Seoul National University
首尔大 · SNU
#71
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
94.9 / 100
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Founded
- 1946
- Total students
- ≈ 28,000
- International students
- ≈ 11%
- Official site
- www.snu.ac.kr
Seoul National University in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 15.3
Award 0
HiCi 23.7
N&S 25.3
PUB 67.6
PCP 25.8
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Social Policy & Administration #11
Engineering - Chemical #13
Modern Languages #14
Linguistics #18
Chemistry #20
Materials Science #20
Engineering & Technology #24
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #24
Sports-related Subjects #24
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #29
Engineering - Civil & Structural #32
Pharmacy & Pharmacology #34
Social Sciences & Management #34
Education #34
Natural Sciences #35
Accounting & Finance #35
Life Sciences & Medicine #36
Medicine #36
Communication & Media Studies #38
Art & Design #39
Politics & International Studies #39
Biological Sciences #41
Law #44
Economics & Econometrics #45
History #46
Mathematics #46
Computer Science & Information Systems #47
Business & Management Studies #49
Marketing #49
Statistics & Operational Research #49
English Language & Literature #51
Sociology #53
Arts & Humanities #59
Agriculture & Forestry #66
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Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25