24 Best universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 298K citations received by 13.8K academic papers made by 24 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 Gerontology

#1 in South Korea

#6 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Gerontology

#2 in South Korea

#7 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Gerontology

#3 in South Korea

#29 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Gerontology

#4 in South Korea

#34 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Catholic University of Korea

For Gerontology

#5 in South Korea

#35 in Asia

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

6. Kyung Hee University

For Gerontology

#6 in South Korea

#36 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Gerontology

#8 in South Korea

#53 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Hanyang University

For Gerontology

#11 in South Korea

#79 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

9. Chung-Ang University

For Gerontology

#12 in South Korea

#84 in Asia

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

10. Konkuk University

For Gerontology

#24 in South Korea

#167 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Dongguk University

For Gerontology

#34 in South Korea

#237 in Asia

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

12. Sahmyook University

For Gerontology

#37 in South Korea

#255 in Asia

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

13. Sookmyung Women's University

For Gerontology

#40 in South Korea

#338 in Asia

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

14. Kookmin University

For Gerontology

#42 in South Korea

#353 in Asia

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

15. Seoul Women's University

For Gerontology

#43 in South Korea

#357 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

16. Sungshin University

For Gerontology

#49 in South Korea

#415 in Asia

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

17. Sangmyung University

For Gerontology

#54 in South Korea

#436 in Asia

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

18. Korea National Sport University

For Gerontology

#57 in South Korea

#494 in Asia

Founded: 1976

19. Sogang University

For Gerontology

#60 in South Korea

#505 in Asia

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

20. Dongduk Women's University

For Gerontology

#61 in South Korea

#515 in Asia

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

21. University of Seoul

For Gerontology

#62 in South Korea

#520 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

22. Soongsil University

For Gerontology

#63 in South Korea

#522 in Asia

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

23. Seoul National University of Education

For Gerontology

#72 in South Korea

#593 in Asia

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

24. Sejong University

For Gerontology

#74 in South Korea

#602 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

Universities for Gerontology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	13	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	23	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	22	Yongin
34	Ajou University	7	Suwon
34	Inha University	18	Incheon
72	Hallym University	14	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	26	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	36	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	20	Asan
138	Chungnam National University	17	Daejeon