Best Medical Schools in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 176M citations received by 11.4M academic papers made by 2,781 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Medicine

#1 in Japan

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Medicine

#2 in Japan

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

For Medicine

#3 in Japan

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medicine

#1 in Israel

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#1 in China

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#2 in China

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#3 in China

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

8. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#4 in China

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#5 in China

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#6 in China

#100 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#1 in South Korea

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

12. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#2 in South Korea

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

13. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medicine

#4 in Japan

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

14. Tohoku University

For Medicine

#5 in Japan

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

15. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#1 in Singapore

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

16. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medicine

#7 in China

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#8 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medicine

#9 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#10 in China

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Nagoya University

For Medicine

#6 in Japan

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

21. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#11 in China

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

22. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medicine

#7 in Japan

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

23. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medicine

#1 in India

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medicine

#12 in China

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#3 in South Korea

#184 in the World

Founded: 1398

26. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#13 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

27. Wuhan University

For Medicine

#14 in China

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medicine

#2 in Israel

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

29. Keio University

For Medicine

#8 in Japan

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

30. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Medicine

#4 in South Korea

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

31. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#1 in Iran

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

32. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medicine

#1 in Taiwan

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medicine

#2 in Taiwan

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medicine

#9 in Japan

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

35. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medicine

#2 in India

#245 in the World

Founded: 1962

36. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medicine

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

37. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medicine

#10 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

38. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medicine

#3 in Taiwan

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

39. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#15 in China

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

40. Chiba University

For Medicine

#11 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

41. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medicine

#12 in Japan

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

42. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#5 in South Korea

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

43. Shandong University

For Medicine

#16 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

44. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medicine

#13 in Japan

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

45. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#1 in Turkey

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

46. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medicine

#17 in China

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

47. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#18 in China

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

48. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medicine

#2 in Turkey

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

49. Kobe University

For Medicine

#14 in Japan

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

50. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medicine

#15 in Japan

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

51. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medicine

#19 in China

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

52. Soochow University

For Medicine

#20 in China

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

53. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Medicine

#3 in Israel

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

54. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medicine

#16 in Japan

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

55. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#4 in Israel

#312 in the World

Founded: 1924

56. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#6 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

57. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#21 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

58. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medicine

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

59. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medicine

#5 in Israel

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

60. Juntendo University

For Medicine

#17 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

61. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medicine

#22 in China

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

62. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#2 in Singapore

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

63. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medicine

#18 in Japan

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

64. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medicine

#19 in Japan

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

65. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medicine

#23 in China

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

66. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#24 in China

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

67. Osaka City University

For Medicine

#20 in Japan

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

68. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medicine

#21 in Japan

#381 in the World

Founded: 1972

69. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#2 in Iran

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

70. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#7 in South Korea

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

71. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medicine

#22 in Japan

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

72. Nihon University

For Medicine

#23 in Japan

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

73. Harbin Medical University

For Medicine

#25 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

74. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Medicine

#24 in Japan

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

75. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#26 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

76. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medicine

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

77. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medicine

#25 in Japan

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

78. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#27 in China

#412 in the World

Founded: 1937

79. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medicine

#28 in China

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

80. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medicine

#26 in Japan

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

81. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Medicine

#29 in China

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

82. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Medicine

#4 in Taiwan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

83. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Medicine

#5 in Taiwan

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

84. Anhui Medical University

For Medicine

#30 in China

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

85. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#3 in Turkey

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

86. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medicine

#27 in Japan

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

87. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Medicine

#6 in Taiwan

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

88. Kurume University

For Medicine

#28 in Japan

#437 in the World

Founded: 1928

89. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medicine

#439 in the World

Founded: 1917

90. Kitasato University

For Medicine

#29 in Japan

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

91. University of Science and Technology of China

For Medicine

#31 in China

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

92. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Medicine

#32 in China

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

93. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medicine

#30 in Japan

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

94. Tokyo University of Science

For Medicine

#31 in Japan

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

95. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#32 in Japan

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

96. Gifu University

For Medicine

#33 in Japan

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

97. Nippon Medical School

For Medicine

#34 in Japan

#462 in the World

Founded: 1904

98. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medicine

#33 in China

#466 in the World

Founded: 1909

99. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Medicine

#35 in Japan

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

100. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#3 in Iran

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Bioethics/Medical Ethics183

Biomedical Engineering697

Clinical Psychology1168

Critical Care Nursing630

Epidemiology392

Family medicine890

Forensic Science320

Gastroenterology and Hepatology917

Health Science1334

Healthcare Management (MHA)890

Medical Physics305

Neurosurgery372

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy318

Oncology and Cancer research1461

Ophthalmology613

Orthodontics741

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine694

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901