# QS World University Rankings 2025: South Korea's universities (13 in the top 500)

Seoul National University climbed ten places from 41st to 31st, Yonsei rose 20 places and Korea University 12. The 13 South Korean universities in the top 500 of the QS World University Rankings 2025, published in June 2024, with their previous rank.

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## Top 13

1. **Seoul National University** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 31 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 41 in 2024, up 10 places).
2. **Yonsei University** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 56 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 76 in 2024, up 20 places).
3. **Sungkyunkwan University** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 123 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 145 in 2024, up 22 places).
4. **UNIST** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 280 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 266 in 2024, down 14 places).
5. **Sejong University** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 396 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 436 in 2024, up 40 places).
6. **KAIST** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 53 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 56 in 2024, up 3 places).
7. **Korea University** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 67 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 79 in 2024, up 12 places).
8. **POSTECH** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 98 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 100 in 2024, up 2 places).
9. **Hanyang University** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 162 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 164 in 2024, up 2 places).
10. **DGIST** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 326 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 307 in 2024, down 19 places).
11. **Kyung Hee University** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 328 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 332 in 2024, up 4 places).
12. **GIST** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 359 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 328 in 2024, down 31 places).
13. **Chung-Ang University** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 489 in the world in QS 2025 (No. 494 in 2024, up 5 places).

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