Best Universities for Psychology in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 120M citations received by 7.07M academic papers made by 2,766 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

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#1 in Japan

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#1 in China

#78 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

#89 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#3 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#1 in Singapore

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#2 in Japan

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#4 in China

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#5 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#6 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

11. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#7 in China

#129 in the World

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

12. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#2 in Israel

#134 in the World

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

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#8 in China

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#9 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

15. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#10 in China

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

16. Osaka University

For Psychology

#3 in Japan

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

17. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#152 in the World

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

18. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#11 in China

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

19. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#2 in Singapore

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

20. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#165 in the World

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

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#12 in China

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#13 in China

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

23. Wuhan University

For Psychology

#14 in China

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

24. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#15 in China

#194 in the World

Founded: 1937

25. Tohoku University

For Psychology

#4 in Japan

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

26. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychology

#5 in Japan

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

27. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychology

#1 in Taiwan

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

28. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychology

#1 in India

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

29. Nagoya University

For Psychology

#6 in Japan

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychology

#2 in Taiwan

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#1 in Iran

#248 in the World

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

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychology

#16 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychology

#3 in Israel

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

34. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychology

#7 in Japan

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

35. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#4 in Israel

#279 in the World

Founded: 1924

36. University of Haifa

For Psychology

#5 in Israel

#283 in the World

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

37. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychology

#17 in China

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

38. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#286 in the World

Founded: 1398

39. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#6 in Israel

#288 in the World

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

40. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#18 in China

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

41. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#292 in the World

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

42. Shandong University

For Psychology

#19 in China

#301 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

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

44. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychology

#2 in India

#334 in the World

Founded: 1962

45. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#1 in Turkey

#336 in the World

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

46. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#20 in China

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

47. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychology

#9 in Japan

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

48. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#21 in China

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

49. 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

50. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#22 in China

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

51. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychology

#2 in Turkey

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychology

#7 in Israel

#357 in the World

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

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#361 in the World

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

54. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#23 in China

#364 in the World

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

55. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychology

#3 in Taiwan

#372 in the World

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

56. Soochow University

For Psychology

#24 in China

#375 in the World

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

57. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychology

#25 in China

#377 in the World

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

58. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#26 in China

#378 in the World

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

59. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#27 in China

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

60. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

61. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#28 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

62. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#29 in China

#390 in the World

Founded: 1952

63. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychology

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

64. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#30 in China

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

65. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#7 in South Korea

#403 in the World

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

66. Chiba University

For Psychology

#10 in Japan

#404 in the World

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

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychology

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#31 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

69. Kobe University

For Psychology

#11 in Japan

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

70. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#32 in China

#425 in the World

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

71. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychology

#4 in Taiwan

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#33 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Psychology

#1 in Indonesia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

74. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

75. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychology

#13 in Japan

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

76. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#2 in Iran

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

77. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Psychology

#34 in China

#450 in the World

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

78. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#35 in China

#456 in the World

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

79. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychology

#14 in Japan

#457 in the World

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

80. Xidian University

For Psychology

#36 in China

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

81. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#37 in China

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

82. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#38 in China

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

83. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Psychology

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

84. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychology

#15 in Japan

#480 in the World

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

85. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#8 in South Korea

#484 in the World

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

86. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#9 in South Korea

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

87. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Psychology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

88. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychology

#3 in India

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

89. University of Tehran

For Psychology

#3 in Iran

#499 in the World

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

90. Xiamen University

For Psychology

#39 in China

#500 in the World

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

91. Dalian University of Technology

For Psychology

#40 in China

#504 in the World

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

92. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Psychology

#41 in China

#507 in the World

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

93. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychology

#16 in Japan

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

94. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Psychology

#513 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#17 in Japan

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

96. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#526 in the World

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

97. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Psychology

#42 in China

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

98. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#43 in China

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

99. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#44 in China

#549 in the World

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

100. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#4 in Iran

#556 in the World

Founded: 1946

Psychology subfields in Asia

Child Psychology1684

Clinical Psychology1366

Cognitive Science1929

Education Majors1803

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Neuroscience2317

Occupational Therapy398

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology352

Social Psychology2274

Special Education159