Best Universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 13.7M citations received by 822K academic papers made by 1,726 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

#99 in the World

Founded: 1963

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#2 in China

#105 in the World

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

3. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#1 in Iran

#130 in the World

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

4. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Nursing

#1 in Israel

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Nursing

#1 in Singapore

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#3 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#4 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Nursing

#1 in India

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. University of Tokyo

For Nursing

#1 in Japan

#200 in the World

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

10. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Nursing

#5 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

11. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Nursing

#6 in China

#214 in the World

Founded: 1937

12. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#7 in China

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

13. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#1 in South Korea

#223 in the World

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

14. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#2 in South Korea

#230 in the World

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

15. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Nursing

#2 in Israel

#236 in the World

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

16. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Nursing

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#243 in the World

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

17. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#8 in China

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#9 in China

#253 in the World

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

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Nursing

#10 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Nursing

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

21. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Nursing

#1 in Indonesia

#273 in the World

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

22. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Nursing

#276 in the World

Founded: 1983

23. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Nursing

#3 in Israel

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

24. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#2 in Iran

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

25. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Nursing

#11 in China

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

26. Kyoto University

For Nursing

#2 in Japan

#291 in the World

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

27. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Nursing

#2 in India

#299 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Nursing

#12 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

29. University of Haifa

For Nursing

#4 in Israel

#302 in the World

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

30. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Nursing

#1 in Taiwan

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

31. Wuhan University

For Nursing

#13 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

32. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Nursing

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

33. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#3 in Iran

#331 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Nursing

#2 in Taiwan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

35. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#4 in Iran

#344 in the World

Founded: 1947

36. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nursing

#1 in Turkey

#346 in the World

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

37. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Nursing

#14 in China

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

38. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#5 in Iran

#355 in the World

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

39. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Nursing

#3 in Taiwan

#373 in the World

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

40. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Nursing

#3 in Japan

#374 in the World

Founded: 2003

41. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Nursing

#394 in the World

Founded: 1969

42. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#3 in South Korea

#399 in the World

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

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Nursing

#3 in India

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Nursing

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

45. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Nursing

#2 in Singapore

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

46. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Nursing

#15 in China

#418 in the World

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

47. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Nursing

#420 in the World

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

48. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Nursing

#4 in Taiwan

#428 in the World

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

49. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nursing

#2 in Turkey

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

50. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#4 in South Korea

#449 in the World

Founded: 1398

51. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#16 in China

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

52. Osaka University

For Nursing

#4 in Japan

#454 in the World

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

53. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Nursing

#5 in Israel

#457 in the World

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

54. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Nursing

#17 in China

#461 in the World

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

55. Shandong University

For Nursing

#18 in China

#464 in the World

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

56. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#5 in South Korea

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

57. University of Jordan

For Nursing

#1 in Jordan

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

58. Tohoku University

For Nursing

#5 in Japan

#473 in the World

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

59. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Nursing

#4 in India

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

60. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Nursing

#19 in China

#476 in the World

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

61. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Nursing

#2 in Indonesia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

62. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Nursing

#6 in South Korea

#495 in the World

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

63. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Nursing

#5 in Taiwan

#497 in the World

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

64. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#6 in Iran

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

65. Keio University

For Nursing

#6 in Japan

#508 in the World

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

66. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Nursing

#20 in China

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

67. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#2 in Jordan

#516 in the World

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

68. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Nursing

#3 in Indonesia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

69. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Nursing

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

70. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Nursing

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

71. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Nursing

#6 in Taiwan

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

72. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Nursing

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#534 in the World

Founded: 2005

73. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Nursing

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

74. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Nursing

#21 in China

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

75. Nagoya University

For Nursing

#7 in Japan

#544 in the World

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

76. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#7 in South Korea

#545 in the World

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

77. Kerman Medical University

For Nursing

#7 in Iran

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

78. Dokuz Eylul University

For Nursing

#3 in Turkey

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

79. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Nursing

#8 in Japan

#559 in the World

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

80. Ewha Womans University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#8 in South Korea

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

81. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Nursing

#6 in Israel

#561 in the World

Founded: 1924

82. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Nursing

#22 in China

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

83. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Nursing

#23 in China

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

84. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Nursing

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

85. Ege University

For Nursing

#4 in Turkey

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

86. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Nursing

#24 in China

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

87. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nursing

#9 in Japan

#582 in the World

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

88. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Nursing

#4 in Indonesia

#592 in the World

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

89. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Nursing

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

90. Harbin Medical University

For Nursing

#25 in China

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

91. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nursing

#5 in Turkey

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

92. Tarbiat Modares University

For Nursing

#8 in Iran

#607 in the World

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

93. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Nursing

#26 in China

#620 in the World

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

94. Anhui Medical University

For Nursing

#27 in China

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

95. University of Tehran

For Nursing

#9 in Iran

#632 in the World

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

96. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Nursing

#7 in Taiwan

#633 in the World

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

97. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Nursing

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

98. Chung-Ang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Nursing

#9 in South Korea

#643 in the World

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

99. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Nursing

#10 in Iran

#644 in the World

Founded: 1965

100. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Nursing

#10 in Japan

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

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