25 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 786K citations received by 29.3K academic papers made by 25 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 Microbiology

#1 in South Korea

#4 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Microbiology

#2 in South Korea

#23 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Microbiology

#3 in South Korea

#47 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Korea University

For Microbiology

#4 in South Korea

#54 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

5. Kyung Hee University

For Microbiology

#6 in South Korea

#79 in Asia

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

6. Konkuk University

For Microbiology

#7 in South Korea

#91 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

7. Chung-Ang University

For Microbiology

#10 in South Korea

#106 in Asia

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

8. Catholic University of Korea

For Microbiology

#14 in South Korea

#127 in Asia

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

9. Hanyang University

For Microbiology

#22 in South Korea

#197 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Ewha Womans University

For Microbiology

#23 in South Korea

#200 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Dongguk University

For Microbiology

#27 in South Korea

#290 in Asia

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

12. Seoul Women's University

For Microbiology

#42 in South Korea

#613 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

13. Sejong University

For Microbiology

#44 in South Korea

#699 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

14. Duksung Women's University

For Microbiology

#50 in South Korea

#793 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Microbiology

#52 in South Korea

#826 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

16. Sogang University

For Microbiology

#54 in South Korea

#852 in Asia

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

17. Kookmin University

For Microbiology

#55 in South Korea

#858 in Asia

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

18. Sookmyung Women's University

For Microbiology

#60 in South Korea

#889 in Asia

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

19. Sahmyook University

For Microbiology

#65 in South Korea

#995 in Asia

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

20. Sangmyung University

For Microbiology

#70 in South Korea

#1080 in Asia

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

21. Dongduk Women's University

For Microbiology

#71 in South Korea

#1082 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Microbiology

#73 in South Korea

#1117 in Asia

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

23. University of Seoul

For Microbiology

#74 in South Korea

#1152 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

24. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#78 in South Korea

#1209 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

25. Soongsil University

For Microbiology

#80 in South Korea

#1261 in Asia

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

Universities for Microbiology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	36	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	24	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	34	Suwon
34	Inha University	26	Incheon
34	Ajou University	30	Suwon
42	Myongji University	37	Yongin
72	Hallym University	28	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	19	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	18	Cheongju
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	31	Daejeon

Universities for Microbiology near Seoul

Biology subfields in Seoul