25 Best universities for Health Science in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 582K citations received by 20K academic papers made by 25 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

#30 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Health Science

#3 in South Korea

#47 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Health Science

#5 in South Korea

#65 in Asia

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

5. Korea University

For Health Science

#6 in South Korea

#69 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Health Science

#7 in South Korea

#86 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Health Science

#8 in South Korea

#153 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Chung-Ang University

For Health Science

#10 in South Korea

#168 in Asia

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

9. Hanyang University

For Health Science

#12 in South Korea

#201 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Dongguk University

For Health Science

#17 in South Korea

#270 in Asia

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

11. Konkuk University

For Health Science

#28 in South Korea

#432 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Seoul National University of Education

For Health Science

#30 in South Korea

#452 in Asia

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

13. Sahmyook University

For Health Science

#41 in South Korea

#635 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Health Science

#46 in South Korea

#862 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Sungshin University

For Health Science

#50 in South Korea

#889 in Asia

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

16. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Health Science

#55 in South Korea

#949 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

17. Sookmyung Women's University

For Health Science

#56 in South Korea

#1002 in Asia

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

18. Korea National Sport University

For Health Science

#68 in South Korea

#1176 in Asia

Founded: 1976

19. Hongik University

For Health Science

#71 in South Korea

#1271 in Asia

Founded: 1946

20. Kookmin University

For Health Science

#75 in South Korea

#1290 in Asia

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

21. Sangmyung University

For Health Science

#76 in South Korea

#1321 in Asia

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

22. Kwangwoon University

For Health Science

#77 in South Korea

#1333 in Asia

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

23. University of Seoul

For Health Science

#79 in South Korea

#1351 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

24. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#81 in South Korea

#1427 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

25. Soongsil University

For Health Science

#83 in South Korea

#1452 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	14	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	31	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	18	Asan
138	KAIST	21	Daejeon