8 Best Materials Science schools in Daejeon [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Daejeon ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 2.29M citations received by 85.8K academic papers made by 8 universities in Daejeon 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. KAIST

For Materials Science

#2 in South Korea

#26 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

2. Chungnam National University

For Materials Science

#15 in South Korea

#169 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

3. University of Science and Technology Korea

For Materials Science

#29 in South Korea

#342 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

4. Hanbat National University

For Materials Science

#47 in South Korea

#637 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,290
Founded: 1927

5. Daejeon University

For Materials Science

#51 in South Korea

#749 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1980

6. Hannam University

For Materials Science

#58 in South Korea

#861 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

7. Pai Chai University

For Materials Science

#97 in South Korea

#1712 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1885

8. Woosong University

For Materials Science

#113 in South Korea

#2059 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

Universities for Materials Science near Daejeon

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
26	Kongju National University	41	Gongju
32	Chungbuk National University	30	Cheongju
35	Cheongju University	81	Cheongju
42	Soonchunhyang University	53	Asan
42	Sun Moon University	65	Asan
42	Hoseo University	69	Asan
47	Korea University of Technology and Education	71	Cheonan
57	Wonkwang University	61	Iksan
61	Chonbuk National University	10	Jeonju
65	Jeonju University	74	Jeonju

Chemistry subfields in Daejeon

Biochemistry8

Chemical Engineering8

Environmental Chemistry7

Inorganic Chemistry7

Nanotechnology7

Nutrition and Food Science8

Organic Chemistry8

Petrology and Geochemistry6

Physical chemistry8

Radiochemistry6