Best Surgeons Medical schools in Kaohsiung [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kaohsiung ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 286K citations received by 16.6K academic papers made by 11 universities in Kaohsiung 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. Kaohsiung Medical University

For Surgery

#4 in Taiwan

#82 in Asia

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

2. I-Shou University

For Surgery

#10 in Taiwan

#262 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,707
Founded: 1986

3. National Sun Yat-Sen University

For Surgery

#14 in Taiwan

#370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

4. Fooyin University

For Surgery

#27 in Taiwan

#681 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,651
Founded: 1958

5. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

For Surgery

#57 in Taiwan

#1251 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1963

6. National University of Kaohsiung

For Surgery

#63 in Taiwan

#1343 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,323
Founded: 2000

7. Tung Fang Design of University

For Surgery

#65 in Taiwan

#1448 in Asia

Enrollment: 711
Founded: 1966

8. Kao Yuan University

For Surgery

#68 in Taiwan

#1491 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,230
Founded: 1986

9. National Kaohsiung Normal University

For Surgery

#69 in Taiwan

#1579 in Asia

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

10. National Kaohsiung Marine University

For Surgery

#71 in Taiwan

#1676 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1946

11. Cheng Shiu University

For Surgery

#76 in Taiwan

#1729 in Asia

Founded: 1965

Universities for Surgery near Kaohsiung

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
35	Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science	26	Tainan
39	Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology	37	Tainan
43	National Cheng Kung University	7	Tainan
46	Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology	38	Tainan
47	Tainan University of Technology	36	Tainan
96	National Chiayi University	35	Chiayi
107	National Chung Cheng University	31	Minxiong
122	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	25	Douliu
164	Asia University, Taiwan	16	Taichung
171	Chung Shan Medical University	8	Taichung