Best Medical schools in Gwangju, South Korea [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Gwangju ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 627K citations received by 30.9K 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

#163 in Asia

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

2. Chosun University

For Medicine

#33 in South Korea

#307 in Asia

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

3. Gwangju University

For Medicine

#91 in South Korea

#1503 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,930
Founded: 1980

4. Honam University

For Medicine

#109 in South Korea

#1905 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,530
Founded: 1978

5. Gwangju National University of Education

For Medicine

#129 in South Korea

#2522 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	61	Suncheon
74	Jeonju University	81	Jeonju
78	Chonbuk National University	15	Jeonju
86	Woosuk University	71	Wanju-gun
89	Wonkwang University	27	Iksan
89	Kunsan National University	84	Gunsan
107	Gyeongsang National University	23	Jinju
114	Konyang University	42	Nonsan
132	Soonchunhyang University	20	Asan

Medicine subfields in Gwangju

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