33 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Seoul

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 15.1M citations received by 800K 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in South Korea

#15 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

2. Yonsei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in South Korea

#31 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in South Korea

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in South Korea

#72 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in South Korea

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in South Korea

#118 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in South Korea

#210 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

8. Catholic University of Korea

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in South Korea

#224 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

9. Ewha Womans University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in South Korea

#239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

10. Sejong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in South Korea

#328 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

11. Konkuk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in South Korea

#359 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Sogang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in South Korea

#379 in Asia

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

13. Dongguk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in South Korea

#397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,204
Founded: 1906

14. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in South Korea

#521 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

15. Soongsil University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in South Korea

#570 in Asia

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

16. Kookmin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in South Korea

#598 in Asia

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

17. University of Seoul

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in South Korea

#658 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in South Korea

#669 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. Hongik University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in South Korea

#711 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1946

20. Kwangwoon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in South Korea

#885 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 9,807
Founded: 1934

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#52 in South Korea

#1006 in Asia

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

22. Sangmyung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in South Korea

#1089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 6,604
Founded: 1937

23. Seoul National University of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in South Korea

#1143 in Asia

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

24. Seoul Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in South Korea

#1394 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

25. Sungshin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#78 in South Korea

#1484 in Asia

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

26. Hansung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in South Korea

#1539 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Sahmyook University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in South Korea

#1683 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1906

28. Duksung Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in South Korea

#1833 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in South Korea

#1956 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 7,093
Founded: 1950

30. Korea National Sport University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in South Korea

#2184 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1976

31. Seokyeong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in South Korea

#2304 in Asia

Founded: 1947

32. Sungkonghoe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in South Korea

#2348 in Asia

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

33. Chongshin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#127 in South Korea

#2391 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	34	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	56	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	31	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	45	Suwon
34	Inha University	15	Incheon
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	46	Incheon
42	Myongji University	49	Yongin
72	Hallym University	29	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	27	Chuncheon

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Seoul

Broadcast Journalism11

Classics and Ancient History14

Communications and Public Relations23

Early Childhood Education5

Education Majors24

Forensic Science8

Gender Studies9

Human Rights Law5

Intellectual Property and Patent Law11

International Law4

International Relations and Diplomacy8

Journalism and Digital Media14

Law Enforcement5

Library and Information science12

Military science8

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy8

Political Science32

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting6

Special Education5

Sports / Exercise science13

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies21

Urban and Regional planning8