At the beginning of the university, a badge in the form of a flag was made and a new badge with the letters "Kim Il Sung University" in cursive writing was drawn on the occasion of the 10th founding anniversary of the university in 1956.
Afterwards, the students put on a badge with an image (profile) of President Kim Il Sung on the red flag and the letters "Kim Il Sung University" under the image on the occasion of his 60th birthday in 1972, a badge with an image (front) of President Kim Il Sung and the letters "Kim Il Sung University" from February 16, 1992, and a badge with the title of Kim Il Sung University written in a cursive hand from 1996 onwards.
The present badge of the university with smiling images of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il was enacted on April 26, 2012.
The badge depicts the rising sun in yellow on the red flag and has smiling images of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Kong Il in its center and the title of Kim Il Sung University in the handwriting of Chairman Kim Jong Il.
The badge reflects the deep trust and warm love of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who wishes Kim Il Sung University to be further developed into the university of the great leaders and the Party with loyalty to the Party and the leader as its lifeblood forever.