Seoul National University is a national research university located in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Seoul National University has been widely considered to be the most prestigious university in the country.

In 2015, Thomson-Reuters ranked Seoul National University as the 31st most innovative institution in the world.

QS World University Rankings (2016) considers it 35th in the world and 10th in Asia, whilst it was 4th in the independent regional QS Asian University Rankings (2013).

SNU was 9th in Asia and 85th in the world by the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

In 2014-2015, its World Reputation Rankings were considered it to be 26th globally.

Moreover, ARWU (2015) regarded SNU to be among 101st-150th worldwide and the best in the country.

CWUR 2016 ranks Seoul National University as 24th best in the world.

QS University Subject Rankings (2015): 16th, modern languages; 17th, pharmacy & pharmacology; 19th, architecture, chemical engineering; 21st, materials science, chemistry; 24th, civil & structural engineering; 27th, dentistry, 30th, mechanical engineering; 31st, electrical & electronic engineering; 32nd, sociology; 33rd, business & management studies; 36th, politics & international studies; 41st, law & legal studies, linguistics, physics & astronomy, veterinary science; 42nd, computer science & information systems; 43rd, accounting & finance; 46th, statistics & operational research; 47th, art & design; 48th, medicine; 49th, mathematics; 50th, history & archaeology.

The institute was ranked 20th in publications by a 2008 analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, and the following year ranked 8th in the world in clinical trials.

In 2011, the Mines ParisTech : Professional Ranking World Universities reported that Seoul National is ranked 10th in the world in terms of the number of alumni holding CEO positions in Fortune 500 enterprises

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Seoul National University
1 Gwanak-ro, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea