20 Best universities for Biophysics in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 414K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 20 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.

1. Seoul National University

For Biophysics

#1 in South Korea

#14 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Biophysics

#3 in South Korea

#49 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Biophysics

#5 in South Korea

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Biophysics

#6 in South Korea

#74 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Ewha Womans University

For Biophysics

#7 in South Korea

#101 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

6. Hanyang University

For Biophysics

#8 in South Korea

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

7. Kyung Hee University

For Biophysics

#10 in South Korea

#124 in Asia

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

8. Konkuk University

For Biophysics

#12 in South Korea

#142 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Biophysics

#14 in South Korea

#145 in Asia

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

10. Chung-Ang University

For Biophysics

#21 in South Korea

#210 in Asia

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

11. Sogang University

For Biophysics

#26 in South Korea

#249 in Asia

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

12. Dongguk University

For Biophysics

#28 in South Korea

#278 in Asia

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

13. Sookmyung Women's University

For Biophysics

#35 in South Korea

#427 in Asia

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

14. Kwangwoon University

For Biophysics

#36 in South Korea

#432 in Asia

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

15. University of Seoul

For Biophysics

#38 in South Korea

#470 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

16. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Biophysics

#44 in South Korea

#538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

17. Sejong University

For Biophysics

#46 in South Korea

#547 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

18. Soongsil University

For Biophysics

#50 in South Korea

#594 in Asia

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

19. Kookmin University

For Biophysics

#54 in South Korea

#626 in Asia

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

20. Hongik University

For Biophysics

#56 in South Korea

#688 in Asia

Founded: 1946

Universities for Biophysics near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
31	Dankook University	24	Yongin
34	Ajou University	11	Suwon
34	Inha University	23	Incheon
73	Kangwon National University	19	Chuncheon
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	22	Daejeon
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	16	Daejeon
193	Chonbuk National University	15	Jeonju
237	Kyungpook National University	9	Daegu
250	Yeungnam University	25	Gyeongsan

Universities for Biophysics near Seoul

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