The purpose of this study was to analyze and discuss a cognition system of Korean hakbulism(academic cliquism). To analyze the cognition system, this study comprehensively reanalyzed 12 researches and related materials. Data were researches and studies on hakbulism that conducted in a national scale since 2000. The results of analysis on surface layer of the cognition system were as follows: First, there were in a conflict structure that cognition which identify hakbul(academic clique) with abilities coexists with one that do not identify, and region variable was overlapped in the meaning of hakbul. Second, hakbul was an essential requirement for social success, and an instrument that escape from social discriminations and realize practical expectations on education. Third, members of businesses and public institutions tended to recognize that hakbul was a signal of abilities, and thought that networks of their school-connection had considerable influences on management of organization. Fourth, the sociocultural environment laying emphasis on hakbul, the causality of abnormal schooling by hakbul, and insufficient government policies and so on were recognized as major problems. Deep layer of the cognition system had a structure organically combined with cognition patterns of meritocracy, nationalism, school-connectionism, viewpoint of instrumental education, centralism, and so on. To change the cognition system of hakbulism, this study suggested that we need to establish more rational-meritocratic social system.