29 Best universities for Development Studies in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 540K citations received by 28.3K academic papers made by 29 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 Development Studies

#1 in South Korea

#15 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Development Studies

#2 in South Korea

#42 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Development Studies

#3 in South Korea

#70 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Development Studies

#5 in South Korea

#150 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Development Studies

#6 in South Korea

#173 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Development Studies

#7 in South Korea

#176 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Development Studies

#9 in South Korea

#223 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Development Studies

#12 in South Korea

#251 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Development Studies

#13 in South Korea

#265 in Asia

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

10. Sogang University

For Development Studies

#18 in South Korea

#390 in Asia

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

11. Sejong University

For Development Studies

#19 in South Korea

#407 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

12. Konkuk University

For Development Studies

#24 in South Korea

#535 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Dongguk University

For Development Studies

#30 in South Korea

#599 in Asia

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

14. Seoul National University of Education

For Development Studies

#32 in South Korea

#628 in Asia

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

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Development Studies

#34 in South Korea

#655 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

16. Soongsil University

For Development Studies

#41 in South Korea

#905 in Asia

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

17. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#46 in South Korea

#1010 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

18. University of Seoul

For Development Studies

#47 in South Korea

#1019 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

19. Hongik University

For Development Studies

#49 in South Korea

#1033 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Kookmin University

For Development Studies

#57 in South Korea

#1136 in Asia

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

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Development Studies

#63 in South Korea

#1192 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Development Studies

#67 in South Korea

#1309 in Asia

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

23. Sangmyung University

For Development Studies

#69 in South Korea

#1361 in Asia

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

24. Sungshin University

For Development Studies

#72 in South Korea

#1417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1936

25. Sahmyook University

For Development Studies

#77 in South Korea

#1545 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1906

26. Hansung University

For Development Studies

#83 in South Korea

#1662 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Seoul Women's University

For Development Studies

#91 in South Korea

#1746 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

28. Dongduk Women's University

For Development Studies

#101 in South Korea

#2031 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 7,093
Founded: 1950

29. Duksung Women's University

For Development Studies

#102 in South Korea

#2038 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

Universities for Development Studies near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	20	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
34	Inha University	8	Incheon
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
72	Hallym University	27	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	33	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	29	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	40	Asan
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	44	Daejeon
138	KAIST	4	Daejeon

Economics subfields in Seoul

Actuarial Science13

Agricultural Economics5

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics25

Environmental Economics15

Finance29

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade15

Investment Banking and Stock trading20

Political Economy10