41 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in South Korea

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 82.5K citations received by 6.73K academic papers made by 41 universities in South Korea 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

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Asia

#146 in the World

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

2. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Asia

#200 in the World

Founded: 1398

3. Sahmyook University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

4. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

5. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Occupational Therapy

#43 in Asia

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

6. Yeungnam University

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in Asia

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1947

7. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#50 in Asia

#381 in the World

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

8. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#53 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

9. Daegu University

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Occupational Therapy

#66 in Asia

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 19,593
Founded: 1956

10. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#69 in Asia

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

11. Hallym University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Occupational Therapy

#77 in Asia

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

12. Daejeon University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Occupational Therapy

#82 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1980

13. Inje University

South Korea | Gimhae

For Occupational Therapy

#87 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,641
Founded: 1979

14. Chonbuk National University

South Korea | Jeonju

For Occupational Therapy

#90 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 32,300
Founded: 1947

15. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#93 in Asia

#562 in the World

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

16. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Occupational Therapy

#104 in Asia

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

17. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#127 in Asia

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

18. Ajou University

South Korea | Suwon

For Occupational Therapy

#128 in Asia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,328
Founded: 1973

19. Wonkwang University

South Korea | Iksan

For Occupational Therapy

#141 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 25,360
Founded: 1946

20. Soonchunhyang University

South Korea | Asan

For Occupational Therapy

#142 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,619
Founded: 1978

21. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Occupational Therapy

#145 in Asia

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

22. Dankook University

South Korea | Yongin

For Occupational Therapy

#152 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 28,654
Founded: 1947

23. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Occupational Therapy

#153 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

24. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#158 in Asia

#752 in the World

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

25. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Occupational Therapy

#162 in Asia

#775 in the World

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

26. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Occupational Therapy

#166 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

27. Gachon University

South Korea | Seongnam

For Occupational Therapy

#168 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 18,995
Founded: 1982

28. Jeonju University

South Korea | Jeonju

For Occupational Therapy

#180 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1964

29. Keimyung University

South Korea | Daegu

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 22,700
Founded: 1954

30. Eulji University

South Korea | Seongnam

For Occupational Therapy

#191 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1967

31. Konkuk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#199 in Asia

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

32. Inha University

South Korea | Incheon

For Occupational Therapy

#203 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

33. Catholic University of Daegu

South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Occupational Therapy

#206 in Asia

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1914

34. Kyungnam University

South Korea | Masan

For Occupational Therapy

#216 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1946

35. Cheongju University

South Korea | Cheongju

For Occupational Therapy

#220 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1946

36. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea | Jinju

For Occupational Therapy

#223 in Asia

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

37. Dongguk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Occupational Therapy

#224 in Asia

#942 in the World

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

38. Konyang University

South Korea | Nonsan

For Occupational Therapy

#240 in Asia

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

39. Dong-A University

South Korea | Busan

For Occupational Therapy

#245 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 21,519
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1946

40. Kangwon National University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Occupational Therapy

#252 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 38,064
Founded: 1947

41. Baekseok University

South Korea | Cheonan

For Occupational Therapy

#264 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Ulsan, Gyeongsan, and Chuncheon.