30 Best universities for Architecture in South Korea

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 78.8K citations received by 6.17K academic papers made by 30 universities in South Korea was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#22 in Asia

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

2. KAIST

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Architecture

#27 in Asia

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

3. Kyungpook National University

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South Korea | Daegu

For Architecture

#36 in Asia

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

4. Yonsei University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#48 in Asia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

5. Hanyang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#64 in Asia

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Pohang University of Science and Technology

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South Korea | Pohang

For Architecture

#66 in Asia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

7. Korea University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#68 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

8. Sungkyunkwan University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#82 in Asia

#401 in the World

Founded: 1398

9. Soongsil University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#83 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1897

10. Kyung Hee University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#87 in Asia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

11. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#89 in Asia

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

12. Ajou University

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South Korea | Suwon

For Architecture

#123 in Asia

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,328
Founded: 1973

13. Inha University

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South Korea | Incheon

For Architecture

#125 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

14. Sejong University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#136 in Asia

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Kookmin University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#172 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1946

16. Chung-Ang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#196 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

17. Chungnam National University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Architecture

#207 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

18. Pusan National University

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South Korea | Busan

For Architecture

#211 in Asia

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

19. Hongik University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#215 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1946

20. Chungbuk National University

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South Korea | Cheongju

For Architecture

#230 in Asia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 24,300
Founded: 1951

21. Konkuk University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#240 in Asia

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

22. Jeju National University

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South Korea | Jeju

For Architecture

#244 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 12,200
Founded: 1952

23. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#258 in Asia

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

24. Sogang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#259 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 9,227
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1960

25. Chonbuk National University

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South Korea | Jeonju

For Architecture

#311 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 32,300
Founded: 1947

26. Sangmyung University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#331 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 6,604
Founded: 1937

27. Gachon University

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South Korea | Seongnam

For Architecture

#359 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 18,995
Founded: 1982

28. University of Ulsan

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South Korea | Ulsan

For Architecture

#365 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

29. University of Seoul

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South Korea | Seoul

For Architecture

#399 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

30. Chonnam National University

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South Korea | Gwangju

For Architecture

#427 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

The best cities to study Architecture in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, and Pohang.