Best Universities for Psychology in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,647 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

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#1 in Japan

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#1 in China

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

4. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#2 in Japan

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#1 in Singapore

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#2 in Israel

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

7. Osaka University

For Psychology

#3 in Japan

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#2 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#3 in China

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

10. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#2 in Singapore

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#4 in China

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

12. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

13. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#164 in the World

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

14. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychology

#4 in Japan

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

15. Tohoku University

For Psychology

#5 in Japan

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#5 in China

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#6 in China

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#7 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

19. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#8 in China

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

20. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#9 in China

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

21. Nagoya University

For Psychology

#6 in Japan

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

22. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychology

#1 in Taiwan

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

23. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychology

#7 in Japan

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

24. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#3 in Israel

#244 in the World

Founded: 1924

25. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychology

#4 in Israel

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

26. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychology

#1 in India

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

27. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#5 in Israel

#264 in the World

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

28. University of Haifa

For Psychology

#6 in Israel

#267 in the World

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

29. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

30. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#1 in Iran

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

31. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychology

#7 in Israel

#286 in the World

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

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychology

#10 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#288 in the World

Founded: 1398

34. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#11 in China

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

35. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#12 in China

#297 in the World

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

36. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychology

#9 in Japan

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

37. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychology

#4 in South Korea

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

38. Wuhan University

For Psychology

#13 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

39. Shandong University

For Psychology

#14 in China

#329 in the World

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

40. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychology

#15 in China

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

41. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychology

#2 in India

#337 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychology

#10 in Japan

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

43. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#1 in Turkey

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

44. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychology

#2 in Turkey

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

45. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#16 in China

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

46. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#17 in China

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

47. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#18 in China

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

48. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychology

#2 in Taiwan

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1987

49. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#5 in South Korea

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

50. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#19 in China

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

51. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#20 in China

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

52. Chiba University

For Psychology

#11 in Japan

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

53. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

54. Kobe University

For Psychology

#13 in Japan

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

55. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#21 in China

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

56. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#22 in China

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

57. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#23 in China

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

58. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

59. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#7 in South Korea

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

60. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#24 in China

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

61. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#25 in China

#414 in the World

Founded: 1952

62. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychology

#14 in Japan

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

63. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#417 in the World

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

64. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychology

#15 in Japan

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

65. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychology

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

66. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychology

#3 in Taiwan

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychology

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#26 in China

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

69. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#27 in China

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

70. Xidian University

For Psychology

#28 in China

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

71. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychology

#16 in Japan

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#29 in China

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#30 in China

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

74. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychology

#17 in Japan

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

75. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#31 in China

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

76. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Psychology

#32 in China

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

77. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#8 in South Korea

#487 in the World

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

78. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#33 in China

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

79. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

80. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#19 in Japan

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

81. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#9 in South Korea

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

82. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#2 in Iran

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 13,366
Founded: 1960

83. Osaka City University

For Psychology

#20 in Japan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

84. Nihon University

For Psychology

#21 in Japan

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

85. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychology

#3 in India

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

86. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Psychology

#22 in Japan

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

87. University of Tehran

For Psychology

#3 in Iran

#525 in the World

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

88. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychology

#34 in China

#530 in the World

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

89. Xiamen University

For Psychology

#35 in China

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

90. Soochow University

For Psychology

#36 in China

#537 in the World

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

91. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#37 in China

#543 in the World

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

92. Dalian University of Technology

For Psychology

#38 in China

#546 in the World

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

93. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#39 in China

#553 in the World

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

94. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychology

#4 in Taiwan

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

95. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Psychology

#23 in Japan

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

96. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#3 in Turkey

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

97. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#4 in Turkey

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

98. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#40 in China

#579 in the World

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

99. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Psychology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1967

100. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#41 in China

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

Psychology subfields in Asia

Child Psychology1294

Clinical Psychology1040

Cognitive Science1671

Education Majors1481

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Neuroscience2027

Occupational Therapy272

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology333

Social Psychology2019

Special Education145