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Of the 1 PhD universities in South Korea, Seoul National University ranks highest at #31 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. The universities on this list offer 1 matching courses between them.
1 university · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in PhD
in South Korea
Universities at other levels
Only one university here holds a QS World position — Seoul National University at #31 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Seoul National University has the largest research record in this group, with 21,867,305 citations and an h-index of 983.
The split is 1 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Seoul Capital Area (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Seoul National University, founded in 1946. Seoul National University is the largest, with 28,000 students.
The usual length is 32 months. Start dates lean to Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Seoul National University offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
Seoul National University (QS World #31) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
1 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 32 months.
Spring is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
Seoul National University, with 1.
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