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World University Rankings 2026: South Korea

49 universities ranked in South Korea, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for South Korea yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among South Korea’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Seoul National University	75	65.4	77	98	est.	43–191
2	Sejong University	173	54.1	93	71	est.	89–523
3	Yonsei University	=241	51.0	83	81	est.	118–639
4	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	=275	49.8	89	57	est.	141–713
5	Hanyang University	278	49.7	83	78	est.	143–687
6	Yeungnam University	=333	48.0	87	57	est.	174–789
=7	Korea University	=337	47.9	78	81	est.	157–765
=7	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	=337	47.9	87	22	est.	155–809
9	Pohang University of Science and Technology	=342	47.7	87	22	est.	173–855
10	Kyung Hee University	=397	46.2	74	83	est.	173–954
11	Sungkyunkwan University	=442	45.0	76	77	est.	209–1043
12	Chung-Ang University	=513	43.6	68	86	est.	192–1094
13	Gachon University	=603	41.3	76	49	est.	321–1216
14	Dongguk University	=620	40.9	65	84	est.	265–1271
15	Ewha Womans University	=776	37.4	68	68	est.	451–1492
16	Konkuk University	=790	37.2	62	78	est.	405–1515
17	Inha University	=829	36.5	63	73	est.	465–1596
18	Ajou University	=856	36.0	65	67	est.	496–1590
19	Kyungpook National University	=962	34.2	64	47	est.	521–1810
20	University of Ulsan	=985	33.7	62	56	est.	563–1804
21	Catholic University of Korea	=1015	32.8	60	58	est.	585–1869
22	Pusan National University	=1031	32.6	60	50	est.	584–1952
23	Jeonbuk National University	=1113	31.5	59	22	est.	655–1946
24	Dankook University	=1115	31.4	42	80	est.	608–1971
25	Sogang University	=1146	31.1	49	73	est.	671–1921
26	Chonnam National University	=1156	30.9	57	46	est.	661–2011
27	Kwangwoon University	=1167	30.7	55	61	est.	708–1979
28	Gyeongsang National University	=1181	30.4	56	22	est.	735–1990
29	Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology	=1215	30.0	55	22	est.	732–1982
=30	Anyang University	=1363	28.5	49	58	est.	833–2088
=30	University of Seoul	=1363	28.5	49	57	est.	810–2066
=32	Chosun University	=1486	27.5	45	56	est.	895–2123
=32	Chungbuk National University	=1486	27.5	47	47	est.	859–2120
34	Soonchunhyang University	=1519	27.3	48	22	est.	934–2146
35	Kangwon National University	=1532	27.2	47	22	est.	899–2150
36	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology	=1581	26.9	46	22	est.	924–2145
37	Jeju National University	=1615	26.6	44	22	est.	937–2149
38	Incheon National University	=1713	26.1	29	66	est.	932–2180
=39	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies	=1783	25.7	27	65	est.	1019–2191
=39	Kumoh National Institute of Technology	=1783	25.7	39	22	est.	984–2195
=41	Pukyong National University	=1829	25.5	36	45	est.	1024–2200
=41	Ulsan College	=1829	25.5	37	22	est.	1022–2193
43	Seoul National University of Science and Technology	=1858	25.3	33	51	est.	1052–2200
44	Soongsil University	=1877	25.2	25	62	est.	1064–2210
45	Keimyung University	=1985	24.7	27	51	est.	1101–2220
46	Hongik University	=2012	24.5	15	63	est.	1078–2228
47	Changwon National University	=2091	24.1	26	22	est.	1123–2239
48	Sunchon National University	=2156	23.5	19	22	est.	1172–2251
49	Daegu Catholic University	=2213	22.6	9	22	est.	1199–2264

49 universities

Research Index for South Korea · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.