Best Medical Schools 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 Medicine. A graph of 245M citations received by 13.6M academic papers made by 2,809 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

#45 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Medicine

#2 in Japan

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

3. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#1 in China

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

4. Kyoto University

For Medicine

#3 in Japan

#68 in the World

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

5. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#2 in China

#75 in the World

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

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#3 in China

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#4 in China

#80 in the World

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

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medicine

#1 in Israel

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#5 in China

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#6 in China

#95 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medicine

#7 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

12. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#1 in South Korea

#109 in the World

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

13. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#2 in South Korea

#116 in the World

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

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#8 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#9 in China

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

16. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medicine

#4 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

17. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medicine

#10 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

18. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#1 in Singapore

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#11 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Tohoku University

For Medicine

#5 in Japan

#142 in the World

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

21. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medicine

#12 in China

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medicine

#1 in India

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

23. Nagoya University

For Medicine

#6 in Japan

#161 in the World

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

24. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medicine

#7 in Japan

#163 in the World

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

25. Wuhan University

For Medicine

#13 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

26. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#14 in China

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

27. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#1 in Iran

#186 in the World

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

28. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#3 in South Korea

#189 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medicine

#2 in Israel

#199 in the World

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

30. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Medicine

#4 in South Korea

#202 in the World

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

31. Keio University

For Medicine

#8 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

32. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medicine

#1 in Taiwan

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

33. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medicine

#2 in Taiwan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

34. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medicine

#2 in India

#230 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medicine

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

36. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#15 in China

#240 in the World

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

37. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medicine

#9 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

38. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medicine

#3 in Taiwan

#249 in the World

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

39. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#16 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

40. Shandong University

For Medicine

#17 in China

#259 in the World

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

41. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#5 in South Korea

#264 in the World

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

42. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#1 in Turkey

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

43. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medicine

#10 in Japan

#269 in the World

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

44. Chiba University

For Medicine

#11 in Japan

#270 in the World

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

45. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medicine

#18 in China

#271 in the World

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

46. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medicine

#2 in Turkey

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

47. Soochow University

For Medicine

#19 in China

#276 in the World

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

48. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medicine

#12 in Japan

#280 in the World

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

49. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medicine

#20 in China

#282 in the World

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

50. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medicine

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#284 in the World

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

51. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medicine

#13 in Japan

#289 in the World

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

52. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medicine

#14 in Japan

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

53. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medicine

#21 in China

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

54. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#6 in South Korea

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

55. Kobe University

For Medicine

#15 in Japan

#310 in the World

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

56. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medicine

#16 in Japan

#312 in the World

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

57. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Medicine

#3 in Israel

#314 in the World

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

58. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#22 in China

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

59. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#4 in Israel

#320 in the World

Founded: 1924

60. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medicine

#5 in Israel

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

61. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medicine

#23 in China

#335 in the World

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

62. Juntendo University

For Medicine

#17 in Japan

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

63. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#2 in Iran

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

64. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#2 in Singapore

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

65. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#24 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

66. Harbin Medical University

For Medicine

#25 in China

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

67. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#26 in China

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

68. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medicine

#18 in Japan

#375 in the World

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

69. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medicine

#19 in Japan

#377 in the World

Founded: 1972

70. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medicine

#20 in Japan

#378 in the World

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

71. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#7 in South Korea

#381 in the World

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

72. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medicine

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

73. Anhui Medical University

For Medicine

#27 in China

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

74. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medicine

#28 in China

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

75. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medicine

#21 in Japan

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

76. Osaka City University

For Medicine

#22 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

77. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#3 in Turkey

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

78. Nihon University

For Medicine

#23 in Japan

#404 in the World

Founded: 1889

79. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Medicine

#29 in China

#406 in the World

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

80. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#30 in China

#409 in the World

Founded: 1937

81. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Medicine

#24 in Japan

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

82. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medicine

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

83. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Medicine

#1 in Indonesia

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

84. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medicine

#25 in Japan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

85. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Medicine

#4 in Taiwan

#427 in the World

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

86. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medicine

#31 in China

#432 in the World

Founded: 1909

87. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#3 in Iran

#434 in the World

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

88. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Medicine

#5 in Taiwan

#435 in the World

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

89. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Medicine

#6 in Taiwan

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

90. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medicine

#26 in Japan

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

91. Fujian Medical University

For Medicine

#32 in China

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

92. University of Science and Technology of China

For Medicine

#33 in China

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

93. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medicine

#27 in Japan

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

94. Kitasato University

For Medicine

#28 in Japan

#447 in the World

Founded: 1962

95. Kurume University

For Medicine

#29 in Japan

#450 in the World

Founded: 1928

96. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Medicine

#34 in China

#451 in the World

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

97. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Medicine

#35 in China

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

98. Ege University

For Medicine

#4 in Turkey

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

99. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#4 in Iran

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

100. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Medicine

#36 in China

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074