Best Universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 109M citations received by 6.72M academic papers made by 2,755 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. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Psychology

#1 in Israel

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#1 in Japan

#75 in the World

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

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#1 in China

#79 in the World

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

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#2 in China

#92 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#3 in China

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#1 in Singapore

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#2 in Japan

#108 in the World

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

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#4 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#2 in Israel

#128 in the World

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

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#5 in China

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#6 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#7 in China

#138 in the World

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

13. Osaka University

For Psychology

#3 in Japan

#144 in the World

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

14. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#149 in the World

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

15. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#8 in China

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

16. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#9 in China

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

17. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#10 in China

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

18. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#2 in Singapore

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

19. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#11 in China

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

20. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#166 in the World

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

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#12 in China

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#13 in China

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Wuhan University

For Psychology

#14 in China

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

24. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychology

#4 in Japan

#192 in the World

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

25. Tohoku University

For Psychology

#5 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

26. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#15 in China

#199 in the World

Founded: 1937

27. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychology

#1 in Taiwan

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

28. Nagoya University

For Psychology

#6 in Japan

#230 in the World

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

29. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychology

#1 in India

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychology

#2 in Taiwan

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#1 in Iran

#256 in the World

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

32. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychology

#3 in Israel

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

33. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychology

#7 in Japan

#271 in the World

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

34. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#4 in Israel

#273 in the World

Founded: 1924

35. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychology

#16 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

36. University of Haifa

For Psychology

#5 in Israel

#286 in the World

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

37. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#6 in Israel

#287 in the World

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

38. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#290 in the World

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

39. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#292 in the World

Founded: 1398

40. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychology

#17 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

41. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#18 in China

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

42. Shandong University

For Psychology

#19 in China

#317 in the World

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

43. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#4 in South Korea

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

44. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychology

#2 in India

#338 in the World

Founded: 1962

45. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychology

#9 in Japan

#339 in the World

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

46. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#1 in Turkey

#340 in the World

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

47. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychology

#5 in South Korea

#347 in the World

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

48. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychology

#7 in Israel

#349 in the World

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

49. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#20 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

50. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#21 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

51. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychology

#2 in Turkey

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

52. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#370 in the World

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

53. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#22 in China

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

54. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychology

#3 in Taiwan

#373 in the World

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

55. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#23 in China

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

56. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#24 in China

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

57. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

58. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#25 in China

#387 in the World

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

59. Soochow University

For Psychology

#26 in China

#389 in the World

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

60. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychology

#27 in China

#390 in the World

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

61. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychology

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

62. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#28 in China

#395 in the World

Founded: 1952

63. Chiba University

For Psychology

#10 in Japan

#396 in the World

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

64. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#29 in China

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

65. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#30 in China

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

66. Kobe University

For Psychology

#11 in Japan

#408 in the World

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

67. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#7 in South Korea

#411 in the World

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

68. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychology

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

69. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

70. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Psychology

#1 in Indonesia

#429 in the World

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

71. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychology

#4 in Taiwan

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

72. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychology

#13 in Japan

#434 in the World

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

73. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#31 in China

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

74. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#32 in China

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

75. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychology

#14 in Japan

#448 in the World

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

76. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#33 in China

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

77. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#2 in Iran

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

78. Xidian University

For Psychology

#34 in China

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

79. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Psychology

#35 in China

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

80. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#36 in China

#469 in the World

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

81. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychology

#15 in Japan

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

82. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#37 in China

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

83. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Psychology

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

84. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#8 in South Korea

#488 in the World

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

85. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#38 in China

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

86. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#9 in South Korea

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

87. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychology

#16 in Japan

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

88. University of Tehran

For Psychology

#3 in Iran

#501 in the World

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

89. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychology

#3 in India

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

90. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Psychology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

91. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychology

#17 in Japan

#513 in the World

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

92. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

93. Dalian University of Technology

For Psychology

#39 in China

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

94. Xiamen University

For Psychology

#40 in China

#518 in the World

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

95. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Psychology

#528 in the World

Founded: 1969

96. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychology

#41 in China

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

97. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#19 in Japan

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

98. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#3 in Turkey

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

99. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#4 in Turkey

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

100. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#42 in China

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

Psychology subfields in Asia

Child Psychology1640

Clinical Psychology1315

Cognitive Science1891

Education Majors1770

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution206

Neuroscience2283

Occupational Therapy373

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology352

Social Psychology2259

Special Education163