28 Best universities for Anthropology in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 304K citations received by 13.9K academic papers made by 28 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. Yonsei University

For Anthropology

#1 in South Korea

#22 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Anthropology

#2 in South Korea

#23 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Anthropology

#3 in South Korea

#68 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Hanyang University

For Anthropology

#5 in South Korea

#84 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Anthropology

#6 in South Korea

#87 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Kyung Hee University

For Anthropology

#7 in South Korea

#89 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Anthropology

#8 in South Korea

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Catholic University of Korea

For Anthropology

#9 in South Korea

#196 in Asia

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

9. Chung-Ang University

For Anthropology

#10 in South Korea

#206 in Asia

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

10. Dongguk University

For Anthropology

#15 in South Korea

#285 in Asia

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

11. Sogang University

For Anthropology

#20 in South Korea

#362 in Asia

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

12. Sejong University

For Anthropology

#21 in South Korea

#373 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

13. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Anthropology

#22 in South Korea

#384 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

14. Konkuk University

For Anthropology

#27 in South Korea

#426 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

15. Hongik University

For Anthropology

#36 in South Korea

#623 in Asia

Founded: 1946

16. Seoul National University of Education

For Anthropology

#38 in South Korea

#659 in Asia

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

17. Kookmin University

For Anthropology

#39 in South Korea

#661 in Asia

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

18. Soongsil University

For Anthropology

#43 in South Korea

#782 in Asia

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

19. Kwangwoon University

For Anthropology

#46 in South Korea

#842 in Asia

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

20. Sookmyung Women's University

For Anthropology

#48 in South Korea

#845 in Asia

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

21. Sangmyung University

For Anthropology

#52 in South Korea

#902 in Asia

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

22. Sungshin University

For Anthropology

#55 in South Korea

#960 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#56 in South Korea

#992 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

24. Seoul Women's University

For Anthropology

#57 in South Korea

#1026 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

25. University of Seoul

For Anthropology

#58 in South Korea

#1046 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

26. Sahmyook University

For Anthropology

#73 in South Korea

#1436 in Asia

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

27. Duksung Women's University

For Anthropology

#78 in South Korea

#1477 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

28. Korea National Sport University

For Anthropology

#84 in South Korea

#1600 in Asia

Founded: 1976

Universities for Anthropology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	24	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	17	Yongin
34	Inha University	13	Incheon
34	Ajou University	19	Suwon
72	Hallym University	31	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	32	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	30	Cheongju
138	KAIST	4	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	29	Daejeon
193	Chonbuk National University	26	Jeonju