14 Best universities for Human Resource Management in South Korea

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 76.3K citations received by 3.71K academic papers made by 14 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

#29 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

#58 in Asia

#372 in the World

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

3. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#68 in Asia

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Human Resource Management

#71 in Asia

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

5. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#125 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#143 in Asia

#705 in the World

Founded: 1398

7. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#144 in Asia

#707 in the World

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

8. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#145 in Asia

#708 in the World

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

9. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#208 in Asia

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

10. Gachon University

South Korea | Seongnam

For Human Resource Management

#274 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

11. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Human Resource Management

#328 in Asia

#1278 in the World

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

12. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Human Resource Management

#350 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

13. Dongguk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Human Resource Management

#362 in Asia

#1331 in the World

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

14. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Human Resource Management

#370 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

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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