Editing KAIST (section)

==Academics==

===Academics===
[[Image:Korean scientist-Jang Yeongsil-01.jpg|thumb|A statue of [[Jang Young Sil]], a Korean scientist, in front of science library, Daejeon campus]]
Admission to KAIST is based on overall grades, grades on math and science courses, recommendation letters from teachers, study plan, personal statements, and other data, and does not rely on a standardized test conducted by the university. In 2014, the acceptance rate for local students was 14.9%, and for [[international student]]s at 13.2%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1000|title=International Acceptance Rate Falls|website=herald.kaist.ac.kr|date=3 June 2015 |language=ko|access-date=2017-05-30}}</ref>

Full scholarships are given to all students including international students in the bachelor, master and doctorate courses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kaist.edu/html/en/edu/edu_03030502.html|title=Scholarship Types > Scholarships > Academics > Academics > KAIST|last=KAIST|website=www.kaist.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> Doctoral students are given military-exemption benefits from South Korea's [[Conscription in South Korea|compulsory military service]]. Up to 80% of courses taught in KAIST are conducted in English.

Undergraduate students can join the school through an “open major system” that allows students to take classes for three terms and then choose a discipline that suits their aptitude, and undergraduates are allowed to change their major anytime. KAIST has also produced many [[doctorate]]s through the integrated master's and doctoral program and early-completion system. Students must publish papers in internationally renowned academic journals for graduation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaist.ac.kr/html/en/kaist/kaist_01020601.html |title=Undergraduate |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=kaist.ac.kr |access-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708040224/https://www.kaist.ac.kr/html/en/kaist/kaist_01020601.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Students===
KAIST produced 69,388 alumni from 1975 to 2021, with 19,457 bachelor's, 35,513 master's, and 14,418 doctorate degree holders. As of Spring 2021, 10,793 students were enrolled in KAIST with 3,605 bachelor's, 3,069 master's, 1,354 joint M.S.-Ph.D.'s, and 2,765 doctoral students.<ref name="KAIST At a Glance">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaist.ac.kr/en/html/kaist/012102.html|title=KAIST At a Glance|website=www.kaist.ac.kr|language=en|access-date=2021-12-18}}</ref> More than 70 percent of KAIST undergraduates come from [[Specialized school|specialized science high schools]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-25|title=KAIST Acceptance Rate|url=https://www.acceptance-rates.com/kaist-acceptance-rate%ef%bb%bf/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Acceptance Rates|language=en-US}}</ref> 817 international students from 81 countries are studying at KAIST (as of spring semester 2021), making it one of the most ethnically diverse universities in the country.<ref name="KAIST At a Glance"/>