Best Medical schools in Gwangju, South Korea [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Gwangju ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 581K citations received by 29.9K academic papers made by 5 universities in Gwangju 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. Chonnam National University

For Medicine

#14 in South Korea

#164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

2. Chosun University

For Medicine

#33 in South Korea

#302 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1946

3. Gwangju University

For Medicine

#91 in South Korea

#1481 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,930
Founded: 1980

4. Honam University

For Medicine

#108 in South Korea

#1898 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,530
Founded: 1978

5. Gwangju National University of Education

For Medicine

#129 in South Korea

#2519 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,204
Founded: 1993

Universities for Medicine near Gwangju

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
52	Mokpo National University	75	Muan
56	Sunchon National University	60	Suncheon
74	Jeonju University	80	Jeonju
78	Chonbuk National University	15	Jeonju
86	Woosuk University	71	Wanju-gun
89	Wonkwang University	27	Iksan
89	Kunsan National University	83	Gunsan
107	Gyeongsang National University	23	Jinju
114	Konyang University	43	Nonsan
132	Soonchunhyang University	20	Asan