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Best Universities in South Korea 2027

A consensus ranking of 38 universities in South Korea, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Asia).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
Yonsei University (Seoul campus)
42
86
·
·
96.8
2
Seoul National University · Seoul
38
42
81
133
95.3
3
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
108
87
·
271
92.2
4
Yonsei University · Seoul
42
·
151-200
180
91.3
5
Sungkyunkwan University
108
·
151-200
·
89.8
6
Korea University
52
·
201-300
288
87.6
7
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Daejeon
65
·
201-300
281
87.5
8
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
299
225
·
403
84.5
9
Hanyang University
155
275
201-300
434
84.2
10
Pohang University of Science and Technology · Pohang
106
·
301-400
380
81.9
11
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
379
450
·
·
79.3
12
Kyung Hee University
309
275
301-400
487
79.1
13
Sejong University
398
275
401-500
238
78.6
14
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
299
·
301-400
403
78.3
15
Kyungpook National University (KNU)
481
550
·
763
70.1
16
Pusan National University
449
550
401-500
709
68.6
17
Kyungpook National University
481
550
401-500
763
67.5
18
The Catholic University of Korea (CUK)
652
700
·
·
66.2
19
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
385
375
·
1372
64.5
20
Ewha Womans University
488
550
601-700
877
61
21
University of Ulsan
851
550
501-600
769
60.3
22
Yeungnam University
791
550
501-600
864
59.9
23
Chung-Ang University
432
450
701-800
1048
58.4
24
INHA University
555
900
601-700
1144
52.5
25
Chonnam National University
781
900
601-700
·
51.9
26
Jeonbuk National University
677
900
701-800
901
51.5
27
Sogang University
494
900
·
1548
51
28
Konkuk University
683
550
801-900
1199
49.6
29
Ajou University
570
450
901-1000
1253
49.1
30
Gachon University
901
550
701-800
1253
48.7
31
The Catholic University of Korea
652
700
801-900
1235
47.6
32
Dongguk University
520
·
901-1000
937
45.7
33
Chungnam National University
801
1100
701-800
1199
43.7
34
Chungbuk National University
951
1100
701-800
1402
39.3
35
Kangwon National University
1001
1350
701-800
1459
34.9
36
Gyeongsang National University
1001
1350
901-1000
1330
31.5
37
Hallym University
1001
1350
701-800
1794
30.7
38
Pukyong National University
1201
1350
901-1000
1468
27.2

About South Korea higher education

South Korea's higher education is dominated by the SKY universities (Seoul National, Korea, Yonsei) and KAIST for STEM. Korean universities are globally competitive in engineering, semiconductors, and technology, with strong industry-academia collaboration.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in South Korea 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/kr/
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