33 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 2.22M citations received by 109K 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 Political Science

#1 in South Korea

#22 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Political Science

#2 in South Korea

#34 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Political Science

#4 in South Korea

#54 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Political Science

#5 in South Korea

#90 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Kyung Hee University

For Political Science

#6 in South Korea

#107 in Asia

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

6. Hanyang University

For Political Science

#7 in South Korea

#126 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

7. Ewha Womans University

For Political Science

#8 in South Korea

#217 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Chung-Ang University

For Political Science

#9 in South Korea

#219 in Asia

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

9. Sejong University

For Political Science

#15 in South Korea

#277 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

10. Sogang University

For Political Science

#16 in South Korea

#349 in Asia

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

11. Dongguk University

For Political Science

#18 in South Korea

#398 in Asia

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

12. Catholic University of Korea

For Political Science

#19 in South Korea

#399 in Asia

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

13. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Political Science

#20 in South Korea

#422 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

14. Konkuk University

For Political Science

#22 in South Korea

#462 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

15. Soongsil University

For Political Science

#29 in South Korea

#561 in Asia

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

16. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#34 in South Korea

#627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

17. Kookmin University

For Political Science

#36 in South Korea

#656 in Asia

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

18. Seoul National University of Education

For Political Science

#38 in South Korea

#674 in Asia

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

19. Hongik University

For Political Science

#40 in South Korea

#689 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. University of Seoul

For Political Science

#43 in South Korea

#752 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Political Science

#47 in South Korea

#882 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Political Science

#50 in South Korea

#1008 in Asia

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

23. Sangmyung University

For Political Science

#52 in South Korea

#1048 in Asia

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

24. Hansung University

For Political Science

#66 in South Korea

#1337 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

25. Seoul Women's University

For Political Science

#68 in South Korea

#1362 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

26. Sungshin University

For Political Science

#75 in South Korea

#1437 in Asia

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

27. Sahmyook University

For Political Science

#82 in South Korea

#1560 in Asia

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

28. Duksung Women's University

For Political Science

#97 in South Korea

#1862 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Political Science

#107 in South Korea

#2097 in Asia

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

30. Seokyeong University

For Political Science

#109 in South Korea

#2146 in Asia

Founded: 1947

31. Chongshin University

For Political Science

#118 in South Korea

#2279 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

32. Sungkonghoe University

For Political Science

#119 in South Korea

#2283 in Asia

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

33. Korea National Sport University

For Political Science

#122 in South Korea

#2330 in Asia

Founded: 1976

Universities for Political Science near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	24	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	37	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	44	Suwon
34	Inha University	11	Incheon
34	Ajou University	14	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	45	Incheon
42	Myongji University	49	Yongin
72	Hallym University	32	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	27	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	26	Cheongju