22 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 196K citations received by 6.67K academic papers made by 22 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 Data Science

#1 in South Korea

#26 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Data Science

#3 in South Korea

#43 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Data Science

#4 in South Korea

#53 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Data Science

#5 in South Korea

#74 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Kyung Hee University

For Data Science

#6 in South Korea

#78 in Asia

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

6. Sejong University

For Data Science

#9 in South Korea

#146 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

7. Chung-Ang University

For Data Science

#10 in South Korea

#153 in Asia

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

8. Hanyang University

For Data Science

#11 in South Korea

#156 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

9. Dongguk University

For Data Science

#13 in South Korea

#199 in Asia

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

10. Ewha Womans University

For Data Science

#16 in South Korea

#235 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Catholic University of Korea

For Data Science

#19 in South Korea

#278 in Asia

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

12. Sogang University

For Data Science

#20 in South Korea

#304 in Asia

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

13. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#23 in South Korea

#320 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

14. Konkuk University

For Data Science

#24 in South Korea

#341 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

15. Soongsil University

For Data Science

#26 in South Korea

#362 in Asia

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

16. Kookmin University

For Data Science

#27 in South Korea

#395 in Asia

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

17. University of Seoul

For Data Science

#30 in South Korea

#425 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

18. Sangmyung University

For Data Science

#39 in South Korea

#581 in Asia

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

19. Sookmyung Women's University

For Data Science

#40 in South Korea

#618 in Asia

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

20. Hongik University

For Data Science

#43 in South Korea

#636 in Asia

Founded: 1946

21. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Data Science

#49 in South Korea

#795 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

22. Kwangwoon University

For Data Science

#51 in South Korea

#834 in Asia

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

Universities for Data Science near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	18	Seongnam
34	Ajou University	12	Suwon
34	Inha University	17	Incheon
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	22	Daejeon
237	Kyungpook National University	8	Daegu
250	Yeungnam University	14	Gyeongsan
271	Pohang University of Science and Technology	7	Pohang
297	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	25	Eonyang
303	University of Ulsan	21	Ulsan

Universities for Data Science near Seoul

Computer Science subfields in Seoul