K-Arts Placed 1^st in Asia & 19^th in the World in Performing Arts According to 2025 QS Ranking

K-Arts ranked nineteenth in the world for performing arts, according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025. In Asia, K-Arts placed first in the category, demonstrating the school’s prestige on the global stage. This is a remarkable achievement that solidifies K-Arts as the leader in arts and culture education in Korea.

As the only professional arts education institute in Korea, K-Arts successfully made it to the Top 20 of the QS Rankings. Considering that K-Arts focuses solely on arts education, unlike most universities that cover diverse academic fields, this accomplishment is exceptional and sets a benchmark for global arts education.

K-Arts fosters artists with creativity and competence across music, theatre, film, TV, multimedia, dance, visual arts, and traditional arts through its six schools. With world-class faculty members and distinguished curricula, it has cultivated leaders in the global art scene. Its high ranking in the QS Ranking reflects K-Arts’s international success in educational philosophy and systems.

Through this achievement, K-Arts reaffirmed its status as an eminent arts education institute worldwide. Over time, K-Arts has worked to enhance its education and research capabilities by collaborating with other art universities globally. Furthermore, K-Arts’s graduates actively contribute to their fields internationally, elevating K-Arts’s reputation as a result.

President Kim Daejin noted, “K-Arts has gained global recognition as an arts education institute, as seen in the QS Ranking, thanks to the efforts of our faculty members, educational system, and students who consistently strived to engage with society. Moving forward, K-Arts will prepare for its next leap by nurturing talents who can adapt to evolving arts educational environments and address societal challenges.”

Through various programs aimed at developing international arts education, K-Arts has fostered the next generation of artists who will lead the global art scene. Building on the recognition achieved through the QS Rankings, K-Arts will continue to move forward, positioning itself as a central hub for global arts education.