32 Best universities for History in Seoul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 62.9K academic papers made by 32 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 History

#1 in South Korea

#29 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For History

#2 in South Korea

#58 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For History

#4 in South Korea

#88 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Hanyang University

For History

#5 in South Korea

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For History

#6 in South Korea

#114 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Kyung Hee University

For History

#7 in South Korea

#132 in Asia

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

7. Sejong University

For History

#12 in South Korea

#234 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

8. Chung-Ang University

For History

#13 in South Korea

#236 in Asia

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

9. Ewha Womans University

For History

#15 in South Korea

#281 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

10. Konkuk University

For History

#16 in South Korea

#289 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Catholic University of Korea

For History

#22 in South Korea

#375 in Asia

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

12. Dongguk University

For History

#23 in South Korea

#402 in Asia

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

13. University of Seoul

For History

#29 in South Korea

#517 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

14. Sogang University

For History

#30 in South Korea

#520 in Asia

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

15. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For History

#31 in South Korea

#550 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

16. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For History

#32 in South Korea

#553 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

17. Soongsil University

For History

#35 in South Korea

#642 in Asia

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

18. Hongik University

For History

#39 in South Korea

#672 in Asia

Founded: 1946

19. Kookmin University

For History

#41 in South Korea

#699 in Asia

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

20. Kwangwoon University

For History

#57 in South Korea

#1095 in Asia

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

21. Sangmyung University

For History

#59 in South Korea

#1156 in Asia

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

22. Sookmyung Women's University

For History

#62 in South Korea

#1218 in Asia

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

23. Seoul Women's University

For History

#68 in South Korea

#1325 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

24. Seoul National University of Education

For History

#72 in South Korea

#1350 in Asia

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

25. Sungshin University

For History

#83 in South Korea

#1605 in Asia

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

26. Hansung University

For History

#88 in South Korea

#1668 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Duksung Women's University

For History

#98 in South Korea

#1899 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

28. Sahmyook University

For History

#105 in South Korea

#2048 in Asia

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

29. Sungkonghoe University

For History

#114 in South Korea

#2215 in Asia

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

30. Dongduk Women's University

For History

#115 in South Korea

#2219 in Asia

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

31. Korea National Sport University

For History

#116 in South Korea

#2239 in Asia

Founded: 1976

32. Seokyeong University

For History

#121 in South Korea

#2341 in Asia

Founded: 1947

Universities for History near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Korea Aerospace University	60	Goyang
19	Gachon University	42	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	48	Anyang
31	Dankook University	37	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	34	Suwon
34	Inha University	11	Incheon
34	Ajou University	21	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	45	Incheon
42	Myongji University	49	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	54	Yongin