Best Physical Therapy Schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 7.44M citations received by 644K academic papers made by 1,540 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. University of Tokyo

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Japan

#67 in the World

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

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Israel

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Physical Therapy

#1 in China

#115 in the World

Founded: 1937

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Physical Therapy

#2 in China

#129 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Physical Therapy

#3 in China

#138 in the World

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

6. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Japan

#148 in the World

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

7. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#1 in South Korea

#149 in the World

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

8. Kyoto University

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Japan

#150 in the World

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

9. Osaka University

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Japan

#152 in the World

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

10. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Physical Therapy

#4 in China

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

11. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#2 in South Korea

#194 in the World

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

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Physical Therapy

#5 in China

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Iran

#201 in the World

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

14. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Singapore

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

15. Nagoya University

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Japan

#212 in the World

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

16. Tohoku University

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Japan

#213 in the World

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

17. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Physical Therapy

#6 in China

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

18. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Japan

#223 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Turkey

#226 in the World

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

20. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Taiwan

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

21. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#3 in South Korea

#235 in the World

Founded: 1398

22. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#4 in South Korea

#239 in the World

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

23. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Japan

#243 in the World

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

24. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Taiwan

#255 in the World

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

25. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Taiwan

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

26. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Japan

#259 in the World

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

27. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Physical Therapy

#7 in China

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

28. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Physical Therapy

#8 in China

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

29. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Turkey

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

30. Keio University

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Japan

#276 in the World

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

31. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Physical Therapy

#9 in China

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

32. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Physical Therapy

#10 in China

#285 in the World

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

33. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Singapore

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

34. Waseda University

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Japan

#300 in the World

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

35. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Physical Therapy

#11 in China

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

36. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Taiwan

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

37. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Physical Therapy

#1 in India

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

38. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Physical Therapy

#12 in China

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

39. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Japan

#346 in the World

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

40. Shandong University

For Physical Therapy

#13 in China

#352 in the World

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

41. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Israel

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

42. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#5 in South Korea

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

43. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Physical Therapy

#14 in China

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

44. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Physical Therapy

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

45. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#364 in the World

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

46. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Physical Therapy

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

47. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#15 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

48. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Israel

#382 in the World

Founded: 1924

49. Juntendo University

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Japan

#387 in the World

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

50. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Israel

#388 in the World

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

51. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#6 in South Korea

#391 in the World

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

52. Kobe University

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

53. Kitasato University

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Japan

#397 in the World

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

54. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Iran

#401 in the World

Founded: 1946

55. Dokuz Eylul University

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Turkey

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

56. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Physical Therapy

#7 in South Korea

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

57. University of Haifa

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Israel

#417 in the World

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

58. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Physical Therapy

#8 in South Korea

#418 in the World

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

59. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Physical Therapy

#16 in China

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

60. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Iran

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

61. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Physical Therapy

#17 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

62. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#18 in China

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

63. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Physical Therapy

#436 in the World

Founded: 1917

64. Chiba University

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Japan

#438 in the World

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

65. University of Tehran

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Iran

#443 in the World

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

66. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Japan

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

67. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Taiwan

#455 in the World

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

68. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Iran

#457 in the World

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

69. Nihon University

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Japan

#464 in the World

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

70. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Physical Therapy

#2 in India

#465 in the World

Founded: 1962

71. Shanghai University of Sport

China | Shanghai

For Physical Therapy

#19 in China

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1952

72. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Japan

#472 in the World

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

73. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Taiwan

#484 in the World

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

74. Wuhan University

For Physical Therapy

#20 in China

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

75. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Japan

#502 in the World

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

76. Ege University

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Turkey

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

77. Chung-Ang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#9 in South Korea

#504 in the World

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

78. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Taiwan

#505 in the World

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

79. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Physical Therapy

#21 in China

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

80. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Physical Therapy

#22 in China

#532 in the World

Founded: 1952

81. Osaka City University

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Japan

#543 in the World

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

82. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Turkey

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

83. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Physical Therapy

#23 in China

#550 in the World

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

84. Soochow University

For Physical Therapy

#24 in China

#552 in the World

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

85. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Physical Therapy

#3 in India

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

86. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Turkey

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

87. University of Science and Technology of China

For Physical Therapy

#25 in China

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

88. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Japan

#567 in the World

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

89. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Physical Therapy

#26 in China

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

90. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Physical Therapy

#4 in India

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

91. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Turkey

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

92. Ritsumeikan University

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Japan

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

93. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Physical Therapy

#10 in South Korea

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

94. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Physical Therapy

#11 in South Korea

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

95. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Physical Therapy

#24 in Japan

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

96. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Physical Therapy

#27 in China

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

97. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Physical Therapy

#25 in Japan

#597 in the World

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

98. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Physical Therapy

#26 in Japan

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

99. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Physical Therapy

#12 in South Korea

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

100. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Physical Therapy

#27 in Japan

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

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

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901