29 Best universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 667K citations received by 31.7K academic papers made by 29 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 Nursing

#1 in South Korea

#13 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Nursing

#2 in South Korea

#14 in Asia

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

3. Catholic University of Korea

For Nursing

#3 in South Korea

#44 in Asia

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

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Nursing

#4 in South Korea

#51 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Korea University

For Nursing

#5 in South Korea

#54 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Nursing

#7 in South Korea

#77 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Nursing

#8 in South Korea

#80 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

8. Chung-Ang University

For Nursing

#9 in South Korea

#96 in Asia

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

9. Hanyang University

For Nursing

#10 in South Korea

#111 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Dongguk University

For Nursing

#20 in South Korea

#226 in Asia

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

11. Konkuk University

For Nursing

#25 in South Korea

#278 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Sahmyook University

For Nursing

#36 in South Korea

#373 in Asia

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

13. Sungshin University

For Nursing

#45 in South Korea

#688 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Nursing

#50 in South Korea

#768 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Sogang University

For Nursing

#52 in South Korea

#791 in Asia

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

16. Soongsil University

For Nursing

#58 in South Korea

#899 in Asia

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

17. Sookmyung Women's University

For Nursing

#59 in South Korea

#902 in Asia

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

18. Sangmyung University

For Nursing

#64 in South Korea

#932 in Asia

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

19. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#65 in South Korea

#935 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

20. Kwangwoon University

For Nursing

#69 in South Korea

#968 in Asia

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

21. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Nursing

#76 in South Korea

#1049 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

22. Dongduk Women's University

For Nursing

#77 in South Korea

#1058 in Asia

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

23. Seoul Women's University

For Nursing

#83 in South Korea

#1130 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

24. Duksung Women's University

For Nursing

#86 in South Korea

#1188 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

25. Kookmin University

For Nursing

#89 in South Korea

#1235 in Asia

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

26. Seoul National University of Education

For Nursing

#91 in South Korea

#1249 in Asia

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

27. University of Seoul

For Nursing

#92 in South Korea

#1274 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

28. Korea National Sport University

For Nursing

#94 in South Korea

#1317 in Asia

Founded: 1976

29. Hongik University

For Nursing

#101 in South Korea

#1460 in Asia

Founded: 1946

Universities for Nursing near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	16	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	26	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	28	Yongin
34	Ajou University	11	Suwon
34	Inha University	22	Incheon
72	Hallym University	13	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	21	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	37	Cheongju
125	Kongju National University	41	Gongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	23	Asan