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Top Public Universities in North Korea

What are the top public Universities in North Korea? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 26 public North Korean higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in North Korea.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public North Korean Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Public Universities in North Korea


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List of North Korean public universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 Kim Il Sung University Pyongyang
2 Pyongyang University of Science and Technology Pyongyang
3 Kim Chaek University of Technology Pyongyang
Un Pyongyang University of Music and Dance Pyongyang
Un Rajin University of Marine Transport Rason
Un Pyongyang University of Printing Engineering Pyongyang
Un Pyongyang University of Architecture and Building Materials Pyongyang
Un Pyongyang Medical University Pyongyang
Un Kim Hyong Jik University of Education Pyongyang
Un Kim Chol Ju University of Education Pyongyang
Un University of Sciences Pyongyang
Un Huichon University of Telecommunications Huichon
Un Hamhung University of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Hamhung
Un Hamhung University of Education Hamhung
Un Kim Won Gyun Pyongyang Conservatory Pyongyang
Un Chongjin University of Pedagogy Chongjin
Un Chongjin Medical University Chongjin
Un Hamhung University of Chemical Industry Hamhung
Un Pyongyang University of Agriculture Pyongyang
Un Koryo Songgyungwan University Kaesong
Un Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies Pyongyang
Un Chongjin Metal Mining University Chongjin
Un Sariwon Pharmaceutical College of Koryo Sariwon
Un Wonsan Agricultural University Wonsan
Un Chongjin University of Light Industry Chongjin
Un Pyongyang University of Railways Pyongyang
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How many public universities are there in North Korea?

There are 26 officially chartered, licensed or accredited public North Korean higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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