29 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 521K citations received by 27.1K 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

#72 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Development Studies

#5 in South Korea

#154 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Development Studies

#6 in South Korea

#169 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Development Studies

#7 in South Korea

#175 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Development Studies

#9 in South Korea

#222 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Development Studies

#12 in South Korea

#250 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Development Studies

#13 in South Korea

#267 in Asia

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

10. Sogang University

For Development Studies

#18 in South Korea

#378 in Asia

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

11. Sejong University

For Development Studies

#19 in South Korea

#401 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

12. Konkuk University

For Development Studies

#23 in South Korea

#520 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Dongguk University

For Development Studies

#31 in South Korea

#610 in Asia

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

14. Seoul National University of Education

For Development Studies

#32 in South Korea

#648 in Asia

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

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Development Studies

#34 in South Korea

#651 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

16. Soongsil University

For Development Studies

#42 in South Korea

#893 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

#999 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

18. University of Seoul

For Development Studies

#49 in South Korea

#1025 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

19. Hongik University

For Development Studies

#50 in South Korea

#1027 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Kookmin University

For Development Studies

#56 in South Korea

#1120 in Asia

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

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Development Studies

#62 in South Korea

#1168 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Development Studies

#67 in South Korea

#1302 in Asia

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

23. Sangmyung University

For Development Studies

#69 in South Korea

#1348 in Asia

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

24. Sungshin University

For Development Studies

#72 in South Korea

#1410 in Asia

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

25. Sahmyook University

For Development Studies

#77 in South Korea

#1552 in Asia

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

26. Hansung University

For Development Studies

#83 in South Korea

#1613 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Seoul Women's University

For Development Studies

#91 in South Korea

#1704 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

28. Duksung Women's University

For Development Studies

#102 in South Korea

#2022 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Development Studies

#103 in South Korea

#2023 in Asia

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

Universities for Development Studies near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	21	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	30	Yongin
34	Inha University	8	Incheon
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
72	Hallym University	27	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	35	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	29	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	41	Asan
138	KAIST	4	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	24	Daejeon

Economics subfields in Seoul

Actuarial Science11

Agricultural Economics5

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics25

Environmental Economics14

Finance29

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade15

Investment Banking and Stock trading20

Political Economy10