100 Best universities for Psychiatry in South Korea

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 5.23M citations received by 249K academic papers made by 128 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

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#17 in Asia

#160 in the World

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

2. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#18 in Asia

#162 in the World

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#28 in Asia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1398

4. University of Ulsan

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South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychiatry

#34 in Asia

#259 in the World

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

5. Catholic University of Korea

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#42 in Asia

#291 in the World

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

6. Korea University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#47 in Asia

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

7. Hanyang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#82 in Asia

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

8. Kyung Hee University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#89 in Asia

#482 in the World

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

9. Ajou University

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South Korea | Suwon

For Psychiatry

#133 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

10. KAIST

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#144 in Asia

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

11. Ewha Womans University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#152 in Asia

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

12. Kyungpook National University

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South Korea | Daegu

For Psychiatry

#156 in Asia

#674 in the World

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

13. Hallym University

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South Korea | Chuncheon

For Psychiatry

#158 in Asia

#680 in the World

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

14. Pusan National University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#165 in Asia

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

15. Chonnam National University

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South Korea | Gwangju

For Psychiatry

#175 in Asia

#729 in the World

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

16. Chung-Ang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#180 in Asia

#748 in the World

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

17. Keimyung University

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South Korea | Daegu

For Psychiatry

#209 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

18. Yeungnam University

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South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Psychiatry

#214 in Asia

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1947

19. Soonchunhyang University

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South Korea | Asan

For Psychiatry

#218 in Asia

#829 in the World

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

20. Konkuk University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#226 in Asia

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

21. Chungnam National University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#229 in Asia

#851 in the World

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

22. Chonbuk National University

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South Korea | Jeonju

For Psychiatry

#230 in Asia

#852 in the World

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

23. Gyeongsang National University

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South Korea | Jinju

For Psychiatry

#254 in Asia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

24. Inha University

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South Korea | Incheon

For Psychiatry

#255 in Asia

#930 in the World

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

25. Gachon University

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South Korea | Seongnam

For Psychiatry

#258 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

26. Kangwon National University

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South Korea | Chuncheon

For Psychiatry

#269 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 38,064
Founded: 1947

27. Inje University

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South Korea | Gimhae

For Psychiatry

#271 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

28. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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South Korea | Eonyang

For Psychiatry

#279 in Asia

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 4,255
Founded: 2009

29. Dankook University

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South Korea | Yongin

For Psychiatry

#302 in Asia

#1046 in the World

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

30. Wonkwang University

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South Korea | Iksan

For Psychiatry

#306 in Asia

#1060 in the World

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

31. Eulji University

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South Korea | Seongnam

For Psychiatry

#312 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1967

32. Chungbuk National University

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South Korea | Cheongju

For Psychiatry

#313 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 24,300
Founded: 1951

33. Dongguk University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#323 in Asia

#1099 in the World

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

34. Dong-A University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#324 in Asia

#1107 in the World

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

35. Pohang University of Science and Technology

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South Korea | Pohang

For Psychiatry

#357 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

36. Chosun University

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South Korea | Gwangju

For Psychiatry

#381 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1946

37. Catholic University of Daegu

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South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Psychiatry

#389 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1914

38. Jeju National University

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South Korea | Jeju

For Psychiatry

#447 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 12,200
Founded: 1952

39. Konyang University

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South Korea | Nonsan

For Psychiatry

#487 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

40. University of Science and Technology Korea

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#520 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

41. Sejong University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#545 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

42. Catholic Kwandong University

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South Korea | Gangneung

For Psychiatry

#559 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 9,993
Founded: 1954

43. Pukyong National University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#585 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Enrollment: 28,100
Founded: 1924

44. Daejeon University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#592 in Asia

#1761 in the World

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

45. Sahmyook University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#617 in Asia

#1802 in the World

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

46. Daegu University

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South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Psychiatry

#666 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 19,593
Founded: 1956

47. Kosin University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#682 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Founded: 1946

48. University of Incheon

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South Korea | Incheon

For Psychiatry

#798 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,822
Founded: 1988

49. Sogang University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#819 in Asia

#2291 in the World

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

50. Changwon National University

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South Korea | Changwon

For Psychiatry

#831 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 9,320
Founded: 1969

51. Sookmyung Women's University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#843 in Asia

#2347 in the World

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

52. Soongsil University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#848 in Asia

#2357 in the World

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

53. Anyang University - South Korea

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South Korea | Anyang

For Psychiatry

#891 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Enrollment: 7,540
Founded: 1948

54. Sungshin University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#902 in Asia

#2463 in the World

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

55. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#923 in Asia

#2497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

56. Hanbat National University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#932 in Asia

#2513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,290
Founded: 1927

57. Kongju National University

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South Korea | Gongju

For Psychiatry

#961 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1948

58. Hoseo University

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South Korea | Asan

For Psychiatry

#971 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1978

59. Daegu Haany University

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South Korea | Gyeongsan

For Psychiatry

#990 in Asia

#2645 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1981

60. Kookmin University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#996 in Asia

#2657 in the World

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

61. Jeonju University

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South Korea | Jeonju

For Psychiatry

#1001 in Asia

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1964

62. Kumoh National University of Technology

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South Korea | Gumi

For Psychiatry

#1029 in Asia

#2752 in the World

Enrollment: 10,463
Founded: 1980

63. Kwangwoon University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1031 in Asia

#2755 in the World

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

64. Dong-Eui University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#1033 in Asia

#2759 in the World

Enrollment: 24,200
Founded: 1976

65. Kyungnam University

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South Korea | Masan

For Psychiatry

#1039 in Asia

#2768 in the World

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

66. Cheongju University

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South Korea | Cheongju

For Psychiatry

#1063 in Asia

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1946

67. Duksung Women's University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1077 in Asia

#2841 in the World

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

68. University of Seoul

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1078 in Asia

#2842 in the World

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

69. Sangmyung University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1102 in Asia

#2904 in the World

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

70. Myongji University

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South Korea | Yongin

For Psychiatry

#1104 in Asia

#2907 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1948

71. Yong-In University

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South Korea | Yongin

For Psychiatry

#1116 in Asia

#2927 in the World

Enrollment: 7,160
Founded: 1953

72. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1124 in Asia

#2941 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

73. Woosuk University

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South Korea | Wanju-gun

For Psychiatry

#1130 in Asia

#2954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1979

74. Seoul National University of Education

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1184 in Asia

#3065 in the World

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

75. Kyonggi University

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South Korea | Suwon

For Psychiatry

#1207 in Asia

#3121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1947

76. Hanseo University

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South Korea | Seosan

For Psychiatry

#1245 in Asia

#3209 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1992

77. Kyungsung University

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#1259 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1955

78. Dongshin University

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South Korea | Naju

For Psychiatry

#1263 in Asia

#3248 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1987

79. Korea National Sport University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1267 in Asia

#3258 in the World

Founded: 1976

80. Sunchon National University

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South Korea | Suncheon

For Psychiatry

#1268 in Asia

#3260 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1935

81. Sangji University

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South Korea | Wonju

For Psychiatry

#1276 in Asia

#3281 in the World

Enrollment: 8,600
Founded: 1962

82. Hongik University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1277 in Asia

#3282 in the World

Founded: 1946

83. Luther University

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South Korea | Yongin

For Psychiatry

#1279 in Asia

#3284 in the World

Enrollment: 490
Founded: 1966

84. Namseoul University

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South Korea | Cheonan

For Psychiatry

#1287 in Asia

#3296 in the World

Founded: 1993

85. Gangneung-Wonju National University

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South Korea | Gangneung

For Psychiatry

#1304 in Asia

#3332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 8,700
Founded: 1946

86. Korea National University of Transportation

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South Korea | Chungju

For Psychiatry

#1313 in Asia

#3357 in the World

Enrollment: 13,400
Founded: 1962

87. Catholic University of Pusan

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South Korea | Busan

For Psychiatry

#1345 in Asia

#3435 in the World

Founded: 1964

88. Hannam University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#1348 in Asia

#3440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

89. Gwangju University

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South Korea | Gwangju

For Psychiatry

#1378 in Asia

#3494 in the World

Enrollment: 9,930
Founded: 1980

90. Andong National University

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South Korea | Andong

For Psychiatry

#1381 in Asia

#3498 in the World

Enrollment: 11,600
Founded: 1947

91. Mokpo National University

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South Korea | Muan

For Psychiatry

#1397 in Asia

#3544 in the World

Enrollment: 12,942
Founded: 1946

92. Kunsan National University

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South Korea | Gunsan

For Psychiatry

#1413 in Asia

#3574 in the World

Enrollment: 7,715
Founded: 1979

93. Seoul Women's University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1453 in Asia

#3667 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

94. Korea National University of Education

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South Korea | Cheongju

For Psychiatry

#1457 in Asia

#3672 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1984

95. Baekseok University

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South Korea | Cheonan

For Psychiatry

#1460 in Asia

#3680 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1994

96. Woosong University

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychiatry

#1529 in Asia

#3811 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

97. Sun Moon University

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South Korea | Asan

For Psychiatry

#1530 in Asia

#3812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 1989

98. University of Suwon

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South Korea | Hwaseong

For Psychiatry

#1640 in Asia

#4066 in the World

Enrollment: 12,415
Founded: 1977

99. Daejin University

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South Korea | Pocheon

For Psychiatry

#1654 in Asia

#4091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1992

100. Dongduk Women's University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Psychiatry

#1662 in Asia

#4116 in the World

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

The best cities to study Psychiatry in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Ulsan, Suwon, and Daejeon.

Medicine subfields in South Korea

Anatomy and Physiology118

Anesthesiology71

Bioethics/Medical Ethics13

Biomedical Engineering61

Clinical Psychology94

Critical Care Nursing44

Family medicine59

Forensic Science10

Gastroenterology and Hepatology58

Health Science86

Healthcare Management (MHA)69

Medical Physics32

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)41

Occupational Therapy47

Oncology and Cancer research100

Ophthalmology49

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine60

Physical Therapy117

Plastic Surgery39

Public Health113

Radiation Therapy49

Radiology and Nuclear medicine113

Respiratory Therapy34

Sonography and Ultrasound40

Sports / Exercise science40

Sports Medicine92