15 Best universities for Human Resource Management 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 Human Resource Management. A graph of 69K citations received by 3.61K academic papers made by 15 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.

1. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#28 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

2. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#61 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

3. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Human Resource Management

#67 in Asia

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

4. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#68 in Asia

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

5. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#122 in Asia

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#138 in Asia

#702 in the World

Founded: 1398

7. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#139 in Asia

#703 in the World

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

8. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#144 in Asia

#714 in the World

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

9. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#209 in Asia

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

10. Gachon University

South Korea | Seongnam

For Human Resource Management

#291 in Asia

#1202 in the World

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

11. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Human Resource Management

#331 in Asia

#1281 in the World

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

12. Dongguk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#345 in Asia

#1303 in the World

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

13. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Human Resource Management

#368 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

14. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Human Resource Management

#383 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#402 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Daejeon, Seongnam, and Gwangju.

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