Past, Present and Future
History of Department of Economics
1910 ~ 1969
| 1910’s Kyungseong Institute of Commerce established |
| 1943 Kyungseong Institute of Commerce renamed as Kyungseong Economic College |
| 1945 Kyungseong Economic College incorporated into Seoul National University |
| 1945. 10. 22 Kyungseong Economic College was incorporated into Seoul National University after gaining independence from Japan |
| 1946 College of Commerce established |
| 1946. 08. 22 The Department of Economics and the Department of Business were founded in the College of Commerce according to the founding constitution of Seoul National University |
| 1959 Department of Trade founded |
| 1961 Department of Business Administration founded |
| 1961. 04. 01 The Institute of Korean Economics was established in the College of Commerce |
| 1961. 12. 09 The Department of Business Administration was founded |
| 1968. 10 The Department of Business Administration was combined with the Department of Trade |
1970 ~
| 1975 Incorporated into the College of Social Science |
| 1975. 02. 28 The Department of Economics and the Department of Trade were incorporated into the College of Social Sciences |
| 1975. 03. 13 Relocation to the Gwanak Campus |
| 1975. 03 The Institute of Korean Economics was closed. In its place, the Institute of Economic Research was established. |
| 1985 Department of Trade renamed as Department of International Economics |
| 1985. 03. 01 The Department of Trade was renamed as the Department of International Economics |
| 1995 School of Economics inaugurated |
| 1995. 10. 10 The Department of Economics and the Department of International Economics were integrated into the School of Economics |
Student Statistics
| Year | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree | Ph.D. Degree |
| 1998 | 1067 | 87 | 32 |
| 1999 | 1108 | 96 | 23 |
| 2000 | 1103 | 110 | 20 |
| 2001 | 1106 | 83 | 18 |
| 2002 | 874 | 102 | 21 |
| 2003 | 900 | 117 | 27 |
| 2004 | 928 | 121 | 38 |
| 2005 | 925 | 135 | 39 |
| 2006 | 876 | 132 | 40 |
| 2007 | 894 | 160 | 31 |
| 2008 | 871 | 150 | 24 |
| 2009 | 779 | 124 | 23 |
| 2010 | 750 | 120 | 30 |
| 2011 | 817 | 97 | 28 |
| 2012 | 766 | 100 | 32 |
| 2013 | 862 | 115 | 44 |
| 2014 | 869 | 125 | 40 |
| 2015 | 848 | 142 | 46 |
| 2016 | 873 | 135 | 56 |
From 2002, 1st year Bachelor's degree students are registered to the College of Social Science and thus new entrants to the Department of Economics are the 2nd year students and the 'Registered' list does not include the 1st year students.
