15 Best universities for Product / Industrial Design in South Korea

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Product and Industrial Design. A graph of 45.2K citations received by 2.13K academic papers made by 15 universities in South Korea 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. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Product and Industrial Design

#18 in Asia

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

2. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Product and Industrial Design

#19 in Asia

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

3. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#22 in Asia

#111 in the World

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

4. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#40 in Asia

#190 in the World

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

5. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#58 in Asia

#276 in the World

Founded: 1398

6. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#100 in Asia

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

7. Ajou University

South Korea | Suwon

For Product and Industrial Design

#101 in Asia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,328
Founded: 1973

8. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#102 in Asia

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

9. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#104 in Asia

#446 in the World

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

10. Konkuk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#117 in Asia

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Product and Industrial Design

#136 in Asia

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

12. Dongguk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Product and Industrial Design

#145 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

13. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Product and Industrial Design

#186 in Asia

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

14. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Product and Industrial Design

#189 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

15. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea | Eonyang

For Product and Industrial Design

#204 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 4,255
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Product and Industrial Design in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pohang, Daejeon, Seoul, and Suwon.