Best Universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 6.2M citations received by 382K academic papers made by 1,012 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
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

2. Osaka University

For Pharmacy

#2 in Japan

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Tokyo

For Pharmacy

#3 in Japan

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
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

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Pharmacy

#6 in Japan

#13 in the World

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

7. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#1 in China

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Pharmacy

#7 in Japan

#17 in the World

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

9. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#2 in China

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

10. Nagoya University

For Pharmacy

#8 in Japan

#19 in the World

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

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#3 in China

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Pharmacy

#4 in China

#30 in the World

Founded: 1909

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Pharmacy

#5 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#6 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#7 in China

#60 in the World

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

16. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#8 in China

#66 in the World

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

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Pharmacy

#9 in China

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. Tokyo University of Science

For Pharmacy

#9 in Japan

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#10 in China

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Pharmacy

#1 in Taiwan

#81 in the World

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

21. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Pharmacy

#1 in Singapore

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

22. Chiba University

For Pharmacy

#10 in Japan

#89 in the World

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

23. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Pharmacy

#2 in Singapore

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

24. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Pharmacy

#1 in India

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

25. Soochow University

For Pharmacy

#11 in China

#112 in the World

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

26. University of Hyderabad

India | Telangana

For Pharmacy

#2 in India

#117 in the World

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

27. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#12 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

28. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Pharmacy

#3 in India

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Pharmacy

#11 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

30. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Pharmacy

#12 in Japan

#134 in the World

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

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#13 in China

#135 in the World

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

32. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#1 in South Korea

#142 in the World

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

33. Central China Normal University

For Pharmacy

#14 in China

#143 in the World

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

34. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Pharmacy

#15 in China

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

35. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Pharmacy

#13 in Japan

#148 in the World

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

36. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Pharmacy

#2 in South Korea

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Pharmacy

#4 in India

#152 in the World

Founded: 1958

38. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Pharmacy

#14 in Japan

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

39. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Pharmacy

#2 in Taiwan

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

40. Xiamen University

For Pharmacy

#16 in China

#166 in the World

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

41. Shandong University

For Pharmacy

#17 in China

#176 in the World

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

42. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#18 in China

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

43. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Pharmacy

#19 in China

#183 in the World

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

44. Wuhan University

For Pharmacy

#20 in China

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

45. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Pharmacy

#21 in China

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

46. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#22 in China

#191 in the World

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

47. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Pharmacy

#1 in Israel

#195 in the World

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

48. Dalian University of Technology

For Pharmacy

#23 in China

#196 in the World

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

49. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Pharmacy

#24 in China

#199 in the World

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

50. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#25 in China

#200 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Pharmacy

#26 in China

#207 in the World

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

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Pharmacy

#2 in Israel

#212 in the World

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

53. Osaka City University

For Pharmacy

#15 in Japan

#220 in the World

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

54. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Pharmacy

#5 in India

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

55. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Pharmacy

#16 in Japan

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

56. Tarbiat Modares University

For Pharmacy

#1 in Iran

#237 in the World

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

57. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Pharmacy

#17 in Japan

#239 in the World

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

58. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Pharmacy

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#240 in the World

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

59. Waseda University

For Pharmacy

#18 in Japan

#241 in the World

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

60. University of Rajasthan

India | Rajasthan

For Pharmacy

#6 in India

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

61. Keio University

For Pharmacy

#19 in Japan

#243 in the World

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

62. Jiangsu Normal University

For Pharmacy

#27 in China

#245 in the World

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

63. Gifu University

For Pharmacy

#20 in Japan

#248 in the World

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

64. Osaka Prefecture University

For Pharmacy

#21 in Japan

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

65. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#28 in China

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

66. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#22 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

67. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Pharmacy

#7 in India

#260 in the World

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

68. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Pharmacy

#8 in India

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

69. University of Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacy

#9 in India

#262 in the World

Founded: 1857

70. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Pharmacy

#10 in India

#271 in the World

Founded: 1959

71. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#29 in China

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

72. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#30 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

73. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Pharmacy

#31 in China

#282 in the World

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

74. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacy

#23 in Japan

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

75. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Pharmacy

#285 in the World

Founded: 1969

76. Shahid Beheshti University

For Pharmacy

#2 in Iran

#287 in the World

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

77. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Pharmacy

#11 in India

#289 in the World

Founded: 1955

78. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Pharmacy

#32 in China

#295 in the World

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

79. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#3 in South Korea

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

80. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Pharmacy

#24 in Japan

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

81. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Pharmacy

#33 in China

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

82. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#3 in Israel

#311 in the World

Founded: 1924

83. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#4 in South Korea

#314 in the World

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

84. Kitasato University

For Pharmacy

#25 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

85. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Pharmacy

#26 in Japan

#330 in the World

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

86. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Pharmacy

#5 in South Korea

#332 in the World

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

87. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Pharmacy

#34 in China

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

88. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Pharmacy

#27 in Japan

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

89. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#35 in China

#342 in the World

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

90. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Pharmacy

#6 in South Korea

#349 in the World

Founded: 1398

91. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Pharmacy

#36 in China

#350 in the World

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

92. Shiraz University

For Pharmacy

#3 in Iran

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

93. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Pharmacy

#12 in India

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

94. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Pharmacy

#37 in China

#358 in the World

Founded: 1937

95. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Pharmacy

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

96. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Pharmacy

#28 in Japan

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

97. Institute of Chemical Technology

India | Maharashtra

For Pharmacy

#13 in India

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

98. University of Mysore

India | Karnataka

For Pharmacy

#14 in India

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

99. Henan Normal University

China | Xinxiang

For Pharmacy

#38 in China

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1923

100. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Pharmacy

#39 in China

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

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