30 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 3.66M citations received by 182K 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 Surgery

#1 in South Korea

#4 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Surgery

#3 in South Korea

#16 in Asia

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

3. Sungkyunkwan University

For Surgery

#4 in South Korea

#18 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Surgery

#5 in South Korea

#28 in Asia

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

5. Korea University

For Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#57 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Surgery

#7 in South Korea

#101 in Asia

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

7. Hanyang University

For Surgery

#12 in South Korea

#139 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

8. Ewha Womans University

For Surgery

#14 in South Korea

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Chung-Ang University

For Surgery

#18 in South Korea

#179 in Asia

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

10. Konkuk University

For Surgery

#22 in South Korea

#201 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Dongguk University

For Surgery

#33 in South Korea

#297 in Asia

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

12. Sahmyook University

For Surgery

#43 in South Korea

#592 in Asia

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

13. Sookmyung Women's University

For Surgery

#49 in South Korea

#716 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Surgery

#50 in South Korea

#738 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Soongsil University

For Surgery

#54 in South Korea

#802 in Asia

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

16. Sogang University

For Surgery

#55 in South Korea

#844 in Asia

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

17. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#63 in South Korea

#956 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

18. Korea National Sport University

For Surgery

#68 in South Korea

#1024 in Asia

Founded: 1976

19. University of Seoul

For Surgery

#74 in South Korea

#1090 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

20. Kookmin University

For Surgery

#75 in South Korea

#1102 in Asia

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

21. Hongik University

For Surgery

#77 in South Korea

#1113 in Asia

Founded: 1946

22. Kwangwoon University

For Surgery

#78 in South Korea

#1114 in Asia

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

23. Duksung Women's University

For Surgery

#79 in South Korea

#1168 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

24. Sungshin University

For Surgery

#82 in South Korea

#1229 in Asia

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

25. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Surgery

#87 in South Korea

#1322 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

26. Seoul National University of Education

For Surgery

#93 in South Korea

#1419 in Asia

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

27. Sangmyung University

For Surgery

#95 in South Korea

#1484 in Asia

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

28. Seoul Women's University

For Surgery

#96 in South Korea

#1489 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Surgery

#105 in South Korea

#1758 in Asia

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

30. Hansung University

For Surgery

#120 in South Korea

#1958 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

Universities for Surgery near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	29	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	28	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	48	Anyang
31	Dankook University	24	Yongin
34	Ajou University	8	Suwon
34	Inha University	21	Incheon
37	Luther University	57	Yongin
42	Yong-In University	56	Yongin
72	Hallym University	13	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	34	Chuncheon