Seoul National University has always been named after the capital of the Republic of Korea. However, because Chinese-speaking areas used to use Seoul's old name "Seoul" in the Korean era, the name of this university was confused with Seoul University and private Seoul University. In order to distinguish the two, ordinary people usually translate the English name of Seoul National University into Seoul National University. However, the official Chinese version of this document has always used "Seoul National University" which is a mixture of Chinese and English. After Seoul was renamed, the university was renamed "Seoul University".

Seoul National University (? 1? 9? 3? 5? 9? 7? 6? 0? 7? 1) and Korea University (? 7? 9? 0? 3? 9? 7? 6? 0? 7? 1), Yonsei University (? 2? 5? 1? 7? 9? 7? 6? 0? 7? 1) is also known as the top three universities in Korea. Among them, Seoul National University is considered to be the number one university in Korea, the most prestigious higher education institution in this country, and its required admission score is also the highest.

Seoul University of the Arts is the only comprehensive art college in Korea, a four-year university. At present, it has 14 departments, including drama department, film department, radio and television department, visual design department, dance department, literary creation department, photography department, folk music department, interior design department, drama department, practical music department, advertising department, digital art department, performance department, as well as culture and art education college and art department.