18 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media 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 Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 99.3K citations received by 3.48K academic papers made by 18 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 Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in South Korea

#29 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in South Korea

#33 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in South Korea

#37 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in South Korea

#55 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Kyung Hee University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in South Korea

#88 in Asia

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

6. Hanyang University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in South Korea

#98 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

7. Chung-Ang University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in South Korea

#135 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in South Korea

#144 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Sejong University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in South Korea

#229 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

10. Kookmin University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in South Korea

#280 in Asia

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

11. Dongguk University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in South Korea

#281 in Asia

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

12. Konkuk University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in South Korea

#289 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Sogang University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in South Korea

#302 in Asia

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

14. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in South Korea

#431 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

15. Hongik University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in South Korea

#441 in Asia

Founded: 1946

16. Catholic University of Korea

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in South Korea

#497 in Asia

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

17. Sookmyung Women's University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in South Korea

#513 in Asia

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

18. Soongsil University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in South Korea

#573 in Asia

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

Universities for Journalism and Digital Media near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
138	KAIST	1	Daejeon
237	Kyungpook National University	12	Daegu
250	Yeungnam University	9	Gyeongsan
271	Pohang University of Science and Technology	7	Pohang
499	Dalian University of Technology	21	Dalian
538	Kyushu University	6	Fukuoka
557	Northeastern University, China	48	Shenyang
715	Jilin University	45	Changchun
804	Kobe University	11	Kobe
824	Osaka University	3	Suita

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Seoul

Broadcast Journalism12

Classics and Ancient History15

Communications and Public Relations25

Criminology and Criminal Justice8

Early Childhood Education5

Education Majors26

Forensic Science6

Gender Studies11

Human Rights Law6

Intellectual Property and Patent Law8

International Law4

International Relations and Diplomacy9

Law Enforcement5

Library and Information science17

Media Studies10

Military science7

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy10

Political Science33

Public Policy / Administration15

Radio and Television broadcasting7

Special Education5

Sports / Exercise science16

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies26

Urban and Regional planning10