Best Medical Schools in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 270M citations received by 14.3M academic papers made by 2,817 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

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#1 in China

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#2 in China

#66 in the World

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

4. Osaka University

For Medicine

#2 in Japan

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

5. Kyoto University

For Medicine

#3 in Japan

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#3 in China

#70 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#5 in China

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Medicine

#1 in Israel

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

10. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#6 in China

#92 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Medicine

#7 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

12. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#1 in South Korea

#106 in the World

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

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#8 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

14. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#2 in South Korea

#112 in the World

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

15. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#9 in China

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Medicine

#10 in China

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#11 in China

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#1 in Singapore

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

19. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Medicine

#4 in Japan

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

20. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Medicine

#12 in China

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

21. Tohoku University

For Medicine

#5 in Japan

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Medicine

#1 in India

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

23. Wuhan University

For Medicine

#13 in China

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

24. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#14 in China

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

25. Nagoya University

For Medicine

#6 in Japan

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Medicine

#7 in Japan

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

27. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#1 in Iran

#178 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

#186 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Medicine

#2 in Israel

#197 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

#199 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 Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Medicine

#1 in Taiwan

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

33. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Medicine

#2 in Taiwan

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

34. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Medicine

#2 in India

#228 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#15 in China

#230 in the World

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

36. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Medicine

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

37. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Medicine

#16 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

38. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Medicine

#9 in Japan

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

39. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Medicine

#3 in Taiwan

#249 in the World

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

40. Shandong University

For Medicine

#17 in China

#250 in the World

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

41. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Medicine

#18 in China

#254 in the World

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

42. Soochow University

For Medicine

#19 in China

#257 in the World

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

43. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#5 in South Korea

#259 in the World

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

44. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Medicine

#20 in China

#268 in the World

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

45. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#1 in Turkey

#269 in the World

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

46. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Medicine

#10 in Japan

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

47. Chiba University

For Medicine

#11 in Japan

#274 in the World

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

48. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Medicine

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#276 in the World

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

49. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Medicine

#2 in Turkey

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

50. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Medicine

#12 in Japan

#286 in the World

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

51. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Medicine

#21 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

52. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Medicine

#13 in Japan

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

53. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#6 in South Korea

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

54. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Medicine

#14 in Japan

#308 in the World

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

55. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Medicine

#22 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

56. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Medicine

#23 in China

#312 in the World

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

57. Kobe University

For Medicine

#15 in Japan

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

58. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Medicine

#16 in Japan

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

59. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Medicine

#3 in Israel

#325 in the World

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

60. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#4 in Israel

#327 in the World

Founded: 1924

61. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Medicine

#5 in Israel

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

62. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Medicine

#24 in China

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

63. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#2 in Iran

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

64. Juntendo University

For Medicine

#17 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

65. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Medicine

#25 in China

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

66. Harbin Medical University

For Medicine

#26 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

67. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Medicine

#2 in Singapore

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

68. Anhui Medical University

For Medicine

#27 in China

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

69. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Medicine

#28 in China

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

70. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Medicine

#7 in South Korea

#378 in the World

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

71. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Medicine

#18 in Japan

#380 in the World

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

72. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Medicine

#29 in China

#381 in the World

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

73. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Medicine

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

74. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Medicine

#19 in Japan

#384 in the World

Founded: 1972

75. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Medicine

#20 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

76. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Medicine

#21 in Japan

#394 in the World

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

77. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Medicine

#30 in China

#398 in the World

Founded: 1937

78. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Medicine

#3 in Turkey

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

79. Osaka City University

For Medicine

#22 in Japan

#406 in the World

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

80. Nihon University

For Medicine

#23 in Japan

#410 in the World

Founded: 1889

81. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Medicine

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

82. Fujian Medical University

For Medicine

#31 in China

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1937

83. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Medicine

#32 in China

#419 in the World

Founded: 1909

84. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Medicine

#24 in Japan

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

85. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Medicine

#1 in Indonesia

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

86. University of Science and Technology of China

For Medicine

#33 in China

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

87. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Medicine

#4 in Taiwan

#427 in the World

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

88. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Medicine

#25 in Japan

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

89. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#3 in Iran

#432 in the World

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

90. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Medicine

#5 in Taiwan

#436 in the World

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

91. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Medicine

#34 in China

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

92. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Medicine

#35 in China

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

93. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Medicine

#6 in Taiwan

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

94. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Medicine

#36 in China

#444 in the World

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

95. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Medicine

#4 in Iran

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

96. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Medicine

#26 in Japan

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

97. Ege University

For Medicine

#4 in Turkey

#454 in the World

Founded: 1955

98. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Medicine

#27 in Japan

#455 in the World

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

99. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Medicine

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

100. Dalian Medical University

For Medicine

#37 in China

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,200
Founded: 1947

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Clinical Psychology1366

Critical Care Nursing819

Epidemiology480

Family medicine1041

Forensic Science352

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1031

Health Science1564

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Medical Physics338

Neurosurgery401

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Pharmacology1741

Physical Therapy1724

Plastic Surgery408

Public Health2238

Radiation Therapy768

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363

Sports Medicine1131