23 Best universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 516K citations received by 18.9K academic papers made by 23 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 Health Science

#1 in South Korea

#17 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Health Science

#2 in South Korea

#33 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Health Science

#3 in South Korea

#46 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Health Science

#5 in South Korea

#68 in Asia

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

5. Korea University

For Health Science

#6 in South Korea

#72 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Health Science

#7 in South Korea

#84 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Health Science

#8 in South Korea

#151 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Chung-Ang University

For Health Science

#10 in South Korea

#172 in Asia

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

9. Hanyang University

For Health Science

#12 in South Korea

#206 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Dongguk University

For Health Science

#18 in South Korea

#277 in Asia

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

11. Konkuk University

For Health Science

#28 in South Korea

#426 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Seoul National University of Education

For Health Science

#30 in South Korea

#451 in Asia

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

13. Sahmyook University

For Health Science

#41 in South Korea

#642 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Health Science

#46 in South Korea

#852 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Sungshin University

For Health Science

#50 in South Korea

#879 in Asia

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

16. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Health Science

#53 in South Korea

#924 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

17. Sookmyung Women's University

For Health Science

#56 in South Korea

#963 in Asia

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

18. Korea National Sport University

For Health Science

#68 in South Korea

#1160 in Asia

Founded: 1976

19. Kookmin University

For Health Science

#72 in South Korea

#1268 in Asia

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

20. Hongik University

For Health Science

#73 in South Korea

#1305 in Asia

Founded: 1946

21. Sangmyung University

For Health Science

#74 in South Korea

#1314 in Asia

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

22. University of Seoul

For Health Science

#76 in South Korea

#1335 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

23. Soongsil University

For Health Science

#78 in South Korea

#1426 in Asia

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

Universities for Health Science near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	15	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	32	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	29	Yongin
34	Ajou University	13	Suwon
34	Inha University	20	Incheon
72	Hallym University	9	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	27	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	37	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	17	Asan
138	KAIST	21	Daejeon