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Sejong University ranked 15th in South Korea, 1103rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Sejong University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,903 academic publications and 780,697 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 43 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1103 of 14,131 In the World
#250 of 5,830 In Asia
#15 of 193 In South Korea
#10 of 39 In Seoul
#225 of 1,015 For Game Design and Development
#353 of 1,005 For Animation
#442 of 1,794 For Architectural Engineering
#813 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2576 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Sejong University ranked 20th for Engineering in South Korea and 749th in the World with 19,157 publications made and 560,333 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 144 In South Korea
#238 of 2,841 In Asia
#749 of 6,795 In the World

Sejong University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 2
1994 1 3
1995 2 5
1996 7 20
1997 17 32
1998 24 20
1999 41 54
2000 71 98
2001 79 148
2002 189 353
2003 283 638
2004 380 1045
2005 340 1396
2006 388 1878
2007 372 2466
2008 417 3232
2009 386 3906
2010 459 4495
2011 565 5498
2012 609 6888
2013 576 8601
2014 677 10349
2015 667 11699
2016 768 14045
2017 885 16691
2018 1022 22049
2019 1257 30318
2020 1461 42767
2021 1666 56926
2022 1667 68105
2023 1789 79643
2024 1395 80659
2025 828 72430

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Sejong University ranked 22nd for Physics in South Korea and 847th in the World with 17,090 publications made and 501,271 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 142 In South Korea
#272 of 2,822 In Asia
#847 of 6,729 In the World

Sejong University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 2
1994 1 3
1995 4 4
1996 12 24
1997 20 41
1998 24 27
1999 36 69
2000 77 109
2001 83 165
2002 161 352
2003 261 659
2004 305 1067
2005 295 1344
2006 333 1837
2007 340 2467
2008 380 3221
2009 365 3910
2010 444 4558
2011 525 5752
2012 580 7252
2013 554 9056
2014 600 10799
2015 617 12111
2016 682 14700
2017 793 17140
2018 895 21305
2019 1118 28594
2020 1230 39006
2021 1384 49898
2022 1450 58116
2023 1619 68651
2024 1268 71352
2025 748 64606

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 158 512
Nanotechnology 25 259 633
Condensed Matter Physics 24 267 737
Nuclear Physics 17 216 741
Materials Science 24 264 752
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 183 760
Quantum and Particle physics 23 257 828
Optical Engineering 23 270 831
Acoustical Engineering 18 250 849
Theoretical Physics 16 227 858
Astrobiology 19 236 883
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 283 926
Biophysics 46 547 1491

Chemistry rankings

Sejong University ranked 28th for Chemistry in South Korea and 979th in the World with 15,566 publications made and 465,280 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 141 In South Korea
#353 of 2,785 In Asia
#979 of 6,561 In the World

Sejong University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 2
1994 1 3
1995 2 4
1996 8 16
1997 11 21
1998 16 20
1999 30 43
2000 63 89
2001 87 164
2002 150 357
2003 265 738
2004 297 1200
2005 258 1512
2006 332 2013
2007 310 2613
2008 338 3246
2009 325 3830
2010 398 4358
2011 502 5397
2012 543 6643
2013 524 8306
2014 544 9863
2015 589 11138
2016 655 13308
2017 759 15648
2018 818 19303
2019 1009 25841
2020 1056 35326
2021 1289 46113
2022 1352 54833
2023 1410 62135
2024 1098 67464
2025 622 61361

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 10 139 453
Chemical Engineering 24 257 599
Nanotechnology 25 259 633
Physical chemistry 20 243 637
Nutrition and Food Science 21 237 653
Materials Science 24 264 752
Inorganic Chemistry 26 329 828
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 253 866
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 294 868
Biochemical Engineering 26 298 907
Organic Chemistry 27 335 920
Computational Chemistry 15 318 975
Biochemistry 36 443 1153
Radiochemistry 35 615 1209
Pharmacy 32 582 1424

Biology rankings

Sejong University ranked 36th for Biology in South Korea and 1212th in the World with 13,509 publications made and 416,168 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 144 In South Korea
#434 of 2,838 In Asia
#1212 of 6,841 In the World

Sejong University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 3
1995 2 5
1996 7 13
1997 7 10
1998 6 19
1999 18 29
2000 50 65
2001 69 129
2002 135 308
2003 215 638
2004 250 1023
2005 209 1329
2006 259 1747
2007 247 2245
2008 271 2735
2009 278 3385
2010 328 3832
2011 402 4492
2012 434 5584
2013 427 6910
2014 437 8152
2015 449 9120
2016 550 10616
2017 646 12783
2018 711 16645
2019 867 22442
2020 1030 31964
2021 1232 43032
2022 1252 52273
2023 1246 60033
2024 987 60855
2025 575 54068

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 25 259 633
Nutrition and Food Science 21 237 653
Astrobiology 19 236 883
Oncology and Cancer research 42 406 1037
Agricultural Science 23 387 1059
Molecular Biology 39 386 1083
Horticulture 22 427 1112
Biochemistry 36 443 1153
Botany 29 444 1245
Paleontology 30 407 1253
Genetics 38 470 1266
Biotechnology 41 493 1278
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 475 1299
Neuroscience 38 443 1387
Pharmacology 44 602 1409
Evolutionary Biology 30 432 1417
Forestry 20 457 1441
Immunology 43 559 1456
Animal Science 28 486 1476
Biophysics 46 547 1491
Toxicology 35 620 1523
Virology 39 578 1601
Microbiology 43 694 1669
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 680 1910
Zoology 45 639 1918

Computer Science rankings

Sejong University ranked 15th for Computer Science in South Korea and 762nd in the World with 12,612 publications made and 343,909 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 145 In South Korea
#193 of 2,842 In Asia
#762 of 6,855 In the World

Sejong University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 1
1994 0 4
1995 2 4
1996 8 15
1997 10 11
1998 16 16
1999 23 25
2000 49 66
2001 40 93
2002 127 227
2003 153 306
2004 270 530
2005 259 897
2006 241 1204
2007 225 1364
2008 286 1909
2009 264 2503
2010 278 2892
2011 308 3477
2012 353 4187
2013 322 4917
2014 394 5969
2015 367 6542
2016 449 7923
2017 541 8916
2018 619 12733
2019 798 18061
2020 1097 26329
2021 1174 37198
2022 1155 45805
2023 1219 54348
2024 1001 49493
2025 668 42581

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 9 41 225
Animation 9 99 353
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 149 472
Computer Vision 11 144 488
Computer Engineering 14 160 506
Cyber Security 10 137 520
Telecommunications 14 160 522
Computer Networking 13 155 527
Human-Computer Interaction 10 121 556
Computer Graphics 13 136 558
Machine Learning 10 161 577
Computational Linguistics 9 151 577
Database Administration 11 149 582
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 184 661
Cognitive Science 11 171 675
Web Design and Development 15 201 687
Data Science 9 137 696
Multimedia 10 163 715
UX/UI Desgin 15 192 770
Software Engineering 12 198 895
Robotics 31 353 911
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 475 1299
Neuroscience 38 443 1387
Management Information Systems 20 441 1537
Library and Information science 32 562 2106

Environmental Science rankings

Sejong University ranked 22nd for Environmental Science in South Korea and 957th in the World with 12,503 publications made and 409,355 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#22 of 142 In South Korea
#284 of 2,841 In Asia
#957 of 6,888 In the World

Sejong University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 4
1995 2 4
1996 12 12
1997 12 16
1998 13 24
1999 14 36
2000 48 59
2001 42 84
2002 102 205
2003 151 350
2004 196 537
2005 184 795
2006 198 1093
2007 202 1402
2008 214 1889
2009 221 2364
2010 281 2819
2011 340 3651
2012 371 4276
2013 339 5378
2014 400 6590
2015 366 7217
2016 480 8521
2017 589 10366
2018 691 14245
2019 980 21157
2020 1091 31207
2021 1200 43191
2022 1225 52575
2023 1179 60044
2024 902 57946
2025 538 50849

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 10 139 453
Mining Engineering 9 222 621
Environmental Engineering 14 218 624
Environmental Management 12 202 634
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 216 735
Oceanography 17 217 742
Geotechnical Engineering 15 264 744
Earth science and Geophysics 19 250 814
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 253 866
Ecology 20 266 934
Geography and Cartography 13 242 949
Geology 24 294 981
Urban and Regional planning 9 230 1005
Agricultural Science 23 387 1059
Paleontology 30 407 1253
Forestry 20 457 1441
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 680 1910

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sejong University ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Korea and 1440th in the World with 8,174 publications made and 251,487 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 144 In South Korea
#351 of 2,867 In Asia
#1440 of 7,088 In the World

Sejong University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 6
1995 4 3
1996 11 12
1997 10 15
1998 14 28
1999 12 35
2000 40 61
2001 32 94
2002 62 186
2003 101 228
2004 137 370
2005 122 552
2006 124 744
2007 114 846
2008 141 1203
2009 163 1631
2010 157 1998
2011 194 2451
2012 204 2847
2013 186 3600
2014 235 4383
2015 212 4638
2016 279 5505
2017 367 6585
2018 441 9038
2019 621 13579
2020 768 20501
2021 846 29893
2022 763 36095
2023 815 42966
2024 661 38282
2025 398 32816

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 10 120 657
Archaeology 10 230 907
Journalism and Digital Media 13 229 915
Aesthetics 9 216 979
Urban and Regional planning 9 230 1005
History 10 241 1008
Law 14 250 1121
Linguistics 20 331 1142
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 235 1158
Communications and Public Relations 12 261 1251
Political Science 14 269 1312
Art History 10 188 1401
Sociology 19 361 1516
Philosophy 16 364 1523
Anthropology 21 373 1597
Demography 38 591 1807
Classics and Ancient History 26 476 1823
Education Majors 21 544 1882
Library and Information science 32 562 2106

Mathematics rankings

Sejong University ranked 17th for Mathematics in South Korea and 861st in the World with 6,233 publications made and 172,910 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 142 In South Korea
#235 of 2,725 In Asia
#861 of 6,434 In the World

Sejong University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 2 2
1996 8 15
1997 7 4
1998 10 14
1999 16 23
2000 29 37
2001 16 53
2002 59 157
2003 75 166
2004 131 276
2005 112 374
2006 102 573
2007 106 634
2008 155 945
2009 130 1133
2010 130 1347
2011 154 1565
2012 181 1835
2013 140 2225
2014 196 2814
2015 172 3012
2016 229 3732
2017 296 4387
2018 353 6397
2019 442 9268
2020 578 13644
2021 651 19274
2022 584 22642
2023 578 26038
2024 391 17555
2025 235 13524

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 149 472
Statistics 17 227 849
Operations Research 15 371 1028
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 328 1202
Applied Mathematics 22 512 1405
Math Teachers 42 851 2483

Business rankings

Sejong University ranked 13th for Business in South Korea and 930th in the World with 4,090 publications made and 134,210 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 138 In South Korea
#225 of 2,654 In Asia
#930 of 6,366 In the World

Sejong University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 2 0
1996 4 5
1997 3 4
1998 4 17
1999 13 26
2000 29 40
2001 9 51
2002 35 85
2003 43 106
2004 62 174
2005 62 260
2006 66 433
2007 51 465
2008 70 662
2009 74 948
2010 70 1103
2011 101 1329
2012 85 1605
2013 81 1949
2014 103 2340
2015 104 2578
2016 135 3079
2017 156 3447
2018 226 4763
2019 309 6845
2020 406 10344
2021 465 14704
2022 424 17944
2023 409 21388
2024 312 18193
2025 208 15430

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 15 70
Advertising 8 62 388
Entertainment Industry Business 8 53 434
Marketing 9 148 679
Real Estate 24 232 810
International Trade 11 169 988
Operations Research 15 371 1028
International Business 12 201 1060
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 317 1063
Management 18 315 1072
Accounting 12 276 1126
Finance 15 296 1146
Project Management 16 322 1327
Management Information Systems 20 441 1537

Art & Design rankings

Sejong University ranked 13th for Art & Design in South Korea and 947th in the World with 1,938 publications made and 45,576 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#13 of 126 In South Korea
#202 of 2,450 In Asia
#947 of 6,010 In the World

Sejong University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 3
1998 0 3
1999 7 7
2000 12 8
2001 10 15
2002 17 34
2003 29 39
2004 46 64
2005 50 107
2006 41 165
2007 37 190
2008 40 255
2009 56 403
2010 42 446
2011 71 664
2012 66 711
2013 56 997
2014 80 1263
2015 72 1201
2016 74 1468
2017 75 1573
2018 99 1902
2019 115 2569
2020 140 3666
2021 165 4849
2022 156 6031
2023 167 7494
2024 128 7630
2025 103 6721

The following table provides academic rankings for Sejong University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield South Korea ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 9 41 225
Animation 9 99 353
Entertainment Industry Business 8 53 434
Computer Graphics 13 136 558
Architecture 14 136 627
Multimedia 10 163 715
UX/UI Desgin 15 192 770
Graphic Design 11 191 770
Fashion Design 14 218 950
Aesthetics 9 216 979
Literature 13 297 1263
Art History 10 188 1401

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sejong University

Speciality South Korea Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 289 889
Environmental Economics 12 311 961
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 197 1015
International Economics 11 169 1021
Social Psychology 14 228 1064
Psychology 30 371 1232
Economics 15 324 1262
Radiation Therapy 46 583 1404
Pathology 42 535 1459
Development Studies 19 407 1462
Child Psychology 26 368 1499
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 42 538 1511
Anatomy and Physiology 47 542 1526
Medicine 41 536 1526
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 46 629 1542
Ophthalmology 45 617 1639
Public Health 37 529 1654
Psychiatry 41 545 1654
Veterinary 34 713 1707
Dermatology 49 710 1767
Cardiology 45 657 1801
Critical Care Nursing 41 621 1880
Physical Therapy 68 675 1994
Surgery 50 738 2003
Pediatrics 42 665 2016
Dentistry 49 751 2049
Orthodontics 51 797 2144
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 51 685 2158
Gerontology 74 628 2178
Clinical Psychology 54 711 2269
Nursing 50 768 2386
Sports Medicine 88 899 2446
Anesthesiology 66 1073 2694
Health Science 46 862 2695