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 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 138 156 154 170 175 125 167 161 144

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering 204 187 133 107 86 92 92 82 68 63 70 66 75 76 77 116 111 99
Life Sciences - - - - - - 281 279 273 250 246 254 256 261 287 279 256 221
Medicine - 268 241 248 229 189 179 193 176 164 152 156 165 174 167 162 161 136
Natural Sciences 227 217 191 179 157 152 144 136 73 84 107 104 110 115 138 122 105 112
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 236
Chemistry 160 112 98 97 70 51 46 53 64 58 59 67 103 102 91
Chemical Engineering 252 188 156 160 166 114 89 92 112 98 136 99 145 152 163
Civil Engineering 290 - - - - - - 278 - - - - 288 - 401-450
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 142 138 146 145 150 152 121
Computer Science 243 210 260 215 277 168 154 174 176 146 155 158 161 207 206
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - 298 - 294 286 293
Electrical Engineering 192 121 135 116 116 118 115 120 103 108 114 124 139 174 180
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 298 288 272 299 297 269 206
Materials Science 74 42 43 39 37 37 34 40 40 39 42 46 36 57 47
Mathematics 214 - 285 160 183 144 90 156 174 206 246 216 248 268 256
Mechanical Engineering - 223 213 272 291 - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 225 242 274 284 278 223 231
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 259 240 256 239 236 215 211
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 267 272 287 - - - 251
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 138 130 135 92 88 94 78 81 82 107 128 122 126 135
Physics 123 98 107 99 88 62 63 74 56 56 57 64 61 65 71
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 401-450
Space Science - - - - - - - - 259 262 290 - - 288 294
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 96 68 86 70 77
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 85 74 86 85