Where do Korea’s chaebol heirs study?

What happened: A CEOScore survey of 350 members of controlling families behind 89 major Korean business groups examined where chaebol family members studied. Columbia University topped the overseas list with 22 attendees, and Korea University led the domestic list with 54. Key numbers: 93.9 percent of fourth- and fifth-generation family members studied Why it matters: The survey shows a generational shift, with younger family members studying overseas earlier and more often at the undergraduate level, while older generations typically earned Korean degrees before graduate study abroad.

A CEOScore survey of 350 members of controlling families behind 89 major Korean business groups examined where chaebol family members studied. Columbia University topped the overseas list with 22 attendees, and Korea University led the domestic list with 54.

The survey shows a generational shift, with younger family members studying overseas earlier and more often at the undergraduate level, while older generations typically earned Korean degrees before graduate study abroad.