▁design ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁However ▁the ▁university ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁range ▁of ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁programs . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁ 1 4 , 5 0 0 ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁and ▁ 2 , 6 0 0 ▁gradu ate ▁students , ▁and ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁school ▁consists ▁of ▁College ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁College ▁of ▁Education , ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁College ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Arts , ▁College ▁of ▁Architecture , ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁and ▁College ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Business ▁Administration . ▁The ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁provides ▁research - based ▁and ▁practice - based ▁programs ▁in ▁compreh ensive ▁fields ▁including ▁liberal ▁arts , ▁engineering , ▁fine ▁arts ▁and ▁design , ▁education , ▁econom ics , ▁performing ▁arts , ▁urban ▁planning , ▁architecture , ▁film ▁and ▁phot ography . ▁The ▁short ened ▁term ▁for ▁Hong ik ▁University , ▁" H ong da e ," ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁met onym ▁for ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁in ▁west ▁central ▁Se oul , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁Se j ong . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁the ▁Se oul ▁campus ▁has ▁been ▁ren owned ▁for ▁Korean ▁ind ie ▁music ▁and ▁art ▁culture ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁district ▁remained ▁as ▁an ▁original ▁ind ie ▁hip ster ▁area ▁for ▁young ▁adult s , ▁however , ▁due ▁to ▁the