17 Best universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 135K citations received by 5.2K academic papers made by 17 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 Library and Information science

#1 in South Korea

#15 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Library and Information science

#3 in South Korea

#32 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Library and Information science

#4 in South Korea

#50 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Library and Information science

#6 in South Korea

#75 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Library and Information science

#7 in South Korea

#110 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Ewha Womans University

For Library and Information science

#9 in South Korea

#151 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

7. Kyung Hee University

For Library and Information science

#10 in South Korea

#168 in Asia

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

8. Catholic University of Korea

For Library and Information science

#13 in South Korea

#216 in Asia

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

9. Sogang University

For Library and Information science

#20 in South Korea

#338 in Asia

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

10. Chung-Ang University

For Library and Information science

#23 in South Korea

#355 in Asia

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

11. Dongguk University

For Library and Information science

#25 in South Korea

#461 in Asia

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

12. Konkuk University

For Library and Information science

#26 in South Korea

#485 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Sejong University

For Library and Information science

#32 in South Korea

#552 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

14. Soongsil University

For Library and Information science

#33 in South Korea

#596 in Asia

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

15. Seoul National University of Education

For Library and Information science

#35 in South Korea

#673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 3,420
Founded: 1946

16. University of Seoul

For Library and Information science

#38 in South Korea

#737 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

17. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Library and Information science

#39 in South Korea

#763 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

Universities for Library and Information science near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
34	Inha University	18	Incheon
72	Hallym University	11	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	22	Chuncheon
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	14	Daejeon
237	Kyungpook National University	8	Daegu
250	Yeungnam University	17	Gyeongsan
268	Chonnam National University	19	Gwangju
271	Pohang University of Science and Technology	5	Pohang