24 Best universities for Physics in Taipei

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taipei ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 3.91M citations received by 169K academic papers made by 24 universities in Taipei 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

For Physics

#1 in Taiwan

#32 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#6 in Taiwan

#157 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

3. National Taipei University of Technology

For Physics

#9 in Taiwan

#205 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

4. National Taiwan Normal University

For Physics

#15 in Taiwan

#381 in Asia

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

5. Taipei Medical University

For Physics

#21 in Taiwan

#561 in Asia

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

6. Tatung University

For Physics

#23 in Taiwan

#636 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

7. National Taipei University

For Physics

#36 in Taiwan

#900 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

8. Chinese Culture University

For Physics

#42 in Taiwan

#993 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

9. National Chengchi University

For Physics

#49 in Taiwan

#1109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

10. Soochow University, Taiwan

For Physics

#50 in Taiwan

#1143 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

11. Ming Chuan University

For Physics

#58 in Taiwan

#1301 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

12. National Taipei University of Education

For Physics

#84 in Taiwan

#1811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

13. Aletheia University

For Physics

#85 in Taiwan

#1822 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

14. China University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#91 in Taiwan

#1893 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,562
Founded: 1968

15. Shih Chien University

For Physics

#92 in Taiwan

#1920 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

16. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

For Physics

#96 in Taiwan

#1979 in Asia

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

17. University of Taipei

For Physics

#100 in Taiwan

#2038 in Asia

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

18. Jinwen University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#101 in Taiwan

#2040 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,235
Founded: 1986

19. Shih Hsin University

For Physics

#106 in Taiwan

#2121 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

20. National Taipei University of Business

For Physics

#108 in Taiwan

#2132 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

21. China University of Technology

For Physics

#110 in Taiwan

#2193 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

22. Takming University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#112 in Taiwan

#2253 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,933
Founded: 1965

23. Taipei City University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#119 in Taiwan

#2448 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,449
Founded: 1971

24. Taipei National University of the Arts

For Physics

#126 in Taiwan

#2793 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,509
Founded: 1982

Universities for Physics near Taipei

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	28	New Taipei
11	Ming Chi University of Technology	30	New Taipei
16	Tamkang University	17	New Taipei
27	National Taiwan Ocean University	16	Keelung
28	Yuan Ze University	14	Taoyuan
31	Chung Yuan Christian University	12	Taoyuan
31	Nanya Institute of Technology	56	Taoyuan
31	Vanung University	62	Taoyuan
35	National Central University	5	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University	10	Taoyuan

Physics subfields in Taipei

Acoustical Engineering20

Astrophysics and Astronomy17

Atomic and Molecular physics6

Biophysics6

Condensed Matter Physics12

Materials Science23

Nanotechnology15

Nuclear Physics11

Optical Engineering23

Quantum and Particle physics23

Theoretical Physics7