28 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 464K citations received by 28.8K academic papers made by 28 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 Finance

#1 in South Korea

#17 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Finance

#3 in South Korea

#42 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Finance

#4 in South Korea

#47 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Finance

#5 in South Korea

#67 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Finance

#6 in South Korea

#107 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Finance

#9 in South Korea

#150 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Finance

#10 in South Korea

#161 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

8. Sogang University

For Finance

#11 in South Korea

#172 in Asia

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

9. Chung-Ang University

For Finance

#12 in South Korea

#174 in Asia

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

10. Dongguk University

For Finance

#16 in South Korea

#293 in Asia

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

11. Sejong University

For Finance

#17 in South Korea

#295 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

12. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Finance

#18 in South Korea

#322 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

13. Konkuk University

For Finance

#23 in South Korea

#372 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

14. Hongik University

For Finance

#25 in South Korea

#385 in Asia

Founded: 1946

15. University of Seoul

For Finance

#27 in South Korea

#412 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

16. Kwangwoon University

For Finance

#28 in South Korea

#429 in Asia

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

17. Soongsil University

For Finance

#30 in South Korea

#454 in Asia

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

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#33 in South Korea

#499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. Kookmin University

For Finance

#34 in South Korea

#510 in Asia

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

20. Catholic University of Korea

For Finance

#41 in South Korea

#703 in Asia

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

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Finance

#46 in South Korea

#848 in Asia

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

22. Sangmyung University

For Finance

#51 in South Korea

#951 in Asia

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

23. Hansung University

For Finance

#54 in South Korea

#978 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

24. Sungshin University

For Finance

#75 in South Korea

#1418 in Asia

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

25. Seoul National University of Education

For Finance

#77 in South Korea

#1432 in Asia

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

26. Duksung Women's University

For Finance

#87 in South Korea

#1718 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

27. Seoul Women's University

For Finance

#94 in South Korea

#1830 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

28. Dongduk Women's University

For Finance

#97 in South Korea

#1872 in Asia

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

Universities for Finance near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	43	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	44	Suwon
34	Inha University	14	Incheon
34	Ajou University	15	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	39	Incheon
42	Myongji University	45	Yongin
73	Kangwon National University	36	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	26	Cheongju
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon

Economics subfields in Seoul

Actuarial Science11

Agricultural Economics5

Development Studies29

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Environmental Economics13

International Economics11

International Relations and Diplomacy8

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading20

Political Economy9