International Degree Students Without A University Bed, Seoul
Source: C&W shortfall model · KEDI Apr 2026, Academyinfo 2025 · Seoul international degree students
Growth at Seoul’s 2022 to 2026 trend of 6.5% a year. Grey: around 2,300 net new university and public beds due by 2028 assuming every one goes to an international student.
+6,200
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Degree students, April 2026
Housed in university dorms
Shorfall, April 2026
Growth to April 2028, less new beds
Shortfall, April 2028
62,400
+8,500 net
-2,300 new beds
56,200
62,900
-6,700
New dormitories barely dent a 65,000-student gap