Dankook University
About Dankook University
Basic information and contact details for Dankook University
Danook University was founded in 1948 with 960 students.
It moved to a new campus in the Hannam district of Seoul in 1957, attained university status in 1967 and added a further campus at Cheonan, south of Seoul, in 1978. In the late 1990s it moved from Hannam to a purpose-built campus at Jukjeon, also south of Seoul.
The Jukjeon campus accommodates the colleges of law, humanities, social science, finance and economics, engineering, software convergence, education, music and arts, and liberal arts.
The Cheonan campus houses the colleges of foreign languages, science and technology, bio-convergence, arts, sports science, medicine, public service, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and health sciences.
Recent development has been in medicine and associated disciplines. New courses include physical therapy, and dental hygiene. The university hospital, opened in 1994 with 800 beds, is the largest cancer centre in Central Korea.
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Key Student Statistics
A breakdown of student statistics at Dankook University
- Student gender ratio
- 54 F : 46 M (1)
- International student percentage
- 5% (1)
- Students per staff
- 16.6 (1)
- Student total
- 26277 (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2026
Subjects Taught at Dankook University
See below for a range of subjects taught at Dankook University
Arts and Humanities
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art, Performing Art and Design
- History, Philosophy and Theology
- Languages, Literature and Linguistics
Business and Economics
- Accounting and Finance
- Business and Management
- Economics and Econometrics
Computer Science
- Computer Science
Education Studies
- Education
Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- General Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Law
- Law
Life Sciences
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biological Sciences
- Sport Science
- Veterinary Science
Medical and Health
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Other Health
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
- Psychology
Social Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Studies
- Sociology