20 Best universities for Automotive Engineering 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 Automotive Engineering. A graph of 196K citations received by 9.91K academic papers made by 20 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. Hanyang University

For Automotive Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#20 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

2. Seoul National University

For Automotive Engineering

#2 in South Korea

#21 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Automotive Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#52 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Automotive Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#58 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Yonsei University

For Automotive Engineering

#7 in South Korea

#84 in Asia

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

6. Chung-Ang University

For Automotive Engineering

#12 in South Korea

#176 in Asia

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

7. Kyung Hee University

For Automotive Engineering

#14 in South Korea

#188 in Asia

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

8. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#19 in South Korea

#224 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

9. Konkuk University

For Automotive Engineering

#22 in South Korea

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

10. Kookmin University

For Automotive Engineering

#23 in South Korea

#255 in Asia

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

11. Soongsil University

For Automotive Engineering

#37 in South Korea

#453 in Asia

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

12. Hongik University

For Automotive Engineering

#38 in South Korea

#454 in Asia

Founded: 1946

13. Sejong University

For Automotive Engineering

#39 in South Korea

#458 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

14. Sogang University

For Automotive Engineering

#46 in South Korea

#555 in Asia

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

15. Dongguk University

For Automotive Engineering

#48 in South Korea

#565 in Asia

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

16. University of Seoul

For Automotive Engineering

#50 in South Korea

#591 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

17. Ewha Womans University

For Automotive Engineering

#52 in South Korea

#652 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

18. Kwangwoon University

For Automotive Engineering

#57 in South Korea

#773 in Asia

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

19. Catholic University of Korea

For Automotive Engineering

#58 in South Korea

#827 in Asia

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

20. Sangmyung University

For Automotive Engineering

#67 in South Korea

#1017 in Asia

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

Universities for Automotive Engineering near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	35	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	31	Anyang
34	Inha University	8	Incheon
34	Ajou University	20	Suwon
73	Kangwon National University	27	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	24	Cheongju
125	Kongju National University	15	Gongju
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	33	Daejeon
138	KAIST	3	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	10	Daejeon