Daejeon's 8 best Surgeons Medical schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Daejeon ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 150K citations received by 9.4K academic papers made by 8 universities in Daejeon 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. Chungnam National University

For Surgery

#20 in South Korea

#189 in Asia

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

2. KAIST

For Surgery

#35 in South Korea

#301 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

3. Daejeon University

For Surgery

#41 in South Korea

#477 in Asia

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

4. University of Science and Technology Korea

For Surgery

#47 in South Korea

#665 in Asia

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

5. Hannam University

For Surgery

#89 in South Korea

#1374 in Asia

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

6. Woosong University

For Surgery

#90 in South Korea

#1381 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1994

7. Hanbat National University

For Surgery

#108 in South Korea

#1803 in Asia

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

8. Pai Chai University

For Surgery

#116 in South Korea

#1914 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1885

Universities for Surgery near Daejeon

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
26	Kongju National University	58	Gongju
31	Konyang University	36	Nonsan
32	Chungbuk National University	31	Cheongju
42	Soonchunhyang University	9	Asan
42	Hoseo University	59	Asan
57	Wonkwang University	23	Iksan
61	Chonbuk National University	17	Jeonju
99	Yong-In University	56	Yongin
105	Luther University	55	Yongin
108	Ajou University	8	Suwon