33 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 13.8M citations received by 577K academic papers made by 33 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 Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#15 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Engineering

#3 in South Korea

#45 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#57 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Hanyang University

For Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#58 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Korea University

For Engineering

#6 in South Korea

#63 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Engineering

#9 in South Korea

#125 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Engineering

#18 in South Korea

#198 in Asia

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

8. Sejong University

For Engineering

#20 in South Korea

#238 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

9. Konkuk University

For Engineering

#21 in South Korea

#240 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

10. Ewha Womans University

For Engineering

#22 in South Korea

#257 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

11. Dongguk University

For Engineering

#26 in South Korea

#290 in Asia

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

12. Sogang University

For Engineering

#28 in South Korea

#342 in Asia

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

13. Catholic University of Korea

For Engineering

#29 in South Korea

#360 in Asia

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

14. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#32 in South Korea

#402 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

15. Kwangwoon University

For Engineering

#34 in South Korea

#410 in Asia

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

16. Soongsil University

For Engineering

#35 in South Korea

#446 in Asia

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

17. Kookmin University

For Engineering

#36 in South Korea

#450 in Asia

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

18. University of Seoul

For Engineering

#37 in South Korea

#473 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

19. Hongik University

For Engineering

#38 in South Korea

#487 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#65 in South Korea

#989 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Engineering

#70 in South Korea

#1081 in Asia

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

22. Sangmyung University

For Engineering

#73 in South Korea

#1121 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Education

For Engineering

#87 in South Korea

#1496 in Asia

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

24. Seoul Women's University

For Engineering

#90 in South Korea

#1570 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

25. Sungshin University

For Engineering

#91 in South Korea

#1605 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1936

26. Hansung University

For Engineering

#93 in South Korea

#1644 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Sahmyook University

For Engineering

#95 in South Korea

#1672 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1906

28. Duksung Women's University

For Engineering

#106 in South Korea

#1876 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Engineering

#109 in South Korea

#1931 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 7,093
Founded: 1950

30. Seokyeong University

For Engineering

#110 in South Korea

#2010 in Asia

Founded: 1947

31. Chongshin University

For Engineering

#119 in South Korea

#2229 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

32. Korea National Sport University

For Engineering

#124 in South Korea

#2339 in Asia

Founded: 1976

33. Sungkonghoe University

For Engineering

#143 in South Korea

#2783 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 2,260
Founded: 1914

Universities for Engineering near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Korea Aerospace University	55	Goyang
19	Gachon University	39	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	83	Seongnam
21	Korea Polytechnic University	77	Siheung
22	Anyang University - South Korea	48	Anyang
31	Dankook University	30	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	53	Suwon
34	Inha University	11	Incheon
34	Ajou University	19	Suwon
39	Daejin University	89	Pocheon