Daejeon's 8 best Medical schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Daejeon ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.41M citations received by 56.5K academic papers made by 8 universities in Daejeon 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. KAIST

For Medicine

#11 in South Korea

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

2. Chungnam National University

For Medicine

#16 in South Korea

#180 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

3. University of Science and Technology Korea

For Medicine

#40 in South Korea

#515 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

4. Daejeon University

For Medicine

#45 in South Korea

#644 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1980

5. Hannam University

For Medicine

#73 in South Korea

#1168 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

6. Hanbat National University

For Medicine

#95 in South Korea

#1585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,290
Founded: 1927

7. Woosong University

For Medicine

#96 in South Korea

#1611 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

8. Pai Chai University

For Medicine

#99 in South Korea

#1655 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1885

Universities for Medicine near Daejeon

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
26	Kongju National University	51	Gongju
31	Konyang University	42	Nonsan
32	Chungbuk National University	24	Cheongju
35	Cheongju University	78	Cheongju
42	Soonchunhyang University	20	Asan
42	Hoseo University	62	Asan
42	Sun Moon University	83	Asan
52	Woosuk University	71	Wanju-gun
57	Wonkwang University	27	Iksan
61	Chonbuk National University	15	Jeonju