About Sungkyunkwan University:

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) is a prestigious private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historical Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 by the Joseon Dynasty located in the heart of central Seoul. It was restructured into a university in the late nineteenth century and close partnership with Samsung. The university Area is 3,593,341 m², and Building Area is 344,510 m².



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 138 156 154 170 175 125 167 161

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering 204 187 133 107 86 92 92 82 68 63 70 66 75 76 77 116 111
Life Sciences - - - - - - 281 279 273 250 246 254 256 261 287 279 256
Medicine - 268 241 248 229 189 179 193 176 164 152 156 165 174 167 162 161
Natural Sciences 227 217 191 179 157 152 144 136 73 84 107 104 110 115 138 122 105
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry 160 112 98 97 70 51 46 53 64 58 59 67 103 102
Chemical Engineering 252 188 156 160 166 114 89 92 112 98 136 99 145 152
Civil Engineering 290 - - - - - - 278 - - - - 288 -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 142 138 146 145 150 152
Computer Science 243 210 260 215 277 168 154 174 176 146 155 158 161 207
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - 294 286
Electrical Engineering 192 121 135 116 116 118 115 120 103 108 114 124 139 174
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 298 288 - 299 297 269
Materials Science 74 42 43 39 37 37 34 40 40 39 42 46 36 57
Mathematics 214 - 285 160 183 144 90 156 174 206 246 216 248 268
Mechanical Engineering - 223 213 272 291 - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 225 242 - - - 223
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 259 240 - 239 236 215
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 267 272 - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 138 130 135 92 88 94 78 81 82 107 128 122 126
Physics 123 98 107 99 88 62 63 74 56 56 57 64 61 65
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - 259 262 - - - 288
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 96 68 86 70
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 85 74 86