24 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 568K citations received by 26.5K academic papers made by 24 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 Virology

#1 in South Korea

#19 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Virology

#2 in South Korea

#35 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Virology

#3 in South Korea

#58 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Korea University

For Virology

#4 in South Korea

#60 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

5. Catholic University of Korea

For Virology

#6 in South Korea

#72 in Asia

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

6. Konkuk University

For Virology

#8 in South Korea

#129 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

7. Kyung Hee University

For Virology

#15 in South Korea

#166 in Asia

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

8. Chung-Ang University

For Virology

#16 in South Korea

#171 in Asia

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

9. Hanyang University

For Virology

#19 in South Korea

#209 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Ewha Womans University

For Virology

#20 in South Korea

#236 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Dongguk University

For Virology

#32 in South Korea

#385 in Asia

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

12. Seoul Women's University

For Virology

#37 in South Korea

#530 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

13. Sejong University

For Virology

#39 in South Korea

#578 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

14. Soongsil University

For Virology

#43 in South Korea

#739 in Asia

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

15. Sogang University

For Virology

#47 in South Korea

#838 in Asia

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

16. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Virology

#49 in South Korea

#880 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

17. Sookmyung Women's University

For Virology

#50 in South Korea

#898 in Asia

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

18. Kookmin University

For Virology

#51 in South Korea

#902 in Asia

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

19. University of Seoul

For Virology

#52 in South Korea

#1033 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

20. Kwangwoon University

For Virology

#55 in South Korea

#1107 in Asia

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

21. Duksung Women's University

For Virology

#56 in South Korea

#1135 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

22. Sahmyook University

For Virology

#63 in South Korea

#1272 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#64 in South Korea

#1303 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

24. Sungshin University

For Virology

#66 in South Korea

#1309 in Asia

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

Universities for Virology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	31	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	40	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	25	Yongin
34	Ajou University	18	Suwon
34	Inha University	28	Incheon
72	Hallym University	10	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	21	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	12	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	27	Asan
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	34	Daejeon

Universities for Virology near Seoul

Biology subfields in Seoul