| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Asian United Theological University | not ranked | #197 | 343 | |
| 52 | Methodist Theological University | not ranked | #191 | 258 | |
| 53 | Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary | not ranked | #189 | 197 | |
| 54 | Sung Kyun Kwan University | not ranked | #20 | 11,495,177 | |
| 55 | University of Ulsan | not ranked | #21 | 5,768,597 | |
| 56 | Kyungpook National University | not ranked | #22 | 5,430,798 | |
| 57 | Kyunghee University | not ranked | #23 | 4,930,825 | |
| 58 | Miryang National University | not ranked | #24 | 4,334,469 | |
| 59 | Chonnam National University | not ranked | #25 | 3,711,725 | |
| 60 | Catholic University of Korea | not ranked | #26 | 3,397,252 | |
| 61 | Chonbuk National University | not ranked | #27 | 3,139,680 | |
| 62 | Chungnam National University | not ranked | #29 | 2,732,417 | |
| 63 | Inha University | not ranked | #30 | 2,450,730 | |
| 64 | Gyeongsang National University | not ranked | #31 | 2,245,573 | |
| 65 | Yeungnam University | not ranked | #32 | 2,150,295 | |
| 66 | Kangwon National University | not ranked | #33 | 1,840,467 | |
| 67 | Dongguk University | not ranked | #36 | 1,494,835 | |
| 68 | Seoul City University | not ranked | #38 | 1,278,370 | |
| 69 | Pukyong National University | not ranked | #39 | 1,222,721 | |
| 70 | Gachon University | not ranked | #40 | 1,116,343 | |
| 71 | Soonchunhyang University | not ranked | #42 | 932,786 | |
| 72 | Inje University | not ranked | #44 | 894,522 | |
| 73 | Chosun University | not ranked | #45 | 841,765 | |
| 74 | Wonkwang University | not ranked | #46 | 837,284 | |
| 75 | CHA University | not ranked | #47 | 825,578 | |
| 76 | Keimyung University | not ranked | #48 | 822,259 | |
| 77 | Dong-A University | not ranked | #49 | 786,851 | |
| 78 | Seoul National University of Science and Technology | not ranked | #50 | 680,949 | |
| 79 | Myongji University | not ranked | #52 | 536,666 | |
| 80 | Kookmin University | not ranked | #53 | 531,137 | |
| 81 | Incheon National University | not ranked | #54 | 517,085 | |
| 82 | Soongsil University | not ranked | #55 | 516,445 | |
| 83 | Gangneung-Wonju National University | not ranked | #56 | 497,141 | |
| 84 | Changwon National University | not ranked | #57 | 423,437 | |
| 85 | Sookmyung Women's University | not ranked | #58 | 413,613 | |
| 86 | Sunchon National University | not ranked | #59 | 403,924 | |
| 87 | Daejeon University | not ranked | #60 | 391,716 | |
| 88 | Kongju National University | not ranked | #61 | 382,624 | |
| 89 | Eulji University | not ranked | #62 | 358,124 | |
| 90 | Hongik University | not ranked | #63 | 330,319 | |
| 91 | Kumoh National University of Technology | not ranked | #64 | 287,916 | |
| 92 | Kyonggi University | not ranked | #65 | 281,452 | |
| 93 | Catholic Kwandong University | not ranked | #66 | 235,622 | |
| 94 | Dong Eui University | not ranked | #68 | 234,288 | |
| 95 | Daegu University | not ranked | #69 | 229,231 | |
| 96 | Kunsan National University | not ranked | #71 | 216,667 | |
| 97 | Hannam University | not ranked | #73 | 203,822 | |
| 98 | Kosin University | not ranked | #76 | 185,504 | |
| 99 | Andong National University | not ranked | #79 | 183,411 | |
| 100 | Seoul National University of Education | not ranked | #74 | 178,630 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.