The world Values Yonsei's Values Yonsei University has consistently ranked as the top private university in Korea and is on its way to take its place as a top international university. 2008 Ranked 1st among Korean private universities by The Times University Rankings 2007 Ranked 96th internationally for SCI article publication 2008 Ranked 1st among Korean private universities Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education Ranking of Top 500 International Universities 2007 Higher Education Evaluation Council of Taiwan Science Research Article Qualitative Evaluation 2007 Ranked 1st in Korea for total scholarships (68.6 billion won) First university to take steps toward globalization, top Korean university for international exchange efforts (59 countries, 574 institutions) 2008 Ranked 1st among Korean private universities in JoongAng Daily Newspaper University Evaluation 2008 Largest number of students to pass CPA exams; produced 1,910 CPAs in 17 years 2007 Ranked 1st for Korean Ministry of Education Funding 2003-2007 SCI article citation frequency ranked 1st among Korean private universities