29 Best universities for Development Studies in Seoul

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 331K citations received by 22.9K 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

#16 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Development Studies

#2 in South Korea

#36 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

#142 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Development Studies

#6 in South Korea

#162 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Development Studies

#7 in South Korea

#165 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Development Studies

#9 in South Korea

#221 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Development Studies

#12 in South Korea

#248 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Development Studies

#15 in South Korea

#281 in Asia

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

10. Sogang University

For Development Studies

#18 in South Korea

#310 in Asia

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

11. Sejong University

For Development Studies

#19 in South Korea

#395 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

12. Konkuk University

For Development Studies

#21 in South Korea

#451 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Seoul National University of Education

For Development Studies

#23 in South Korea

#496 in Asia

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

14. Dongguk University

For Development Studies

#33 in South Korea

#619 in Asia

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

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Development Studies

#34 in South Korea

#634 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

16. University of Seoul

For Development Studies

#39 in South Korea

#840 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

17. Soongsil University

For Development Studies

#40 in South Korea

#846 in Asia

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

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#45 in South Korea

#954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. Hongik University

For Development Studies

#48 in South Korea

#980 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Kookmin University

For Development Studies

#57 in South Korea

#1117 in Asia

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

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Development Studies

#59 in South Korea

#1132 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Development Studies

#65 in South Korea

#1208 in Asia

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

23. Sangmyung University

For Development Studies

#68 in South Korea

#1325 in Asia

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

24. Sungshin University

For Development Studies

#70 in South Korea

#1354 in Asia

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

25. Hansung University

For Development Studies

#79 in South Korea

#1535 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

26. Seoul Women's University

For Development Studies

#84 in South Korea

#1590 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

27. Sahmyook University

For Development Studies

#86 in South Korea

#1601 in Asia

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

28. Duksung Women's University

For Development Studies

#95 in South Korea

#1895 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Development Studies

#98 in South Korea

#1959 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	28	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
34	Inha University	11	Incheon
34	Ajou University	17	Suwon
72	Hallym University	30	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	26	Daejeon

Economics subfields in Seoul

Actuarial Science11

Agricultural Economics5

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Environmental Economics13

Finance28

International Economics11

International Relations and Diplomacy8

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading20

Political Economy9