Gwangju, South Korea's 5 best Law schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Gwangju ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 74.7K citations received by 4.73K academic papers made by 5 universities in Gwangju 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. Chonnam National University

For Law

#20 in South Korea

#425 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

2. Chosun University

For Law

#37 in South Korea

#646 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1946

3. Honam University

For Law

#96 in South Korea

#1824 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,530
Founded: 1978

4. Gwangju University

For Law

#109 in South Korea

#2127 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,930
Founded: 1980

5. Gwangju National University of Education

For Law

#129 in South Korea

#2413 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,204
Founded: 1993

Universities for Law near Gwangju

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
78	Chonbuk National University	28	Jeonju
89	Wonkwang University	54	Iksan
107	Gyeongsang National University	32	Jinju
132	Soonchunhyang University	40	Asan
132	Hoseo University	62	Asan
139	Chungnam National University	25	Daejeon
139	Woosong University	55	Daejeon
140	KAIST	3	Daejeon
140	Hannam University	58	Daejeon
142	University of Science and Technology Korea	47	Daejeon

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Gwangju