25 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Seoul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 370K citations received by 18.6K academic papers made by 25 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 Clinical Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#15 in Asia

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

2. Seoul National University

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#17 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#22 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Catholic University of Korea

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in South Korea

#32 in Asia

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

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in South Korea

#44 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Chung-Ang University

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#79 in Asia

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

7. Kyung Hee University

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in South Korea

#90 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in South Korea

#96 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Hanyang University

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in South Korea

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

10. Konkuk University

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in South Korea

#206 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

11. Sahmyook University

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in South Korea

#303 in Asia

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

12. Sungshin University

For Clinical Psychology

#35 in South Korea

#366 in Asia

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

13. Dongguk University

For Clinical Psychology

#36 in South Korea

#367 in Asia

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

14. Sookmyung Women's University

For Clinical Psychology

#49 in South Korea

#654 in Asia

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

15. Duksung Women's University

For Clinical Psychology

#50 in South Korea

#659 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

16. Sogang University

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in South Korea

#686 in Asia

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

17. Kwangwoon University

For Clinical Psychology

#53 in South Korea

#698 in Asia

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

18. Seoul Women's University

For Clinical Psychology

#54 in South Korea

#711 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

19. Sejong University

For Clinical Psychology

#56 in South Korea

#715 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

20. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Clinical Psychology

#57 in South Korea

#716 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

21. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Clinical Psychology

#58 in South Korea

#734 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

22. Soongsil University

For Clinical Psychology

#67 in South Korea

#878 in Asia

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

23. Sangmyung University

For Clinical Psychology

#68 in South Korea

#883 in Asia

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

24. Seoul National University of Education

For Clinical Psychology

#69 in South Korea

#894 in Asia

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

25. Kookmin University

For Clinical Psychology

#77 in South Korea

#978 in Asia

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

Universities for Clinical Psychology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	15	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	24	Seongnam
31	Dankook University	21	Yongin
34	Ajou University	8	Suwon
34	Inha University	25	Incheon
72	Hallym University	14	Chuncheon
73	Kangwon National University	28	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	31	Cheongju
137	Soonchunhyang University	19	Asan
138	Chungnam National University	20	Daejeon

Psychology subfields in Seoul

Child Psychology28

Cognitive Science29

Education Majors26

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Neuroscience31

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology14