Does Kim Il Sung University (KISU / 김일성종합대학) accept TOEFL?

The TOEFL score for Kim Il Sung University (KISU / 김일성종합대학)

TOEFL is set per programme (postgraduate often asks for more), and the test moved to the new 1.0–6.0 scale on 21 January 2026 — confirm the current minimum and which scale on the official admissions page before you rely on it.

Confirm on Kim Il Sung University (KISU / 김일성종합대학)'s official website →

City

Pyongyang

Type

Public

Language of instruction

Korean (Chosŏn'gŭl script, national) + English (HE growing) + Russian (historical)

Accreditation

Ministry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.