Best Cosmetology 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 Cosmetology. A graph of 519K citations received by 28.7K academic papers made by 287 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. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#1 in South Korea

#28 in the World

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

2. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#1 in China

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

3. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#2 in South Korea

#34 in the World

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

4. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cosmetology

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#1 in Iran

#43 in the World

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

6. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cosmetology

#1 in India

#54 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cosmetology

#2 in China

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

8. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#3 in South Korea

#71 in the World

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

9. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cosmetology

#3 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cosmetology

#1 in Israel

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Osaka University

For Cosmetology

#1 in Japan

#84 in the World

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

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cosmetology

#2 in India

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

13. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#4 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

14. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Cosmetology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#103 in the World

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

15. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cosmetology

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

16. Kyoto University

For Cosmetology

#2 in Japan

#105 in the World

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

17. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Cosmetology

#3 in India

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

18. Chung-Ang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#4 in South Korea

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

19. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#5 in China

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

20. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cosmetology

#6 in China

#116 in the World

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

21. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cosmetology

#1 in Turkey

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

22. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#5 in South Korea

#123 in the World

Founded: 1398

23. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#6 in South Korea

#125 in the World

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

24. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#7 in South Korea

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

25. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cosmetology

#2 in Israel

#128 in the World

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

26. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#2 in Turkey

#134 in the World

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

27. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Cosmetology

#8 in South Korea

#142 in the World

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

28. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#2 in Iran

#144 in the World

Founded: 1946

29. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cosmetology

#7 in China

#145 in the World

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

30. Tohoku University

For Cosmetology

#3 in Japan

#147 in the World

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

31. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cosmetology

#1 in Taiwan

#148 in the World

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

32. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#8 in China

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

33. Beijing Technology and Business University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#9 in China

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

34. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cosmetology

#10 in China

#161 in the World

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

35. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cosmetology

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

36. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cosmetology

#1 in Singapore

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

37. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Cosmetology

#11 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

38. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cosmetology

#4 in Japan

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

39. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cosmetology

#12 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

40. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Cosmetology

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

41. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cosmetology

#13 in China

#192 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Cosmetology

#14 in China

#195 in the World

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

43. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Cosmetology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

44. University of Tokyo

For Cosmetology

#5 in Japan

#204 in the World

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

45. Keio University

For Cosmetology

#6 in Japan

#219 in the World

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

46. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Cosmetology

#2 in Taiwan

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

47. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#15 in China

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

48. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cosmetology

#3 in Taiwan

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

49. Mae Fah Luang University

Thailand | Chiang Rai

For Cosmetology

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1998

50. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#3 in Iran

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

51. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cosmetology

#3 in Israel

#234 in the World

Founded: 1924

52. Konkuk University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#9 in South Korea

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

53. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cosmetology

#4 in Israel

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

54. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Cosmetology

#238 in the World

Founded: 1969

55. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#4 in Iran

#240 in the World

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

56. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Cosmetology

#10 in South Korea

#245 in the World

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

57. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#3 in Turkey

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

58. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Cosmetology

#1 in Indonesia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

59. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Cosmetology

#4 in Taiwan

#251 in the World

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

60. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Cosmetology

#7 in Japan

#252 in the World

Founded: 1971

61. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Cosmetology

#4 in Turkey

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

62. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#16 in China

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

63. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cosmetology

#8 in Japan

#259 in the World

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

64. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#5 in Iran

#260 in the World

Founded: 1947

65. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cosmetology

#17 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

66. University of Baghdad

For Cosmetology

#1 in Iraq

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

67. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#18 in China

#268 in the World

Founded: 1956

68. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Cosmetology

#9 in Japan

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

69. Pukyong National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Cosmetology

#11 in South Korea

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 28,100
Founded: 1924

70. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Cosmetology

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

71. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Cosmetology

#5 in Turkey

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

72. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cosmetology

#6 in Turkey

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

73. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Cosmetology

#296 in the World

Founded: 1904

74. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Cosmetology

#4 in India

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

75. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#7 in Turkey

#300 in the World

Founded: 1994

76. Ege University

For Cosmetology

#8 in Turkey

#303 in the World

Founded: 1955

77. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Cosmetology

#10 in Japan

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

78. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#12 in South Korea

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

79. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Cosmetology

#9 in Turkey

#319 in the World

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

80. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Cosmetology

#11 in Japan

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

81. Jiangnan University

For Cosmetology

#19 in China

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

82. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Cosmetology

#2 in Indonesia

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

83. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Cosmetology

#20 in China

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

84. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cosmetology

#21 in China

#330 in the World

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

85. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#10 in Turkey

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

86. Chungnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Cosmetology

#13 in South Korea

#332 in the World

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

87. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cosmetology

#5 in Taiwan

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

88. Kunming Medical University

China | Kunming

For Cosmetology

#22 in China

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

89. Juntendo University

For Cosmetology

#12 in Japan

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

90. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cosmetology

#6 in Taiwan

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

91. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Cosmetology

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

92. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Cosmetology

#23 in China

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

93. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Cosmetology

#14 in South Korea

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

94. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Cosmetology

#3 in Indonesia

#356 in the World

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

95. Jamia Hamdard University

India | Haryana

For Cosmetology

#5 in India

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

96. Prince of Songkla University

Thailand | Hat Yai

For Cosmetology

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1967

97. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Cosmetology

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

98. Osaka City University

For Cosmetology

#13 in Japan

#365 in the World

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

99. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Cosmetology

#11 in Turkey

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

100. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Cosmetology

#24 in China

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

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