32 Best Medical schools in Seoul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 8.6M citations received by 445K academic papers made by 32 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. Seoul National University

For Medicine

#1 in South Korea

#11 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Medicine

#2 in South Korea

#12 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Medicine

#3 in South Korea

#25 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Medicine

#5 in South Korea

#42 in Asia

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

5. Korea University

For Medicine

#6 in South Korea

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Medicine

#7 in South Korea

#70 in Asia

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

7. Hanyang University

For Medicine

#8 in South Korea

#105 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

8. Ewha Womans University

For Medicine

#12 in South Korea

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

9. Chung-Ang University

For Medicine

#17 in South Korea

#178 in Asia

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

10. Konkuk University

For Medicine

#19 in South Korea

#184 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Dongguk University

For Medicine

#32 in South Korea

#291 in Asia

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

12. Sejong University

For Medicine

#41 in South Korea

#520 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

13. Sookmyung Women's University

For Medicine

#45 in South Korea

#609 in Asia

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

14. Sogang University

For Medicine

#47 in South Korea

#622 in Asia

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

15. Sahmyook University

For Medicine

#50 in South Korea

#799 in Asia

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

16. University of Seoul

For Medicine

#52 in South Korea

#819 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

17. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#54 in South Korea

#853 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

18. Kookmin University

For Medicine

#56 in South Korea

#887 in Asia

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

19. Soongsil University

For Medicine

#60 in South Korea

#922 in Asia

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

20. Kwangwoon University

For Medicine

#62 in South Korea

#936 in Asia

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

21. Seoul Women's University

For Medicine

#65 in South Korea

#984 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

22. Duksung Women's University

For Medicine

#66 in South Korea

#994 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

23. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Medicine

#69 in South Korea

#1024 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

24. Hongik University

For Medicine

#74 in South Korea

#1145 in Asia

Founded: 1946

25. Sungshin University

For Medicine

#77 in South Korea

#1212 in Asia

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

26. Sangmyung University

For Medicine

#82 in South Korea

#1303 in Asia

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

27. Korea National Sport University

For Medicine

#85 in South Korea

#1319 in Asia

Founded: 1976

28. Seoul National University of Education

For Medicine

#87 in South Korea

#1355 in Asia

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

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Medicine

#88 in South Korea

#1364 in Asia

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

30. Hansung University

For Medicine

#113 in South Korea

#2013 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

31. Seokyeong University

For Medicine

#129 in South Korea

#2500 in Asia

Founded: 1947

32. Chongshin University

For Medicine

#131 in South Korea

#2549 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,623
Founded: 1901

Universities for Medicine near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	30	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	36	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	72	Anyang
31	Dankook University	29	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	67	Suwon
34	Ajou University	13	Suwon
34	Inha University	22	Incheon
40	University of Incheon	59	Incheon
42	Myongji University	64	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	68	Yongin