20 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 466K citations received by 13.4K 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. Seoul National University

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#8 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in South Korea

#11 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#32 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Hanyang University

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in South Korea

#39 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Korea University

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in South Korea

#41 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in South Korea

#85 in Asia

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

7. Catholic University of Korea

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in South Korea

#91 in Asia

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

8. Konkuk University

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in South Korea

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

9. Chung-Ang University

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in South Korea

#144 in Asia

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

10. Ewha Womans University

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in South Korea

#151 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Dongguk University

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in South Korea

#208 in Asia

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

12. Sogang University

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in South Korea

#249 in Asia

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

13. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Biomedical Engineering

#34 in South Korea

#250 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

14. Kwangwoon University

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in South Korea

#298 in Asia

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

15. Kookmin University

For Biomedical Engineering

#42 in South Korea

#447 in Asia

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

16. Sejong University

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in South Korea

#479 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

17. University of Seoul

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in South Korea

#552 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

18. Soongsil University

For Biomedical Engineering

#52 in South Korea

#598 in Asia

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

19. Hongik University

For Biomedical Engineering

#53 in South Korea

#607 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Sookmyung Women's University

For Biomedical Engineering

#56 in South Korea

#662 in Asia

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

Universities for Biomedical Engineering near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	27	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	8	Yongin
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
34	Inha University	23	Incheon
72	Hallym University	25	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	19	Chuncheon
137	Soonchunhyang University	24	Asan
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	31	Daejeon
138	KAIST	4	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	26	Daejeon