Seoul National University ranks 4 1 to 129 in the world. Seoul National University, referred to as Seoul National University, is located in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Qs World University ranked 4 1 in 2024, usnews World University ranked 129 in 2023, Soft Science University ranked 98 in 2023, and abc World University ranked 65438 in 2024. One of the predecessors of Seoul National University is Imperial University, which was founded in 1924. It is the sixth largest imperial university in Japan and the earliest national comprehensive university in Korea. 1946, according to the Law on the Establishment of National Seoul University, 10 schools near Seoul were merged into Seoul University. The 10 schools include Peking University, Beijing Law School, Beijing Industrial School, Beijing Mining School, Beijing Medical College, Shui Yuan Agriculture and Forestry School, Beijing Economic School, Beijing Stomatology Medical College, Beijing Normal School and Beijing Women's Normal School. From 1948, Seoul National University began to recruit female students in an all-round way. 1955, the university was officially renamed Seoul National University.