10 Best Universities in Daejeon [2023 Rankings]

Top 10 universities in Daejeon ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.71M citations received by 143K academic publications made by 10 universities from Daejeon, the popularity of 35 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. KAIST

#3 in South Korea

#48 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

2. Chungnam National University

#15 in South Korea

#240 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

3. University of Science and Technology Korea

#52 in South Korea

#959 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

4. Hannam University

#56 in South Korea

#1055 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

5. Hanbat National University

#66 in South Korea

#1219 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,290
Founded: 1927

6. Woosong University

#84 in South Korea

#1400 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

7. Daejeon University

#89 in South Korea

#1455 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1980

8. Pai Chai University

#96 in South Korea

#1608 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1885

9. Mokwon University

#151 in South Korea

#3192 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1954

10. Korea Baptist Theological University

#154 in South Korea

#3234 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,440
Founded: 1953

Universities near Daejeon

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
26	Kongju National University	48	Gongju
26	Gongju National University of Education	131	Gongju
28	Catholic University of Daejeon	175	Yeongi-gun
29	Korea National University of Education	118	Cheongju
29	Joongbu University	156	Geumsan
31	Konyang University	70	Nonsan
31	Cheongju National University of Education	142	Cheongju
31	Geumgang University	159	Nonsan
31	Kkottongnae University	185	Cheongwon
32	Chungbuk National University	25	Cheongju