15 Best universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 55K citations received by 3.74K academic papers made by 15 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 Petroleum Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#19 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in South Korea

#67 in Asia

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

3. Hanyang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#78 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

4. Korea University

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#82 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in South Korea

#131 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Sejong University

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in South Korea

#225 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

7. Catholic University of Korea

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in South Korea

#233 in Asia

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

8. Kyung Hee University

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in South Korea

#239 in Asia

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

9. Chung-Ang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in South Korea

#278 in Asia

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

10. Ewha Womans University

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in South Korea

#299 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Kwangwoon University

For Petroleum Engineering

#28 in South Korea

#318 in Asia

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

12. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in South Korea

#349 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

13. Dongguk University

For Petroleum Engineering

#36 in South Korea

#414 in Asia

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

14. University of Seoul

For Petroleum Engineering

#39 in South Korea

#470 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

15. Kookmin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#42 in South Korea

#487 in Asia

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

Universities for Petroleum Engineering near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
34	Inha University	6	Incheon
114	Chungbuk National University	12	Cheongju
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon
193	Chonbuk National University	14	Jeonju
237	Kyungpook National University	10	Daegu
271	Pohang University of Science and Technology	8	Pohang
321	Pusan National University	7	Busan
331	Pukyong National University	13	Busan
336	Korea Maritime and Ocean University	11	Busan
499	Dalian University of Technology	17	Dalian