Best Universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 6.25M citations received by 466K academic papers made by 1,283 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. Kyoto University

For Zoology

#1 in Japan

#11 in the World

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

2. University of Tokyo

For Zoology

#2 in Japan

#25 in the World

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

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Zoology

#3 in Japan

#48 in the World

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

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Zoology

#1 in China

#70 in the World

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

5. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Zoology

#1 in South Korea

#90 in the World

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

6. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Zoology

#1 in Israel

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Zoology

#2 in Israel

#97 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Zoology

#4 in Japan

#102 in the World

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

9. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Zoology

#1 in Singapore

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

10. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Zoology

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Zoology

#2 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Zoology

#3 in China

#177 in the World

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

13. Tohoku University

For Zoology

#5 in Japan

#184 in the World

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

14. Nagoya University

For Zoology

#6 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

15. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Zoology

#1 in Taiwan

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

16. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Zoology

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Zoology

#7 in Japan

#242 in the World

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

18. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Zoology

#3 in Israel

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

19. Osaka University

For Zoology

#8 in Japan

#255 in the World

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

20. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Zoology

#4 in China

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

21. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Zoology

#5 in China

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

22. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Zoology

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

23. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Zoology

#6 in China

#274 in the World

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

24. University of Tehran

For Zoology

#1 in Iran

#275 in the World

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

25. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Zoology

#7 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

26. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Zoology

#8 in China

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

27. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Zoology

#9 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

28. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Zoology

#9 in Japan

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

29. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Zoology

#10 in China

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

30. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Zoology

#10 in Japan

#305 in the World

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

31. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Zoology

#11 in China

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

32. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Zoology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#326 in the World

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

33. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Zoology

#12 in China

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

34. Kobe University

For Zoology

#11 in Japan

#332 in the World

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

35. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Zoology

#1 in India

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

36. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Zoology

#2 in South Korea

#360 in the World

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

37. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Zoology

#13 in China

#364 in the World

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

38. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Zoology

#12 in Japan

#368 in the World

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

39. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Zoology

#13 in Japan

#373 in the World

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

40. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Zoology

#14 in Japan

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

41. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Zoology

#378 in the World

Founded: 1917

42. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Zoology

#14 in China

#380 in the World

Founded: 1952

43. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Zoology

#15 in China

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

44. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Zoology

#16 in China

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

45. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Zoology

#17 in China

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

46. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Zoology

#18 in China

#400 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Zoology

#19 in China

#404 in the World

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

48. Wuhan University

For Zoology

#20 in China

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

49. Shanghai Ocean University

China | Shanghai

For Zoology

#21 in China

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

50. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Zoology

#15 in Japan

#417 in the World

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

51. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Zoology

#22 in China

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

52. Shandong University

For Zoology

#23 in China

#420 in the World

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

53. University of Haifa

For Zoology

#4 in Israel

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

54. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Zoology

#24 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

55. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Zoology

#25 in China

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

56. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Zoology

#432 in the World

Founded: 1969

57. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Zoology

#16 in Japan

#433 in the World

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

58. Nihon University

For Zoology

#17 in Japan

#434 in the World

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

59. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Zoology

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

60. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Zoology

#18 in Japan

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

61. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Zoology

#19 in Japan

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

62. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Zoology

#3 in South Korea

#449 in the World

Founded: 1398

63. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Zoology

#5 in Israel

#453 in the World

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

64. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Zoology

#26 in China

#454 in the World

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

65. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Zoology

#2 in Taiwan

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 7,900
Founded: 1953

66. Gifu University

For Zoology

#20 in Japan

#457 in the World

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

67. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#1 in Turkey

#458 in the World

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

68. Xiamen University

For Zoology

#27 in China

#464 in the World

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

69. Kasetsart University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Zoology

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1943

70. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Zoology

#28 in China

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

71. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Zoology

#2 in Iran

#475 in the World

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

72. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Zoology

#4 in South Korea

#480 in the World

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

73. Tarbiat Modares University

For Zoology

#3 in Iran

#481 in the World

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

74. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Zoology

#29 in China

#488 in the World

Founded: 1909

75. Tokyo University of Science

For Zoology

#21 in Japan

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

76. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Zoology

#2 in India

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

77. Ege University

For Zoology

#2 in Turkey

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

78. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Zoology

#5 in South Korea

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

79. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Zoology

#3 in India

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

80. Osaka City University

For Zoology

#22 in Japan

#507 in the World

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

81. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Zoology

#6 in Israel

#508 in the World

Founded: 1924

82. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Zoology

#30 in China

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

83. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#3 in Turkey

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

84. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Zoology

#31 in China

#515 in the World

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

85. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#4 in Turkey

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

86. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Zoology

#3 in Taiwan

#517 in the World

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

87. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Zoology

#4 in India

#529 in the World

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

88. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Zoology

#32 in China

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

89. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Zoology

#1 in Indonesia

#537 in the World

Founded: 1963

90. University of Science and Technology of China

For Zoology

#33 in China

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

91. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Zoology

#6 in South Korea

#541 in the World

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

92. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Zoology

#2 in Singapore

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

93. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Zoology

#23 in Japan

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

94. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Zoology

#34 in China

#547 in the World

Founded: 1902

95. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Zoology

#24 in Japan

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

96. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Zoology

#7 in South Korea

#558 in the World

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

97. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Zoology

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

98. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Zoology

#25 in Japan

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

99. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Zoology

#26 in Japan

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

100. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Zoology

#5 in Turkey

#567 in the World

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