Seoul National University

Seoul National University in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #38
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #42
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #81
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #133

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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

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Social Policy & Administration #11
2. Engineering - Chemical #13
3. Modern Languages #14
4. Linguistics #18
5. Chemistry #20
6. Materials Science #20
7. Engineering & Technology #24
8. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #24
9. Sports-related Subjects #24
10. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #29
11. Engineering - Civil & Structural #32
12. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #34
13. Social Sciences & Management #34
14. Education #34
15. Natural Sciences #35
16. Accounting & Finance #35
17. Life Sciences & Medicine #36
18. Medicine #36
19. Communication & Media Studies #38
20. Art & Design #39
21. Politics & International Studies #39
22. Biological Sciences #41
23. Law #44
24. Economics & Econometrics #45
25. History #46
26. Mathematics #46
27. Computer Science & Information Systems #47
28. Business & Management Studies #49
29. Marketing #49
30. Statistics & Operational Research #49
31. English Language & Literature #51
32. Sociology #53
33. Arts & Humanities #59
34. Agriculture & Forestry #66
35. History of Art —
36. Music —
37. Archaeology —
38. Performing Arts —
39. Dentistry —
40. Nursing —
41. Veterinary Science —
42. Earth & Marine Sciences —
43. Geography —
44. Geology —
45. Geophysics —
46. Anthropology —
47. Development Studies —
48. Architecture & Built Environment —
49. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
50. Psychology —
51. Environmental Sciences —
52. Physics & Astronomy —
53. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic —