33 Best Law schools in Seoul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.17M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 33 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 Law

#1 in South Korea

#22 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Law

#2 in South Korea

#33 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Law

#4 in South Korea

#53 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Law

#5 in South Korea

#84 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Kyung Hee University

For Law

#6 in South Korea

#97 in Asia

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

6. Hanyang University

For Law

#7 in South Korea

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

7. Chung-Ang University

For Law

#8 in South Korea

#203 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Law

#9 in South Korea

#204 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Sejong University

For Law

#14 in South Korea

#254 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

10. Sogang University

For Law

#16 in South Korea

#328 in Asia

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

11. Dongguk University

For Law

#18 in South Korea

#373 in Asia

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

12. Catholic University of Korea

For Law

#19 in South Korea

#383 in Asia

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

13. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Law

#21 in South Korea

#438 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

14. Konkuk University

For Law

#22 in South Korea

#440 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

15. Soongsil University

For Law

#29 in South Korea

#524 in Asia

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

16. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Law

#34 in South Korea

#586 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

17. Kookmin University

For Law

#35 in South Korea

#620 in Asia

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

18. Hongik University

For Law

#38 in South Korea

#649 in Asia

Founded: 1946

19. University of Seoul

For Law

#43 in South Korea

#724 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

20. Sookmyung Women's University

For Law

#46 in South Korea

#854 in Asia

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

21. Kwangwoon University

For Law

#49 in South Korea

#962 in Asia

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

22. Sangmyung University

For Law

#50 in South Korea

#1006 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Education

For Law

#51 in South Korea

#1016 in Asia

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

24. Hansung University

For Law

#65 in South Korea

#1295 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

25. Seoul Women's University

For Law

#66 in South Korea

#1333 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

26. Sungshin University

For Law

#72 in South Korea

#1409 in Asia

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

27. Sahmyook University

For Law

#83 in South Korea

#1540 in Asia

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

28. Duksung Women's University

For Law

#97 in South Korea

#1832 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Law

#107 in South Korea

#2078 in Asia

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

30. Seokyeong University

For Law

#108 in South Korea

#2100 in Asia

Founded: 1947

31. Chongshin University

For Law

#117 in South Korea

#2260 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

32. Sungkonghoe University

For Law

#119 in South Korea

#2277 in Asia

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

33. Korea National Sport University

For Law

#122 in South Korea

#2307 in Asia

Founded: 1976

Universities for Law near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Korea Aerospace University	55	Goyang
19	Gachon University	24	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	60	Anyang
31	Dankook University	36	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	42	Suwon
34	Inha University	12	Incheon
34	Ajou University	15	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	44	Incheon
42	Myongji University	48	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	61	Yongin