31 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 989K citations received by 42.1K academic papers made by 31 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 Social Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#21 in Asia

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

2. Yonsei University

For Social Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#25 in Asia

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

3. Korea University

For Social Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Sungkyunkwan University

For Social Psychology

#5 in South Korea

#60 in Asia

Founded: 1398

5. Hanyang University

For Social Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#80 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kyung Hee University

For Social Psychology

#7 in South Korea

#87 in Asia

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

7. Chung-Ang University

For Social Psychology

#8 in South Korea

#108 in Asia

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

8. Ewha Womans University

For Social Psychology

#10 in South Korea

#137 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

9. Catholic University of Korea

For Social Psychology

#12 in South Korea

#188 in Asia

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

10. Sejong University

For Social Psychology

#14 in South Korea

#228 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

11. Sogang University

For Social Psychology

#18 in South Korea

#301 in Asia

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

12. Dongguk University

For Social Psychology

#22 in South Korea

#352 in Asia

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

13. Konkuk University

For Social Psychology

#24 in South Korea

#379 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

14. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Social Psychology

#33 in South Korea

#510 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

15. Hongik University

For Social Psychology

#34 in South Korea

#511 in Asia

Founded: 1946

16. Soongsil University

For Social Psychology

#37 in South Korea

#551 in Asia

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

17. Kookmin University

For Social Psychology

#38 in South Korea

#577 in Asia

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

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#39 in South Korea

#595 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. Kwangwoon University

For Social Psychology

#40 in South Korea

#619 in Asia

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

20. Sangmyung University

For Social Psychology

#46 in South Korea

#713 in Asia

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

21. Sookmyung Women's University

For Social Psychology

#51 in South Korea

#802 in Asia

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

22. Seoul National University of Education

For Social Psychology

#55 in South Korea

#886 in Asia

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

23. Seoul Women's University

For Social Psychology

#57 in South Korea

#908 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

24. University of Seoul

For Social Psychology

#58 in South Korea

#914 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

25. Sahmyook University

For Social Psychology

#62 in South Korea

#978 in Asia

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

26. Sungshin University

For Social Psychology

#64 in South Korea

#1009 in Asia

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

27. Hansung University

For Social Psychology

#71 in South Korea

#1124 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

28. Duksung Women's University

For Social Psychology

#83 in South Korea

#1336 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1950

29. Korea National Sport University

For Social Psychology

#112 in South Korea

#1996 in Asia

Founded: 1976

30. Dongduk Women's University

For Social Psychology

#114 in South Korea

#2025 in Asia

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

31. Seokyeong University

For Social Psychology

#117 in South Korea

#2058 in Asia

Founded: 1947

Universities for Social Psychology near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	21	Seongnam
20	Eulji University	49	Seongnam
22	Anyang University - South Korea	54	Anyang
31	Dankook University	30	Yongin
32	Kyonggi University	32	Suwon
34	Ajou University	15	Suwon
34	Inha University	19	Incheon
40	University of Incheon	44	Incheon
42	Myongji University	50	Yongin
72	Hallym University	35	Chuncheon

Psychology subfields in Seoul

Child Psychology28

Clinical Psychology25

Cognitive Science29

Education Majors26

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Neuroscience31

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology14