Best Public Health 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 Public Health. A graph of 21.4M citations received by 1.34M academic papers made by 2,128 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 Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#1 in China

#72 in the World

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

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Public Health

#1 in Israel

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Public Health

#1 in Singapore

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#2 in China

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. University of Tokyo

For Public Health

#1 in Japan

#119 in the World

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

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#3 in China

#120 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Kyoto University

For Public Health

#2 in Japan

#153 in the World

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

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Public Health

#2 in Israel

#171 in the World

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

9. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#1 in South Korea

#172 in the World

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

10. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#1 in Iran

#180 in the World

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

11. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#4 in China

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#5 in China

#192 in the World

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

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#6 in China

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#2 in South Korea

#218 in the World

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

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Public Health

#7 in China

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Public Health

#3 in Israel

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

17. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Public Health

#1 in India

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#8 in China

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Public Health

#1 in Taiwan

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

20. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Public Health

#9 in China

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

21. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Public Health

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Public Health

#10 in China

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Public Health

#3 in Japan

#278 in the World

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

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Public Health

#11 in China

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Tohoku University

For Public Health

#4 in Japan

#287 in the World

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

26. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Public Health

#2 in Taiwan

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

27. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Public Health

#5 in Japan

#294 in the World

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

28. Osaka University

For Public Health

#6 in Japan

#303 in the World

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

29. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Public Health

#12 in China

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

30. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Public Health

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#311 in the World

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

31. Wuhan University

For Public Health

#13 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

32. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#14 in China

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

33. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#15 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

34. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#2 in Iran

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

35. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Public Health

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

36. University of Haifa

For Public Health

#4 in Israel

#344 in the World

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

37. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#3 in South Korea

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

38. Nagoya University

For Public Health

#7 in Japan

#355 in the World

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

39. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#16 in China

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

40. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Public Health

#2 in Singapore

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

41. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Public Health

#2 in India

#383 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#17 in China

#385 in the World

Founded: 1952

43. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#18 in China

#386 in the World

Founded: 1937

44. Shandong University

For Public Health

#19 in China

#387 in the World

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

45. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#20 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

46. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Public Health

#8 in Japan

#389 in the World

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

47. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#4 in South Korea

#391 in the World

Founded: 1398

48. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Public Health

#395 in the World

Founded: 1983

49. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Public Health

#21 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

50. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Public Health

#9 in Japan

#410 in the World

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

51. University of Tehran

For Public Health

#3 in Iran

#411 in the World

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

52. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Public Health

#10 in Japan

#413 in the World

Founded: 2003

53. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Public Health

#5 in Israel

#414 in the World

Founded: 1924

54. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Public Health

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

55. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#22 in China

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

56. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Public Health

#1 in Indonesia

#422 in the World

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

57. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#5 in South Korea

#424 in the World

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

58. Keio University

For Public Health

#11 in Japan

#425 in the World

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

59. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Public Health

#1 in Turkey

#427 in the World

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

60. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#4 in Iran

#431 in the World

Founded: 1946

61. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Public Health

#3 in Taiwan

#432 in the World

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

62. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Public Health

#6 in Israel

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

63. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#5 in Iran

#450 in the World

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

64. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Public Health

#4 in Taiwan

#455 in the World

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

65. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Public Health

#3 in India

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

66. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Public Health

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

67. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Public Health

#6 in South Korea

#468 in the World

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

68. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Public Health

#2 in Turkey

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

69. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Public Health

#5 in Taiwan

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

70. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Public Health

#478 in the World

Founded: 1917

71. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Public Health

#4 in India

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

72. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#23 in China

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

73. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Public Health

#7 in Israel

#495 in the World

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

74. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Public Health

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

75. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Public Health

#6 in Taiwan

#501 in the World

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

76. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Public Health

#24 in China

#503 in the World

Founded: 1909

77. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Public Health

#7 in Taiwan

#504 in the World

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

78. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Public Health

#25 in China

#511 in the World

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

79. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Public Health

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

80. Anhui Medical University

For Public Health

#26 in China

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

81. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#27 in China

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

82. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Public Health

#533 in the World

Founded: 1969

83. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Public Health

#12 in Japan

#536 in the World

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

84. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Public Health

#28 in China

#541 in the World

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

85. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#29 in China

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

86. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#30 in China

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

87. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Public Health

#5 in India

#561 in the World

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

88. Kobe University

For Public Health

#13 in Japan

#564 in the World

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

89. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#6 in Iran

#584 in the World

Founded: 1947

90. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Public Health

#14 in Japan

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

91. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Public Health

#31 in China

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

92. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Public Health

#2 in Indonesia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

93. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#7 in South Korea

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

94. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Public Health

#15 in Japan

#610 in the World

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

95. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Public Health

#32 in China

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

96. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Public Health

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

97. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Public Health

#3 in Indonesia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

98. Xiamen University

For Public Health

#33 in China

#620 in the World

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

99. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#8 in South Korea

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

100. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#9 in South Korea

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
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

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901