32 Best Art & Design schools in Seoul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 960K citations received by 56.4K academic papers made by 32 universities in Seoul 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

For Art & Design

#1 in South Korea

#13 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Art & Design

#3 in South Korea

#35 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Art & Design

#4 in South Korea

#60 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Hanyang University

For Art & Design

#5 in South Korea

#75 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Art & Design

#6 in South Korea

#81 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Kyung Hee University

For Art & Design

#8 in South Korea

#119 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Art & Design

#10 in South Korea

#152 in Asia

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

8. Sejong University

For Art & Design

#13 in South Korea

#206 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

9. Ewha Womans University

For Art & Design

#14 in South Korea

#236 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

10. Sogang University

For Art & Design

#17 in South Korea

#300 in Asia

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

11. Konkuk University

For Art & Design

#19 in South Korea

#313 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Soongsil University

For Art & Design

#22 in South Korea

#340 in Asia

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

13. Dongguk University

For Art & Design

#24 in South Korea

#345 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,204
Founded: 1906

14. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#28 in South Korea

#384 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

15. Kookmin University

For Art & Design

#29 in South Korea

#395 in Asia

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

16. Kwangwoon University

For Art & Design

#30 in South Korea

#439 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,807
Founded: 1934

17. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Art & Design

#32 in South Korea

#447 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

18. Hongik University

For Art & Design

#35 in South Korea

#506 in Asia

Founded: 1946

19. Catholic University of Korea

For Art & Design

#38 in South Korea

#581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

20. University of Seoul

For Art & Design

#41 in South Korea

#675 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

21. Sangmyung University

For Art & Design

#42 in South Korea

#681 in Asia

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

22. Sookmyung Women's University

For Art & Design

#50 in South Korea

#855 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 12,869
Founded: 1948

23. Hansung University

For Art & Design

#66 in South Korea

#1166 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

24. Seoul National University of Education

For Art & Design

#67 in South Korea

#1170 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 3,420
Founded: 1946

25. Seoul Women's University

For Art & Design

#74 in South Korea

#1274 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

26. Sahmyook University

For Art & Design

#79 in South Korea

#1357 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1906

27. Sungshin University

For Art & Design

#92 in South Korea

#1630 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1936

28. Duksung Women's University

For Art & Design

#95 in South Korea

#1677 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Seokyeong University

For Art & Design

#98 in South Korea

#1741 in Asia

Founded: 1947

30. Chongshin University

For Art & Design

#109 in South Korea

#1992 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

31. Dongduk Women's University

For Art & Design

#116 in South Korea

#2159 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 7,093
Founded: 1950

32. Korea National Sport University

For Art & Design

#123 in South Korea

#2362 in Asia

Founded: 1976

Universities for Art & Design near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	33	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	55	Anyang
31	Dankook University	36	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	46	Suwon
34	Inha University	12	Incheon
34	Ajou University	15	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	37	Incheon
42	Myongji University	43	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	44	Yongin
72	Hallym University	56	Chuncheon

Universities for Art & Design near Seoul

Art & Design subfields in Seoul