16 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Taiwan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taiwan ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 72.5K citations received by 3.28K academic papers made by 16 universities in Taiwan 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 Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#24 in Asia

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Sports / Exercise science

#25 in Asia

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

3. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#30 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

4. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Sports / Exercise science

#43 in Asia

#431 in the World

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

5. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Sports / Exercise science

#47 in Asia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

6. National Taiwan Sport University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Sports / Exercise science

#61 in Asia

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 2,410
Founded: 1987

7. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#91 in Asia

#624 in the World

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

8. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Sports / Exercise science

#97 in Asia

#635 in the World

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

9. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Sports / Exercise science

#139 in Asia

#827 in the World

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

10. National Kaohsiung Normal University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Sports / Exercise science

#142 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,834
Founded: 1967

11. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#173 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

12. University of Taipei

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#220 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

13. Chung Shan Medical University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Sports / Exercise science

#233 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,701
Founded: 1960

14. Tzu Chi University

Taiwan | Hualien

For Sports / Exercise science

#259 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 3,038
Founded: 1994

15. Fu Jen Catholic University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Sports / Exercise science

#268 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

16. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Sports / Exercise science

#283 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,940
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Taiwan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Taipei, Tainan, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu.