38 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in South Korea

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Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 87.7K citations received by 7.42K academic papers made by 38 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. Seoul National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Asia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

2. KAIST

For Petroleum Engineering

#36 in Asia
#105 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

3. Yonsei University

For Petroleum Engineering

#64 in Asia
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

4. Hanyang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#75 in Asia
#223 in the World
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

5. Korea University

For Petroleum Engineering

#88 in Asia
#255 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

6. Pusan National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#106 in Asia
#298 in the World
Enrollment
27,780
Founded
1946

7. Inha University

For Petroleum Engineering

#112 in Asia
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
20,613
Founded
1954

8. Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#122 in Asia
#345 in the World
Enrollment
3,425
Founded
1986

9. Sungkyunkwan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#131 in Asia
#378 in the World
Founded
1398

10. Kyungpook National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#141 in Asia
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
38,616
Founded
1946

11. Chungbuk National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#183 in Asia
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
24,300
Founded
1951

12. Korea Maritime and Ocean University

For Petroleum Engineering

#201 in Asia
#648 in the World
Enrollment
8,831
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1945

13. Chonbuk National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#203 in Asia
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
32,300
Founded
1947

14. Pukyong National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#204 in Asia
#656 in the World
Enrollment
28,100
Founded
1924

15. Sejong University

For Petroleum Engineering

#209 in Asia
#671 in the World
Enrollment
13,350
Founded
1940

16. Catholic University of Korea

For Petroleum Engineering

#220 in Asia
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,297
Founded
1855

17. Kyung Hee University

For Petroleum Engineering

#223 in Asia
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
35,826
Founded
1949

19. University of Ulsan

For Petroleum Engineering

#260 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

20. Yeungnam University

For Petroleum Engineering

#264 in Asia
#839 in the World
Enrollment
21,000
Founded
1947

21. University of Science and Technology Korea

For Petroleum Engineering

#266 in Asia
#843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
1,292
Founded
2003

22. Chung-Ang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#276 in Asia
#866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
28,221
Founded
1918

23. Kangwon National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#280 in Asia
#882 in the World
Enrollment
38,064
Founded
1947

24. Chonnam National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#281 in Asia
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
33,195
Founded
1909

25. Myongji University

For Petroleum Engineering

#288 in Asia
#896 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1948

26. Ajou University

For Petroleum Engineering

#294 in Asia
#911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
14,328
Founded
1973

27. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#321 in Asia
#964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1910

28. Kwangwoon University

For Petroleum Engineering

#329 in Asia
#977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
9,807
Founded
1934

29. Ewha Womans University

For Petroleum Engineering

#343 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
22,268
Founded
1886

30. Dong-A University

For Petroleum Engineering

#351 in Asia
#1020 in the World
Enrollment
21,519
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1946

31. Chungnam National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#352 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1952

32. Dongguk University

For Petroleum Engineering

#371 in Asia
#1057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,204
Founded
1906

33. Dankook University

For Petroleum Engineering

#378 in Asia
#1068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
28,654
Founded
1947

34. Kongju National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#407 in Asia
#1110 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1948

35. Chosun University

For Petroleum Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
23,000
Founded
1946

36. University of Seoul

For Petroleum Engineering

#422 in Asia
#1138 in the World
Enrollment
15,967
Founded
1918

37. Hanbat National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#443 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
14,290
Founded
1927

38. Yong-In University

For Petroleum Engineering

#485 in Asia
#1237 in the World
Enrollment
7,160
Founded
1953

The best cities to study Petroleum Engineering in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Daejeon, Busan, and Incheon.