Seoul National University (SNU) is the best university in South Korea, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.
The university has fallen one place globally since last year’s ranking and is now the joint 36th best university in the world, but remains the best in the country despite this.
Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, SNU scored particularly highly for its reputation among academics, for which it is ranked 30th in the world.
This good ranking follows the strong performance of the university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 20 in the world in eight different subjects, including chemistry, modern languages, chemical engineering and pharmacy & pharmacology.
This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.