30 Best Physical Therapy schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 662K citations received by 35.2K academic papers made by 30 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 Physical Therapy

#1 in South Korea

#6 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Physical Therapy

#2 in South Korea

#14 in Asia

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

3. Kyung Hee University

For Physical Therapy

#3 in South Korea

#26 in Asia

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

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Physical Therapy

#4 in South Korea

#27 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Korea University

For Physical Therapy

#5 in South Korea

#45 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Catholic University of Korea

For Physical Therapy

#6 in South Korea

#51 in Asia

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

7. Hanyang University

For Physical Therapy

#9 in South Korea

#87 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

8. Chung-Ang University

For Physical Therapy

#11 in South Korea

#95 in Asia

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

9. Ewha Womans University

For Physical Therapy

#15 in South Korea

#132 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

10. Sahmyook University

For Physical Therapy

#16 in South Korea

#135 in Asia

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

11. Konkuk University

For Physical Therapy

#20 in South Korea

#155 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Korea National Sport University

For Physical Therapy

#34 in South Korea

#245 in Asia

Founded: 1976

13. Dongguk University

For Physical Therapy

#37 in South Korea

#265 in Asia

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

14. Kookmin University

For Physical Therapy

#50 in South Korea

#522 in Asia

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

15. Sogang University

For Physical Therapy

#55 in South Korea

#575 in Asia

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

16. Seoul National University of Education

For Physical Therapy

#59 in South Korea

#624 in Asia

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

17. Seoul Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#64 in South Korea

#652 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

18. Sejong University

For Physical Therapy

#68 in South Korea

#675 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

19. Sangmyung University

For Physical Therapy

#72 in South Korea

#708 in Asia

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

20. University of Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#74 in South Korea

#711 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

21. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#76 in South Korea

#748 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

22. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Physical Therapy

#80 in South Korea

#795 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

23. Sungshin University

For Physical Therapy

#82 in South Korea

#848 in Asia

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

24. Hongik University

For Physical Therapy

#92 in South Korea

#1005 in Asia

Founded: 1946

25. Soongsil University

For Physical Therapy

#93 in South Korea

#1034 in Asia

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

26. Kwangwoon University

For Physical Therapy

#94 in South Korea

#1041 in Asia

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

27. Sookmyung Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#97 in South Korea

#1072 in Asia

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

28. Hansung University

For Physical Therapy

#101 in South Korea

#1203 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#107 in South Korea

#1346 in Asia

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

30. Duksung Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#114 in South Korea

#1498 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

Universities for Physical Therapy near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	30	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	31	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	27	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	44	Suwon
34	Ajou University	22	Suwon
34	Inha University	23	Incheon
40	University of Incheon	54	Incheon
42	Yong-In University	45	Yongin
42	Myongji University	63	Yongin
72	Hallym University	19	Chuncheon