Global Rankings

45 universities

Ranks Korean universities by the average of their QS and THE World University Rankings 2026 positions converted to points, or by the one ranking a university has..

Last updated: 2026-03-04

Top 3 Universities

Seoul National University

Seoul

51.5

QS #41THE #62

Yonsei University

Seoul

51.5

QS #50THE #78

KAIST

Daejeon

51.5

QS #56THE #70

Key Statistics

51.5

Average Score

51.5–51.5

Score Range

₩7.2M

Avg. tuition/year · 44 with 대학알리미 2025

Seoul

Top Region (49%)

Global Rankings Rankings

Updated January 2026Top 20 of 45

Rank	University	Tier	Region	Type	Score	QS 2026	THE 2026
#1	Seoul National University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#41	#62	View
#2	Yonsei University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#50	#78	View
#3	KAIST	Top 10	Daejeon	university	51.5	#56	#70	View
#4	POSTECH	Top 10	Gyeongbuk	university	51.5	#71	#99	View
#5	Korea University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#79	#76	View
#6	Sungkyunkwan University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#126	#145	View
#7	Hanyang University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#164	#251	View
#8	Kyung Hee University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#332	#351	View
#9	Ewha Womans University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#346	#301	View
#10	Chung-Ang University	Top 10	Seoul	university	51.5	#403	#401	View
#11	Sogang University	Top 50	Seoul	university	51.5	#421	#451	View
#12	Pusan National University	Top 50	Busan	university	51.5	#445	#351	View
#13	Kyungpook National University	Top 50	Daegu	university	51.5	#478	#401	View
#14	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies	Top 50	Seoul	university	51.5	#485	#501	View
#15	University of Ulsan	Top 50	Ulsan	university	51.5	#489	#601	View
#16	Konkuk University	Top 50	Seoul	university	51.5	#521	#551	View
#17	Chonnam National University	Top 50	Gwangju	university	51.5	#551	#501	View
#18	Dongguk University	Top 50	Seoul	university	51.5	#556	#601	View
#19	Chungnam National University	Top 50	Daejeon	university	51.5	#567	#551	View
#20	Sejong University	Top 50	Seoul	university	51.5	#572	#651	View

#21	University of Seoul	Seoul	51.5	#589
#22	Ajou University	Gyeonggi	51.5	#589
#23	Catholic University of Korea	Gyeonggi	51.5	#601

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Scoring Methodology

Ranks Korean universities by the average of their QS and THE World University Rankings 2026 positions converted to points, or by the one ranking a university has.

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