31 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 1.37M citations received by 76.1K academic papers made by 31 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 Linguistics

#1 in South Korea

#18 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Linguistics

#3 in South Korea

#46 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Linguistics

#4 in South Korea

#62 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Linguistics

#5 in South Korea

#74 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Linguistics

#6 in South Korea

#108 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Linguistics

#9 in South Korea

#152 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Linguistics

#12 in South Korea

#222 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Linguistics

#13 in South Korea

#249 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Linguistics

#15 in South Korea

#261 in Asia

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

10. Sogang University

For Linguistics

#20 in South Korea

#337 in Asia

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

11. Sejong University

For Linguistics

#21 in South Korea

#340 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

12. Konkuk University

For Linguistics

#23 in South Korea

#381 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

13. Dongguk University

For Linguistics

#26 in South Korea

#434 in Asia

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

14. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Linguistics

#29 in South Korea

#507 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

15. Kookmin University

For Linguistics

#32 in South Korea

#522 in Asia

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

16. Soongsil University

For Linguistics

#37 in South Korea

#639 in Asia

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

17. Hongik University

For Linguistics

#39 in South Korea

#690 in Asia

Founded: 1946

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#40 in South Korea

#724 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. University of Seoul

For Linguistics

#42 in South Korea

#807 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

20. Kwangwoon University

For Linguistics

#43 in South Korea

#812 in Asia

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

21. Sangmyung University

For Linguistics

#49 in South Korea

#898 in Asia

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

22. Sookmyung Women's University

For Linguistics

#57 in South Korea

#1157 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Education

For Linguistics

#62 in South Korea

#1209 in Asia

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

24. Sungshin University

For Linguistics

#79 in South Korea

#1475 in Asia

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

25. Seoul Women's University

For Linguistics

#83 in South Korea

#1552 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

26. Hansung University

For Linguistics

#95 in South Korea

#1785 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Sahmyook University

For Linguistics

#98 in South Korea

#1834 in Asia

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

28. Duksung Women's University

For Linguistics

#105 in South Korea

#2031 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Linguistics

#109 in South Korea

#2095 in Asia

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

30. Seokyeong University

For Linguistics

#112 in South Korea

#2151 in Asia

Founded: 1947

31. Korea National Sport University

For Linguistics

#128 in South Korea

#2521 in Asia

Founded: 1976

Universities for Linguistics near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	33	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	63	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	55	Anyang
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	53	Suwon
34	Inha University	14	Incheon
34	Ajou University	17	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	48	Incheon
42	Myongji University	46	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	60	Yongin