30 Best Surgeons 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 Surgery. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 157K 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

#3 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

#19 in Asia

Founded: 1398

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Surgery

#5 in South Korea

#25 in Asia

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

5. Korea University

For Surgery

#6 in South Korea

#62 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

6. Kyung Hee University

For Surgery

#7 in South Korea

#100 in Asia

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

7. Ewha Womans University

For Surgery

#11 in South Korea

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

8. Hanyang University

For Surgery

#12 in South Korea

#133 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

9. Chung-Ang University

For Surgery

#18 in South Korea

#176 in Asia

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

10. Konkuk University

For Surgery

#22 in South Korea

#195 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Dongguk University

For Surgery

#34 in South Korea

#292 in Asia

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

12. Sahmyook University

For Surgery

#44 in South Korea

#580 in Asia

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

13. Sookmyung Women's University

For Surgery

#47 in South Korea

#656 in Asia

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

14. Sejong University

For Surgery

#50 in South Korea

#707 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

15. Sogang University

For Surgery

#54 in South Korea

#793 in Asia

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

16. Soongsil University

For Surgery

#55 in South Korea

#833 in Asia

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

17. University of Seoul

For Surgery

#60 in South Korea

#873 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

18. Korea National Sport University

For Surgery

#65 in South Korea

#963 in Asia

Founded: 1976

19. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#71 in South Korea

#1037 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

20. Kookmin University

For Surgery

#73 in South Korea

#1044 in Asia

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

21. Kwangwoon University

For Surgery

#77 in South Korea

#1083 in Asia

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

22. Duksung Women's University

For Surgery

#78 in South Korea

#1097 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

23. Hongik University

For Surgery

#79 in South Korea

#1108 in Asia

Founded: 1946

24. Sungshin University

For Surgery

#81 in South Korea

#1128 in Asia

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

25. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Surgery

#86 in South Korea

#1278 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

26. Seoul National University of Education

For Surgery

#87 in South Korea

#1290 in Asia

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

27. Seoul Women's University

For Surgery

#89 in South Korea

#1297 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

28. Sangmyung University

For Surgery

#96 in South Korea

#1395 in Asia

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

29. Dongduk Women's University

For Surgery

#112 in South Korea

#1793 in Asia

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

30. Hansung University

For Surgery

#116 in South Korea

#1842 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

Universities for Surgery near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	31	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	27	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	25	Yongin
34	Ajou University	8	Suwon
34	Inha University	21	Incheon
42	Yong-In University	53	Yongin
72	Hallym University	14	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	35	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	30	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	10	Asan