22 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 481K citations received by 19.5K academic papers made by 22 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#32 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in South Korea

#75 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#94 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Hanyang University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#103 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in South Korea

#141 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Sejong University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in South Korea

#267 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

7. Chung-Ang University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in South Korea

#331 in Asia

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

8. Kyung Hee University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in South Korea

#334 in Asia

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

9. University of Seoul

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in South Korea

#356 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

10. Ewha Womans University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in South Korea

#382 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Konkuk University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in South Korea

#410 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in South Korea

#531 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

13. Dongguk University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in South Korea

#548 in Asia

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

14. Sogang University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in South Korea

#578 in Asia

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

15. Soongsil University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in South Korea

#580 in Asia

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

16. Hongik University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#39 in South Korea

#612 in Asia

Founded: 1946

17. Kookmin University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in South Korea

#750 in Asia

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

18. Catholic University of Korea

For Geotechnical Engineering

#53 in South Korea

#858 in Asia

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

19. Kwangwoon University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#58 in South Korea

#915 in Asia

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

20. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in South Korea

#944 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

21. Seoul National University of Education

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in South Korea

#1040 in Asia

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

22. Sangmyung University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#69 in South Korea

#1062 in Asia

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

Universities for Geotechnical Engineering near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	Anyang University - South Korea	44	Anyang
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
34	Inha University	10	Incheon
34	Ajou University	42	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	36	Incheon
42	Myongji University	40	Yongin
73	Kangwon National University	11	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	27	Cheongju
125	Kongju National University	22	Gongju
137	University of Science and Technology Korea	24	Daejeon