8 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Daejeon

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Daejeon ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 869K citations received by 44.7K academic papers made by 8 universities in Daejeon 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. KAIST

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in South Korea

#49 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

2. Chungnam National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in South Korea

#389 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

3. University of Science and Technology Korea

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in South Korea

#929 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

4. Hannam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in South Korea

#1303 in Asia

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

5. Woosong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in South Korea

#1473 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

6. Hanbat National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#77 in South Korea

#1526 in Asia

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

7. Daejeon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in South Korea

#1590 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1980

8. Pai Chai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in South Korea

#1679 in Asia

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

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Daejeon

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
26	Kongju National University	49	Gongju
32	Chungbuk National University	27	Cheongju
42	Soonchunhyang University	36	Asan
57	Wonkwang University	48	Iksan
61	Chonbuk National University	21	Jeonju
78	Kunsan National University	59	Gunsan
100	Myongji University	51	Yongin
108	Ajou University	16	Suwon
110	Dankook University	32	Yongin
110	Kyonggi University	46	Suwon

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Daejeon

Education Majors8

Political Science8

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies5