Best Universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 7.24M citations received by 427K academic papers made by 1,080 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. Kyoto University

For Pharmacy

#1 in Japan

#1 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Pharmacy

#2 in Japan

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Tokyo

For Pharmacy

#3 in Japan

#3 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Pharmacy

#4 in Japan

#6 in the World

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

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#5 in Japan

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pharmacy

#6 in Japan

#12 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pharmacy

#7 in Japan

#13 in the World

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

8. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#1 in China

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

9. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#2 in China

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

10. Nagoya University

For Pharmacy

#8 in Japan

#17 in the World

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

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#3 in China

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Pharmacy

#4 in China

#27 in the World

Founded: 1909

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Pharmacy

#5 in China

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#6 in China

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

15. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#7 in China

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

16. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#8 in China

#61 in the World

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

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Pharmacy

#9 in China

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#10 in China

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Tokyo University of Science

For Pharmacy

#9 in Japan

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

20. Chiba University

For Pharmacy

#10 in Japan

#81 in the World

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

21. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Pharmacy

#1 in Singapore

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

22. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Pharmacy

#1 in Taiwan

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

23. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Pharmacy

#2 in Singapore

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

24. Soochow University

For Pharmacy

#11 in China

#99 in the World

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

25. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#12 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

26. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Pharmacy

#1 in India

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

27. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Pharmacy

#2 in India

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

28. University of Hyderabad

India | Telangana

For Pharmacy

#3 in India

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pharmacy

#11 in Japan

#120 in the World

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

30. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pharmacy

#12 in Japan

#124 in the World

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

31. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Pharmacy

#13 in China

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

32. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pharmacy

#13 in Japan

#131 in the World

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

33. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#14 in China

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

34. Central China Normal University

For Pharmacy

#15 in China

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

35. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pharmacy

#14 in Japan

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

36. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Pharmacy

#1 in South Korea

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

37. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Pharmacy

#2 in Taiwan

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

38. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#2 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

39. Xiamen University

For Pharmacy

#16 in China

#162 in the World

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

40. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Pharmacy

#4 in India

#163 in the World

Founded: 1958

41. Shandong University

For Pharmacy

#17 in China

#164 in the World

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

42. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#18 in China

#169 in the World

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

43. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#19 in China

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

44. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#20 in China

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

45. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#21 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

46. Wuhan University

For Pharmacy

#22 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

47. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#23 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

48. Dalian University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#24 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

49. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#25 in China

#192 in the World

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

50. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#26 in China

#198 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Pharmacy

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#202 in the World

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

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Pharmacy

#1 in Israel

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

53. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Pharmacy

#5 in India

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

54. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Pharmacy

#2 in Israel

#222 in the World

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

55. Osaka City University

For Pharmacy

#15 in Japan

#224 in the World

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

56. Waseda University

For Pharmacy

#16 in Japan

#226 in the World

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

57. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Pharmacy

#17 in Japan

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

58. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Pharmacy

#18 in Japan

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

59. Gifu University

For Pharmacy

#19 in Japan

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

60. Jiangsu Normal University

For Pharmacy

#27 in China

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1957

61. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Pharmacy

#235 in the World

Founded: 1969

62. University of Rajasthan

India | Rajasthan

For Pharmacy

#6 in India

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

63. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#20 in Japan

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

64. Keio University

For Pharmacy

#21 in Japan

#239 in the World

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

65. Tarbiat Modares University

For Pharmacy

#1 in Iran

#242 in the World

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

66. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacy

#22 in Japan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

67. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Pharmacy

#7 in India

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

68. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#28 in China

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

69. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Pharmacy

#8 in India

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

70. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#29 in China

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

71. Osaka Prefecture University

For Pharmacy

#23 in Japan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

72. University of Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacy

#9 in India

#259 in the World

Founded: 1857

73. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#30 in China

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

74. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacy

#31 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

75. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Pharmacy

#32 in China

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1984

76. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacy

#10 in India

#275 in the World

Founded: 1959

77. Chonnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gwangju

For Pharmacy

#3 in South Korea

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

78. Shahid Beheshti University

For Pharmacy

#2 in Iran

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

79. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Pharmacy

#11 in India

#294 in the World

Founded: 1955

80. Kitasato University

For Pharmacy

#24 in Japan

#296 in the World

Founded: 1962

81. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pharmacy

#25 in Japan

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

82. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#33 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

83. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Pharmacy

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

84. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Pharmacy

#26 in Japan

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

85. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#34 in China

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

86. Ewha Womans University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#4 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

87. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#5 in South Korea

#322 in the World

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

88. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Pharmacy

#27 in Japan

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

89. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#3 in Israel

#328 in the World

Founded: 1924

90. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pharmacy

#28 in Japan

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

91. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#35 in China

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

92. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Pharmacy

#36 in China

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

93. Henan Normal University

China | Xinxiang

For Pharmacy

#37 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1923

94. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Pharmacy

#38 in China

#337 in the World

Founded: 1940

95. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#6 in South Korea

#338 in the World

Founded: 1398

96. University of Mysore

India | Karnataka

For Pharmacy

#12 in India

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

97. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacy

#29 in Japan

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

98. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Pharmacy

#13 in India

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

99. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#39 in China

#353 in the World

Founded: 1937

100. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Pharmacy

#30 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

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