Best Universities for Optometry 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 Optometry. A graph of 429K citations received by 41.9K 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. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#1 in Singapore

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#1 in China

#19 in the World

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

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Optometry

#1 in India

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#2 in China

#29 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#3 in China

#46 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Optometry

#4 in China

#63 in the World

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

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Optometry

#1 in Israel

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Optometry

#2 in India

#75 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Osaka University

For Optometry

#1 in Japan

#76 in the World

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

10. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#5 in China

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

11. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Optometry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#86 in the World

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

12. Keio University

For Optometry

#2 in Japan

#93 in the World

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

13. University of Tokyo

For Optometry

#3 in Japan

#99 in the World

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

14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#1 in Iran

#110 in the World

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

15. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#1 in South Korea

#116 in the World

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

16. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#2 in South Korea

#125 in the World

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

17. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#3 in South Korea

#141 in the World

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

18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Optometry

#3 in India

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

19. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#2 in Iran

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

20. Nagoya University

For Optometry

#4 in Japan

#155 in the World

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

21. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#6 in China

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

22. Kitasato University

For Optometry

#5 in Japan

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

23. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Optometry

#6 in Japan

#171 in the World

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

24. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#7 in China

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

25. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#4 in South Korea

#173 in the World

Founded: 1398

26. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optometry

#7 in Japan

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

27. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#8 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

28. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Optometry

#1 in Taiwan

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

29. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#9 in China

#189 in the World

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

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Optometry

#2 in Taiwan

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#10 in China

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

32. Kyoto University

For Optometry

#8 in Japan

#201 in the World

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

33. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#11 in China

#217 in the World

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

34. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#5 in South Korea

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

35. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Optometry

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

36. Kanazawa Medical University

For Optometry

#9 in Japan

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 913
Founded: 1972

37. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Optometry

#6 in South Korea

#240 in the World

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

38. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#3 in Iran

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

39. Tokyo Dental College

For Optometry

#10 in Japan

#248 in the World

Founded: 1890

40. Chiba University

For Optometry

#11 in Japan

#253 in the World

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

41. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Optometry

#3 in Taiwan

#254 in the World

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

42. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Optometry

#12 in Japan

#263 in the World

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

43. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optometry

#13 in Japan

#265 in the World

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

44. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Optometry

#14 in Japan

#270 in the World

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

45. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Optometry

#2 in Israel

#279 in the World

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

46. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Optometry

#4 in India

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

47. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Optometry

#12 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

48. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#2 in Singapore

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

49. Gifu University

For Optometry

#15 in Japan

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

50. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#13 in China

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

51. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Optometry

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

52. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Optometry

#14 in China

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

53. Tohoku University

For Optometry

#16 in Japan

#303 in the World

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

54. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Optometry

#17 in Japan

#308 in the World

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

55. Konyang University

South Korea | Nonsan

For Optometry

#7 in South Korea

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

56. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#4 in Iran

#325 in the World

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

57. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Optometry

#5 in India

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

58. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Optometry

#3 in Israel

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

59. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Optometry

#15 in China

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

60. Juntendo University

For Optometry

#18 in Japan

#345 in the World

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

61. Wuhan University

For Optometry

#16 in China

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

62. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Optometry

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

63. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Optometry

#1 in Turkey

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

64. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#2 in Turkey

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

65. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Optometry

#19 in Japan

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

66. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#3 in Turkey

#371 in the World

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

67. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#17 in China

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

68. Teikyo University

For Optometry

#20 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

69. Kobe University

For Optometry

#21 in Japan

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

70. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Optometry

#8 in South Korea

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

71. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Optometry

#386 in the World

Founded: 1991

72. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#18 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

73. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Optometry

#1 in Nepal

#389 in the World

Founded: 1958

74. Harbin Medical University

For Optometry

#19 in China

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

75. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Optometry

#22 in Japan

#398 in the World

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

76. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#5 in Iran

#400 in the World

Founded: 1946

77. Soochow University

For Optometry

#20 in China

#406 in the World

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

78. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Optometry

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

79. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Optometry

#6 in India

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

80. Ege University

For Optometry

#4 in Turkey

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

81. Waseda University

For Optometry

#23 in Japan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

82. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Optometry

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

83. Nihon University

For Optometry

#24 in Japan

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

84. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Optometry

#21 in China

#433 in the World

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

85. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Optometry

#22 in China

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

86. Kyorin University

For Optometry

#25 in Japan

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

87. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Optometry

#26 in Japan

#444 in the World

Founded: 1972

88. Soonchunhyang University

South Korea | Asan

For Optometry

#9 in South Korea

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,619
Founded: 1978

89. Keimyung University

South Korea | Daegu

For Optometry

#10 in South Korea

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 22,700
Founded: 1954

90. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#23 in China

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

91. Xiamen University

For Optometry

#24 in China

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

92. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#5 in Turkey

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

93. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Optometry

#1 in Indonesia

#455 in the World

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

94. Tokai University

For Optometry

#27 in Japan

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

95. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#25 in China

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

96. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Optometry

#28 in Japan

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

97. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Optometry

#4 in Israel

#479 in the World

Founded: 1924

98. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#6 in Turkey

#480 in the World

Founded: 1994

99. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Optometry

#11 in South Korea

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

100. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Optometry

#29 in Japan

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

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