Korean language proficiency (TOPIK Level 6).
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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