Best Universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 311M citations received by 17.9M academic papers made by 2,814 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 Biology

#1 in Japan

#14 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Biology

#2 in Japan

#21 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Biology

#3 in Japan

#30 in the World

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

4. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biology

#1 in China

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#2 in China

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biology

#1 in Singapore

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#3 in China

#66 in the World

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

8. Tohoku University

For Biology

#4 in Japan

#68 in the World

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

9. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#1 in South Korea

#69 in the World

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

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biology

#5 in Japan

#77 in the World

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

11. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#4 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#5 in China

#80 in the World

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

13. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#6 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

14. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biology

#1 in Israel

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

15. Nagoya University

For Biology

#6 in Japan

#93 in the World

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

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biology

#7 in Japan

#95 in the World

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

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#7 in China

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biology

#8 in China

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

19. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#9 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

20. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biology

#2 in Israel

#133 in the World

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

21. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biology

#10 in China

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

22. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#2 in South Korea

#150 in the World

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

23. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#11 in China

#151 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Biology

#12 in China

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biology

#2 in Singapore

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

26. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biology

#3 in Israel

#161 in the World

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

27. Wuhan University

For Biology

#13 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#14 in China

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

29. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Biology

#15 in China

#169 in the World

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

30. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Biology

#1 in Taiwan

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

31. University of Science and Technology of China

For Biology

#16 in China

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

32. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Biology

#8 in Japan

#182 in the World

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

33. Shandong University

For Biology

#17 in China

#200 in the World

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

34. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Biology

#9 in Japan

#218 in the World

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

35. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#3 in South Korea

#223 in the World

Founded: 1398

36. Keio University

For Biology

#10 in Japan

#233 in the World

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

37. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Biology

#18 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

38. Tokyo University of Science

For Biology

#11 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

39. Soochow University

For Biology

#19 in China

#253 in the World

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

40. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#20 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

41. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Biology

#12 in Japan

#256 in the World

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

42. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#21 in China

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biology

#2 in Taiwan

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Biology

#4 in Israel

#261 in the World

Founded: 1924

45. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Biology

#4 in South Korea

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

46. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Biology

#22 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

47. Kobe University

For Biology

#13 in Japan

#270 in the World

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

48. Chiba University

For Biology

#14 in Japan

#271 in the World

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

49. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Biology

#15 in Japan

#272 in the World

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

50. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Biology

#23 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

51. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#24 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

52. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#25 in China

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

53. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Biology

#26 in China

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

54. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#5 in South Korea

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

55. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#27 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

56. Xiamen University

For Biology

#28 in China

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

57. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Biology

#29 in China

#310 in the World

Founded: 1909

58. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#30 in China

#314 in the World

Founded: 1952

59. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Biology

#5 in Israel

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

60. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Biology

#16 in Japan

#323 in the World

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

61. Dalian University of Technology

For Biology

#31 in China

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

62. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Biology

#17 in Japan

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

63. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#336 in the World

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

64. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Biology

#18 in Japan

#337 in the World

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

65. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Biology

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

66. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Biology

#3 in Taiwan

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

67. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#32 in China

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

68. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biology

#1 in Iran

#349 in the World

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

69. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Biology

#1 in India

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

70. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Biology

#33 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

71. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Biology

#34 in China

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

72. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Biology

#2 in India

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

73. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#35 in China

#368 in the World

Founded: 1937

74. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#36 in China

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

75. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Biology

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

76. Jiangnan University

For Biology

#37 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

77. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Biology

#38 in China

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

78. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Biology

#39 in China

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

79. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Biology

#6 in South Korea

#380 in the World

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

80. University of Tehran

For Biology

#2 in Iran

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

81. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#40 in China

#389 in the World

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

82. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Biology

#41 in China

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

83. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Biology

#4 in Taiwan

#399 in the World

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

84. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Biology

#42 in China

#404 in the World

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

85. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#7 in South Korea

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

86. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Biology

#8 in South Korea

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

87. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1 in Turkey

#418 in the World

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

88. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#9 in South Korea

#419 in the World

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

89. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Biology

#43 in China

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

90. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Biology

#3 in India

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

91. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Biology

#5 in Taiwan

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

92. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Biology

#19 in Japan

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

93. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#2 in Turkey

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

94. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Biology

#20 in Japan

#434 in the World

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

95. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Biology

#44 in China

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

96. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Biology

#21 in Japan

#436 in the World

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

97. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Biology

#45 in China

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

98. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#46 in China

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

99. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biology

#47 in China

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

100. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Biology

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973