Best Universities for Horticulture in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 17.8M citations received by 1.01M academic papers made by 1,666 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. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#1 in China

#5 in the World

Founded: 1952

2. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#2 in China

#6 in the World

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

3. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Horticulture

#3 in China

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

4. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Horticulture

#4 in China

#15 in the World

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

5. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#5 in China

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

6. University of Tokyo

For Horticulture

#1 in Japan

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

7. Kyoto University

For Horticulture

#2 in Japan

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

8. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#1 in India

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

9. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#6 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Horticulture

#1 in Israel

#38 in the World

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

11. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Horticulture

#1 in Indonesia

#42 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Shandong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#7 in China

#43 in the World

Founded: 1906

13. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Horticulture

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

14. Nagoya University

For Horticulture

#3 in Japan

#56 in the World

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

15. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Horticulture

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

16. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#8 in China

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

17. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Horticulture

#2 in India

#69 in the World

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

18. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Horticulture

#1 in South Korea

#71 in the World

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

19. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Horticulture

#3 in India

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

20. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Horticulture

#9 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

21. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Horticulture

#4 in Japan

#83 in the World

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

22. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Horticulture

#10 in China

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

23. Punjab Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#4 in India

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

24. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Horticulture

#11 in China

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

25. King Saud University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Horticulture

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#93 in the World

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

26. University of Tehran

For Horticulture

#1 in Iran

#100 in the World

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

27. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Horticulture

#12 in China

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 20,752
Founded: 1952

28. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#13 in China

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

29. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Horticulture

#5 in Japan

#125 in the World

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

30. Tohoku University

For Horticulture

#6 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

31. Anhui Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#14 in China

#132 in the World

Founded: 1928

32. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Horticulture

#7 in Japan

#133 in the World

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

33. Aligarh Muslim University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Horticulture

#5 in India

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Horticulture

#1 in Taiwan

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

35. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Horticulture

#1 in Singapore

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

36. Northeast Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#15 in China

#146 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Horticulture

#2 in Indonesia

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

38. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Horticulture

#16 in China

#155 in the World

Founded: 1909

39. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Horticulture

#17 in China

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

40. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#6 in India

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

41. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Horticulture

#8 in Japan

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

42. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Horticulture

#3 in Indonesia

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

43. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Horticulture

#1 in Turkey

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

44. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#7 in India

#168 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Horticulture

#18 in China

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

46. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#2 in Turkey

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

47. Ege University

For Horticulture

#3 in Turkey

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

48. Cukurova University

For Horticulture

#4 in Turkey

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

49. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Horticulture

#4 in Indonesia

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

50. Northeast Forestry University

For Horticulture

#19 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

51. Kyungpook National University

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South Korea | Daegu

For Horticulture

#2 in South Korea

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

52. Gansu Agricultural University

China | Lanzhou

For Horticulture

#20 in China

#191 in the World

Founded: 1946

53. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Horticulture

#2 in Taiwan

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

54. Jiangnan University

For Horticulture

#21 in China

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

55. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#22 in China

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

56. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Horticulture

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 68,099
Founded: 1943

57. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#23 in China

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

58. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Horticulture

#24 in China

#213 in the World

Founded: 1902

59. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Horticulture

#25 in China

#214 in the World

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

60. Chiba University

For Horticulture

#9 in Japan

#215 in the World

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

61. Agricultural University of Hebei

China | Baoding

For Horticulture

#26 in China

#217 in the World

Founded: 1902

62. Hunan Agricultural University

China | Changsha

For Horticulture

#27 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 28,620
Founded: 1951

63. Tarbiat Modares University

For Horticulture

#2 in Iran

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

64. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#28 in China

#226 in the World

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

65. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Horticulture

#2 in Israel

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

66. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Horticulture

#5 in Indonesia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

67. Annamalai University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Horticulture

#8 in India

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

68. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Horticulture

#6 in Indonesia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

69. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Horticulture

#3 in Israel

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

70. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Horticulture

#7 in Indonesia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

71. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Horticulture

#256 in the World

Founded: 1969

72. Wuhan University

For Horticulture

#29 in China

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

73. Shiraz University

For Horticulture

#3 in Iran

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

74. Qingdao Agricultural University

China | Laiyang

For Horticulture

#30 in China

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

75. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Horticulture

#31 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

76. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#32 in China

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

77. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Horticulture

#4 in Iran

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

78. Kobe University

For Horticulture

#10 in Japan

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

79. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Horticulture

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

80. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Horticulture

#33 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

81. Hainan University

For Horticulture

#34 in China

#301 in the World

Founded: 1983

82. Chonnam National University

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South Korea | Gwangju

For Horticulture

#3 in South Korea

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

83. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Horticulture

#5 in Turkey

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

84. Korea University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Horticulture

#4 in South Korea

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

85. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Horticulture

#35 in China

#310 in the World

Founded: 1928

86. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#36 in China

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

87. Chungnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Horticulture

#5 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

88. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

India | Uttarakhand

For Horticulture

#9 in India

#316 in the World

Founded: 1960

89. Bangladesh Agricultural University

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Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Horticulture

#1 in Bangladesh

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 6,075
Founded: 1961

90. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#37 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

91. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Horticulture

#11 in Japan

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

92. Shihezi University

China | Shihezi

For Horticulture

#38 in China

#323 in the World

Founded: 1949

93. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Horticulture

#6 in Turkey

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

94. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Horticulture

#8 in Indonesia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

95. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Horticulture

#12 in Japan

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

96. Zhejiang Forestry University

For Horticulture

#39 in China

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1958

97. Gyeongsang National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Jinju

For Horticulture

#6 in South Korea

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1948

98. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Horticulture

#40 in China

#337 in the World

Founded: 1963

99. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Horticulture

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

100. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Horticulture

#9 in Indonesia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962