Best Public Health Schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 31.4M citations received by 1.57M academic papers made by 2,221 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

#67 in the World

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

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#2 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Public Health

#1 in Singapore

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#3 in China

#111 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Public Health

#1 in Israel

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. University of Tokyo

For Public Health

#1 in Japan

#123 in the World

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

7. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#1 in Iran

#145 in the World

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

8. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#4 in China

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

9. Kyoto University

For Public Health

#2 in Japan

#161 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#1 in South Korea

#165 in the World

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

11. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Public Health

#2 in Israel

#171 in the World

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

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#5 in China

#174 in the World

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

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Public Health

#6 in China

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#7 in China

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

15. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#2 in South Korea

#189 in the World

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

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Public Health

#1 in India

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Public Health

#8 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Public Health

#9 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

19. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#10 in China

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

20. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Public Health

#3 in Israel

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

21. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Public Health

#1 in Taiwan

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

22. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Public Health

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

23. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Public Health

#11 in China

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

24. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#12 in China

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

25. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Public Health

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#272 in the World

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

26. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#2 in Iran

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

27. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Public Health

#3 in Japan

#288 in the World

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

28. Tohoku University

For Public Health

#4 in Japan

#301 in the World

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

29. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Public Health

#2 in Taiwan

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

30. Wuhan University

For Public Health

#13 in China

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

31. Osaka University

For Public Health

#5 in Japan

#316 in the World

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

32. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Public Health

#14 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

33. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Public Health

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

34. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Public Health

#6 in Japan

#323 in the World

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

35. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#15 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

36. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#3 in South Korea

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

37. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Public Health

#334 in the World

Founded: 1983

38. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Public Health

#1 in Indonesia

#335 in the World

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

39. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Public Health

#2 in India

#341 in the World

Founded: 1962

40. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Public Health

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

41. University of Haifa

For Public Health

#4 in Israel

#357 in the World

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

42. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#16 in China

#373 in the World

Founded: 1937

43. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#17 in China

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

44. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Public Health

#2 in Indonesia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

45. Nagoya University

For Public Health

#7 in Japan

#379 in the World

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

46. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Public Health

#18 in China

#380 in the World

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

47. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Public Health

#2 in Singapore

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

48. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#4 in South Korea

#386 in the World

Founded: 1398

49. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#19 in China

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

50. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#3 in Iran

#388 in the World

Founded: 1946

51. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Public Health

#3 in Indonesia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

52. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Public Health

#1 in Turkey

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

53. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#20 in China

#396 in the World

Founded: 1952

54. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Public Health

#21 in China

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

55. Shandong University

For Public Health

#22 in China

#400 in the World

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

56. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Public Health

#8 in Japan

#402 in the World

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

57. University of Tehran

For Public Health

#4 in Iran

#408 in the World

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

58. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#5 in Iran

#409 in the World

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

59. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Public Health

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

60. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Public Health

#5 in South Korea

#419 in the World

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

61. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Public Health

#431 in the World

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

62. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Public Health

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

63. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Public Health

#5 in Israel

#435 in the World

Founded: 1924

64. Keio University

For Public Health

#9 in Japan

#445 in the World

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

65. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Public Health

#3 in Taiwan

#446 in the World

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

66. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Public Health

#4 in Taiwan

#453 in the World

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

67. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Public Health

#6 in Israel

#454 in the World

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

68. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Public Health

#23 in China

#458 in the World

Founded: 1909

69. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Public Health

#460 in the World

Founded: 1969

70. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Public Health

#3 in India

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

71. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Public Health

#2 in Turkey

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

72. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Public Health

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

73. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Public Health

#24 in China

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

74. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Public Health

#6 in South Korea

#476 in the World

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

75. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Public Health

#5 in Taiwan

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

76. Anhui Medical University

For Public Health

#25 in China

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

77. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Public Health

#10 in Japan

#487 in the World

Founded: 2003

78. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Public Health

#4 in Indonesia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

79. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Public Health

#26 in China

#494 in the World

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

80. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Public Health

#4 in India

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

81. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Public Health

#27 in China

#501 in the World

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

82. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#28 in China

#503 in the World

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

83. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Public Health

#6 in Taiwan

#505 in the World

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

84. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Public Health

#5 in Indonesia

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

85. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#6 in Iran

#517 in the World

Founded: 1947

86. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Public Health

#7 in Taiwan

#522 in the World

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

87. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Public Health

#5 in India

#528 in the World

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

88. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Public Health

#29 in China

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

89. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Public Health

#30 in China

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

90. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Public Health

#7 in Israel

#538 in the World

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

91. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Public Health

#31 in China

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

92. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Public Health

#11 in Japan

#561 in the World

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

93. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Public Health

#32 in China

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

94. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates Flag

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Public Health

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#570 in the World

Founded: 1976

95. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Public Health

#7 in Iran

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

96. Kobe University

For Public Health

#12 in Japan

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

97. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Public Health

#6 in Indonesia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

98. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Public Health

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

99. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Public Health

#7 in Indonesia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

100. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Public Health

#33 in China

#599 in the World

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

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

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074