14 Best Dental schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 291K citations received by 15.9K academic papers made by 14 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. Yonsei University

For Dentistry

#1 in South Korea

#6 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Dentistry

#2 in South Korea

#12 in Asia

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

3. Kyung Hee University

For Dentistry

#4 in South Korea

#52 in Asia

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

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Dentistry

#5 in South Korea

#72 in Asia

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

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Dentistry

#8 in South Korea

#88 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Korea University

For Dentistry

#11 in South Korea

#104 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

7. Ewha Womans University

For Dentistry

#15 in South Korea

#136 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Hanyang University

For Dentistry

#20 in South Korea

#245 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

9. Konkuk University

For Dentistry

#23 in South Korea

#283 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

10. Chung-Ang University

For Dentistry

#24 in South Korea

#290 in Asia

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

11. Dongguk University

For Dentistry

#34 in South Korea

#410 in Asia

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

12. Sogang University

For Dentistry

#42 in South Korea

#648 in Asia

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

13. Kwangwoon University

For Dentistry

#43 in South Korea

#653 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Dentistry

#50 in South Korea

#764 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

Universities for Dentistry near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Eulji University	29	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	6	Yongin
34	Ajou University	21	Suwon
34	Inha University	22	Incheon
72	Hallym University	17	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	31	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	33	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	30	Asan
138	Chungnam National University	18	Daejeon
138	KAIST	25	Daejeon

Medicine subfields in Seoul

Anatomy and Physiology30

Anesthesiology17

Bioethics/Medical Ethics9

Biomedical Engineering20

Clinical Psychology25

Critical Care Nursing12

Family medicine14

Forensic Science6

Gastroenterology and Hepatology16

Health Science23

Healthcare Management (MHA)18

Medical Physics11

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)12

Occupational Therapy12

Oncology and Cancer research28

Ophthalmology15

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine17

Physical Therapy29

Plastic Surgery11

Public Health31

Radiation Therapy14

Radiology and Nuclear medicine28

Respiratory Therapy10

Sonography and Ultrasound12

Sports / Exercise science16

Sports Medicine23