21 Best universities for Operations Research in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 109K citations received by 5.17K academic papers made by 21 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 Operations Research

#2 in South Korea

#56 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Operations Research

#3 in South Korea

#91 in Asia

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

3. Hanyang University

For Operations Research

#4 in South Korea

#97 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

4. Korea University

For Operations Research

#6 in South Korea

#135 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Operations Research

#8 in South Korea

#183 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Kyung Hee University

For Operations Research

#9 in South Korea

#222 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Operations Research

#11 in South Korea

#278 in Asia

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

8. Sejong University

For Operations Research

#15 in South Korea

#371 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

9. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Operations Research

#17 in South Korea

#405 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

10. University of Seoul

For Operations Research

#21 in South Korea

#554 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

11. Dongguk University

For Operations Research

#23 in South Korea

#586 in Asia

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

12. Hongik University

For Operations Research

#24 in South Korea

#596 in Asia

Founded: 1946

13. Konkuk University

For Operations Research

#26 in South Korea

#616 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

14. Sogang University

For Operations Research

#38 in South Korea

#797 in Asia

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

15. Kwangwoon University

For Operations Research

#41 in South Korea

#812 in Asia

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

16. Catholic University of Korea

For Operations Research

#42 in South Korea

#824 in Asia

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

17. Sangmyung University

For Operations Research

#43 in South Korea

#828 in Asia

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

18. Ewha Womans University

For Operations Research

#44 in South Korea

#849 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

19. Soongsil University

For Operations Research

#45 in South Korea

#855 in Asia

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

20. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Operations Research

#49 in South Korea

#920 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

21. Kookmin University

For Operations Research

#50 in South Korea

#921 in Asia

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

Universities for Operations Research near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
34	Inha University	10	Incheon
34	Ajou University	16	Suwon
40	University of Incheon	13	Incheon
138	KAIST	1	Daejeon
237	Kyungpook National University	14	Daegu
271	Pohang University of Science and Technology	7	Pohang
321	Pusan National University	5	Busan
331	Pukyong National University	12	Busan
494	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics	91	Dalian
499	Dalian University of Technology	16	Dalian

Mathematics subfields in Seoul

Actuarial Science13

Applied Mathematics21

Blockchain and Cryptography27

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics25

Math Teachers25

Statistics32