Best Universities for Psychology in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 76.1M citations received by 5.68M academic papers made by 2,703 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

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. University of Tokyo

For Psychology

#1 in Japan

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#1 in China

#85 in the World

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

4. Kyoto University

For Psychology

#2 in Japan

#100 in the World

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

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#2 in China

#104 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#1 in Singapore

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#3 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#4 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Osaka University

For Psychology

#3 in Japan

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#2 in Israel

#133 in the World

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

11. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#5 in China

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#6 in China

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Psychology

#2 in Singapore

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

14. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#1 in South Korea

#156 in the World

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

15. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#2 in South Korea

#163 in the World

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

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Psychology

#7 in China

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#8 in China

#171 in the World

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

18. Tohoku University

For Psychology

#4 in Japan

#177 in the World

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

19. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Psychology

#5 in Japan

#179 in the World

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

20. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#9 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

21. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#10 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

22. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#11 in China

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

23. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#12 in China

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

24. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#13 in China

#204 in the World

Founded: 1937

25. Wuhan University

For Psychology

#14 in China

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#15 in China

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. Nagoya University

For Psychology

#6 in Japan

#222 in the World

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

28. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Psychology

#1 in Taiwan

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

29. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Psychology

#2 in Taiwan

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

30. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Psychology

#1 in India

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

31. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Psychology

#7 in Japan

#258 in the World

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

32. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#3 in Israel

#268 in the World

Founded: 1924

33. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychology

#4 in Israel

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

34. Keio University

For Psychology

#8 in Japan

#281 in the World

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

35. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#5 in Israel

#290 in the World

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

36. University of Haifa

For Psychology

#6 in Israel

#291 in the World

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

37. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Psychology

#16 in China

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

38. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#1 in Iran

#294 in the World

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

39. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#3 in South Korea

#299 in the World

Founded: 1398

40. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#17 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

41. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychology

#7 in Israel

#318 in the World

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

42. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Psychology

#9 in Japan

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

43. University of Science and Technology of China

For Psychology

#18 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

44. Shandong University

For Psychology

#19 in China

#341 in the World

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

45. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Psychology

#4 in South Korea

#344 in the World

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

46. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#5 in South Korea

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

47. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Psychology

#2 in India

#352 in the World

Founded: 1962

48. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#20 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

49. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Psychology

#1 in Turkey

#358 in the World

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

50. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Psychology

#3 in Taiwan

#364 in the World

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

51. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Psychology

#2 in Turkey

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

52. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Psychology

#10 in Japan

#373 in the World

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

53. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#21 in China

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

54. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#22 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

55. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Psychology

#6 in South Korea

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

56. Chiba University

For Psychology

#11 in Japan

#385 in the World

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

57. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Psychology

#23 in China

#395 in the World

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

58. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Psychology

#12 in Japan

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

59. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#24 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

60. Kobe University

For Psychology

#13 in Japan

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

61. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Psychology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#405 in the World

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

62. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#25 in China

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

63. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#26 in China

#409 in the World

Founded: 1952

64. Soochow University

For Psychology

#27 in China

#414 in the World

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

65. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Psychology

#14 in Japan

#418 in the World

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

66. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Psychology

#28 in China

#420 in the World

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

67. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#7 in South Korea

#421 in the World

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

68. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Psychology

#4 in Taiwan

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

69. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Psychology

#29 in China

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

70. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Psychology

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

71. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#30 in China

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

72. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Psychology

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

73. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Psychology

#15 in Japan

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

74. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Psychology

#31 in China

#458 in the World

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

75. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Psychology

#32 in China

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

76. Xidian University

For Psychology

#33 in China

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Psychology

#16 in Japan

#471 in the World

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

78. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Psychology

#34 in China

#475 in the World

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

79. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Psychology

#17 in Japan

#479 in the World

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

80. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#35 in China

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

81. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#8 in South Korea

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

82. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Psychology

#36 in China

#503 in the World

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

83. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Psychology

#9 in South Korea

#504 in the World

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

84. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#18 in Japan

#510 in the World

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

85. Juntendo University

For Psychology

#19 in Japan

#511 in the World

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

86. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Psychology

#37 in China

#512 in the World

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

87. University of Tehran

For Psychology

#2 in Iran

#516 in the World

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

88. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Psychology

#3 in Iran

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

89. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Psychology

#38 in China

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

90. Dalian University of Technology

For Psychology

#39 in China

#522 in the World

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

91. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Psychology

#3 in India

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

92. Xiamen University

For Psychology

#40 in China

#531 in the World

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

93. Nihon University

For Psychology

#20 in Japan

#537 in the World

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

94. Osaka City University

For Psychology

#21 in Japan

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

95. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Psychology

#22 in Japan

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

96. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Psychology

#41 in China

#552 in the World

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

97. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#42 in China

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

98. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Psychology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

99. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Psychology

#43 in China

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

100. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Psychology

#44 in China

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

Psychology subfields in Asia

Child Psychology1474

Clinical Psychology1168

Cognitive Science1789

Education Majors1590

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Neuroscience2159

Occupational Therapy318

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology342

Social Psychology2140

Special Education149