Kangwon National University (KNU) is a national university in Gangwon-do, South Korea, established as Kangwon Provincial Chuncheon Agricultural College in 1947 in Chuncheon.

Chonnam National University (CNU) is a university in Gwangju, South Korea. It was founded in 1952 as the flagship national university for the southwestern region

Gyeongsang National University (GNU, 경상대학교) is a national university governed under the ministry of education of Republic of Korea government and located in Jinju.

Seoul National University (SNU; Korean: 서울대학교; Hanja: 서울大學校; RR: Seoul Daehakgyo, colloquially Seouldae) is a national research university located in Seoul, South Korea.

Kyungpook National University (경북대학교, abbreviated as KNU or Kyungdae, 경대) is a national university representing Daegu Metropolitan City and Gyeongbuk Province

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU; Korean, 전북대학교, Jeonbuk Daehakgyo) is a national research university founded in 1947, located in Jeonju, South Korea.