Best Universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 8.82M citations received by 673K academic papers made by 1,576 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. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#1 in China

#112 in the World

Founded: 1963

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#2 in China

#117 in the World

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

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Nursing

#1 in Israel

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Nursing

#1 in Singapore

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#1 in Iran

#150 in the World

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

6. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#3 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

7. University of Tokyo

For Nursing

#1 in Japan

#201 in the World

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

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#4 in China

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Nursing

#1 in India

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#5 in China

#218 in the World

Founded: 1937

11. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#1 in South Korea

#222 in the World

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

12. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#2 in South Korea

#226 in the World

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

13. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Nursing

#2 in Israel

#230 in the World

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

14. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Nursing

#6 in China

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

15. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#7 in China

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

16. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Nursing

#3 in Israel

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

17. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Nursing

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#274 in the World

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

18. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Nursing

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

19. Kyoto University

For Nursing

#2 in Japan

#278 in the World

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

20. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#8 in China

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

21. University of Haifa

For Nursing

#4 in Israel

#288 in the World

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

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#9 in China

#290 in the World

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

23. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Nursing

#1 in Taiwan

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

24. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Nursing

#10 in China

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

25. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Nursing

#3 in Japan

#314 in the World

Founded: 2003

26. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Nursing

#2 in Taiwan

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

27. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Nursing

#2 in India

#325 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Nursing

#330 in the World

Founded: 1983

29. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Nursing

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

30. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Nursing

#11 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

31. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#2 in Iran

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

32. Wuhan University

For Nursing

#12 in China

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

33. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Nursing

#13 in China

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

34. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Nursing

#3 in Taiwan

#353 in the World

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

35. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#3 in Iran

#357 in the World

Founded: 1946

36. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Nursing

#1 in Indonesia

#364 in the World

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

37. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nursing

#1 in Turkey

#366 in the World

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

38. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Nursing

#14 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

39. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#4 in Iran

#373 in the World

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

40. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#5 in Iran

#383 in the World

Founded: 1947

41. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Nursing

#4 in Taiwan

#398 in the World

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

42. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#3 in South Korea

#403 in the World

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

43. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nursing

#2 in Turkey

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

44. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Nursing

#3 in India

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

45. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Nursing

#2 in Singapore

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

46. Osaka University

For Nursing

#4 in Japan

#435 in the World

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

47. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Nursing

#5 in Israel

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

48. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#4 in South Korea

#457 in the World

Founded: 1398

49. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Nursing

#460 in the World

Founded: 1969

50. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Nursing

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

51. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Nursing

#15 in China

#464 in the World

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

52. Shandong University

For Nursing

#16 in China

#467 in the World

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

53. Tohoku University

For Nursing

#5 in Japan

#468 in the World

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

54. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Nursing

#5 in Taiwan

#481 in the World

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

55. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#5 in South Korea

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

56. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Nursing

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

57. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Nursing

#6 in South Korea

#496 in the World

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

58. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Nursing

#6 in Taiwan

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

59. Keio University

For Nursing

#6 in Japan

#508 in the World

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

60. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Nursing

#17 in China

#514 in the World

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

61. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Nursing

#6 in Israel

#520 in the World

Founded: 1924

62. University of Jordan

For Nursing

#1 in Jordan

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

63. Nagoya University

For Nursing

#7 in Japan

#530 in the World

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

64. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#18 in China

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

65. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#7 in South Korea

#538 in the World

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

66. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Nursing

#4 in India

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

67. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nursing

#8 in Japan

#550 in the World

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

68. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Nursing

#19 in China

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

69. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#8 in South Korea

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

70. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Nursing

#20 in China

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

71. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Nursing

#21 in China

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

72. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nursing

#9 in Japan

#573 in the World

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

73. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#6 in Iran

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

74. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Nursing

#580 in the World

Founded: 1917

75. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#22 in China

#587 in the World

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

76. Dokuz Eylul University

For Nursing

#3 in Turkey

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

77. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nursing

#10 in Japan

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

78. Kerman Medical University

For Nursing

#7 in Iran

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

79. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#2 in Jordan

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

80. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Nursing

#2 in Indonesia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

81. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Nursing

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

82. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Nursing

#7 in Taiwan

#625 in the World

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

83. Ege University

For Nursing

#4 in Turkey

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

84. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#23 in China

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

85. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Nursing

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

86. University of Tehran

For Nursing

#8 in Iran

#637 in the World

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

87. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#24 in China

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

88. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Nursing

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

89. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#9 in South Korea

#642 in the World

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

90. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Nursing

#3 in Indonesia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

91. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nursing

#5 in Turkey

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

92. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Nursing

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#658 in the World

Founded: 2005

93. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Nursing

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

94. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#25 in China

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

95. Tarbiat Modares University

For Nursing

#9 in Iran

#676 in the World

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

96. Anhui Medical University

For Nursing

#26 in China

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

97. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Nursing

#27 in China

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

98. Ajou University

South Korea | Suwon

For Nursing

#10 in South Korea

#691 in the World

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

99. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nursing

#6 in Turkey

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

100. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#11 in South Korea

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

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