Best Cosmetology Schools 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 Cosmetology. A graph of 315K citations received by 22.6K academic papers made by 205 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 | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#1 in South Korea

#30 in the World

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

2. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#2 in South Korea

#34 in the World

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

3. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#1 in China

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

4. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cosmetology

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#1 in Iran

#63 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

#64 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cosmetology

#1 in Israel

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Osaka University

For Cosmetology

#1 in Japan

#69 in the World

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

9. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#3 in South Korea

#81 in the World

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

10. Kyoto University

For Cosmetology

#2 in Japan

#82 in the World

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

11. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cosmetology

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

12. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cosmetology

#2 in China

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cosmetology

#2 in India

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#4 in South Korea

#117 in the World

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

15. Tohoku University

For Cosmetology

#3 in Japan

#120 in the World

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

16. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#5 in South Korea

#122 in the World

Founded: 1398

17. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cosmetology

#1 in Turkey

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

18. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#6 in South Korea

#128 in the World

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

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cosmetology

#3 in China

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cosmetology

#2 in Israel

#130 in the World

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

21. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#2 in Turkey

#131 in the World

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

22. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Cosmetology

#7 in South Korea

#134 in the World

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

23. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Cosmetology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#135 in the World

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

24. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cosmetology

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

25. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cosmetology

#4 in Japan

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

26. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#8 in South Korea

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cosmetology

#4 in China

#157 in the World

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

28. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#5 in China

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

29. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cosmetology

#6 in China

#167 in the World

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

30. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cosmetology

#1 in Taiwan

#172 in the World

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

31. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#7 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

32. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cosmetology

#1 in Singapore

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

33. University of Tokyo

For Cosmetology

#5 in Japan

#187 in the World

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

34. Beijing Technology and Business University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#8 in China

#195 in the World

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

35. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cosmetology

#3 in Israel

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

36. Keio University

For Cosmetology

#6 in Japan

#199 in the World

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

37. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Cosmetology

#9 in China

#201 in the World

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

38. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#2 in Iran

#204 in the World

Founded: 1946

39. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cosmetology

#7 in Japan

#205 in the World

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

40. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Cosmetology

#8 in Japan

#209 in the World

Founded: 1971

41. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#10 in China

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

42. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Cosmetology

#220 in the World

Founded: 1917

43. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Cosmetology

#2 in Taiwan

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

44. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Cosmetology

#9 in Japan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

45. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#11 in China

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

46. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cosmetology

#4 in Israel

#235 in the World

Founded: 1924

47. Pukyong National University

South Korea | Busan

For Cosmetology

#9 in South Korea

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 28,100
Founded: 1924

48. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Cosmetology

#12 in China

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

49. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Cosmetology

#13 in China

#245 in the World

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

50. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Cosmetology

#10 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

51. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cosmetology

#14 in China

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

52. Mae Fah Luang University

Thailand | Chiang Rai

For Cosmetology

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1998

53. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#3 in Turkey

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

54. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Cosmetology

#10 in South Korea

#251 in the World

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

55. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Cosmetology

#4 in Turkey

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

56. Chungnam National University

South Korea | Daejeon

For Cosmetology

#11 in South Korea

#255 in the World

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

57. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cosmetology

#3 in Taiwan

#257 in the World

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

58. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#3 in Iran

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

59. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#4 in Iran

#263 in the World

Founded: 1947

60. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cosmetology

#15 in China

#267 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#5 in Iran

#269 in the World

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

62. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Cosmetology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

63. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Cosmetology

#4 in Taiwan

#278 in the World

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

64. Ege University

For Cosmetology

#5 in Turkey

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

65. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cosmetology

#6 in Turkey

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

66. Juntendo University

For Cosmetology

#11 in Japan

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

67. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Cosmetology

#295 in the World

Founded: 1969

68. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#7 in Turkey

#296 in the World

Founded: 1994

69. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Cosmetology

#12 in Japan

#298 in the World

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

70. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India | Puducherry

For Cosmetology

#3 in India

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

71. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Cosmetology

#8 in Turkey

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

72. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Cosmetology

#9 in Turkey

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

73. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Cosmetology

#13 in Japan

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

74. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cosmetology

#16 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

75. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Cosmetology

#17 in China

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

76. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Cosmetology

#12 in South Korea

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

77. Shimane University

For Cosmetology

#14 in Japan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

78. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Cosmetology

#18 in China

#331 in the World

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

79. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Cosmetology

#333 in the World

Founded: 1904

80. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cosmetology

#5 in Taiwan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

81. Konkuk University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#13 in South Korea

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

82. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Cosmetology

#15 in Japan

#339 in the World

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

83. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Cosmetology

#10 in Turkey

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

84. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Cosmetology

#11 in Turkey

#344 in the World

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

85. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cosmetology

#19 in China

#347 in the World

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

86. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cosmetology

#20 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

87. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Cosmetology

#16 in Japan

#351 in the World

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

88. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#21 in China

#352 in the World

Founded: 1956

89. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Cosmetology

#17 in Japan

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

90. Prince of Songkla University

Thailand | Hat Yai

For Cosmetology

#364 in the World

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

91. Osaka City University

For Cosmetology

#18 in Japan

#365 in the World

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

92. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cosmetology

#4 in India

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

93. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cosmetology

#12 in Turkey

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

94. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#14 in South Korea

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

95. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Cosmetology

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

96. Anhui Medical University

For Cosmetology

#22 in China

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

97. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Cosmetology

#5 in India

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

98. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Cosmetology

#19 in Japan

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

99. Ajou University

South Korea | Suwon

For Cosmetology

#15 in South Korea

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,328
Founded: 1973

100. Jiangnan University

For Cosmetology

#23 in China

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Bioethics/Medical Ethics183

Biomedical Engineering697

Clinical Psychology1168

Critical Care Nursing630

Epidemiology392

Family medicine890

Forensic Science320

Gastroenterology and Hepatology917

Health Science1334

Healthcare Management (MHA)890

Medical Physics305

Neurosurgery372

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy318

Oncology and Cancer research1461

Ophthalmology613

Orthodontics741

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine694

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901