Asia's best Special Education universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Special Education. A graph of 159K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 98 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. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#1 in China

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Special Education

#1 in Israel

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Special Education

#2 in Israel

#106 in the World

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

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#2 in China

#143 in the World

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

5. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Special Education

#3 in Israel

#147 in the World

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

6. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Special Education

#1 in Japan

#173 in the World

Founded: 2003

7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Special Education

#4 in Israel

#184 in the World

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

8. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Special Education

#1 in Singapore

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

9. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Special Education

#5 in Israel

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

10. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Special Education

#1 in Malaysia

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Special Education

#3 in China

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#4 in China

#274 in the World

Founded: 1937

13. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Special Education

#2 in Japan

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Special Education

#5 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Special Education

#1 in India

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

16. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Special Education

#6 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

17. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#7 in China

#310 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Special Education

#1 in Turkey

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

19. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Special Education

#1 in Taiwan

#368 in the World

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

20. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Special Education

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#370 in the World

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

21. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Special Education

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#387 in the World

Founded: 1976

22. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Special Education

#2 in Turkey

#388 in the World

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

23. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Special Education

#1 in Indonesia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

24. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

India | Punjab

For Special Education

#2 in India

#393 in the World

Founded: 1962

25. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Special Education

#3 in Japan

#403 in the World

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

26. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#8 in China

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

27. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Special Education

#2 in Indonesia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

28. Sultan Qaboos University

Oman | Muscat

For Special Education

#1 in Oman

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

29. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Special Education

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

30. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Special Education

#9 in China

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#10 in China

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

32. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Special Education

#3 in Turkey

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

33. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#1 in South Korea

#498 in the World

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

34. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Special Education

#4 in Japan

#503 in the World

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

35. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Special Education

#5 in Japan

#514 in the World

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

36. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Special Education

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

37. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Special Education

#11 in China

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

38. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Special Education

#1 in Iran

#528 in the World

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

39. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Special Education

#3 in India

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

40. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Special Education

#3 in Indonesia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

41. University of Jordan

Jordan | Amman

For Special Education

#1 in Jordan

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

42. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Special Education

#2 in Malaysia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Special Education

#2 in Taiwan

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Special Education

#4 in Indonesia

#559 in the World

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

45. Central China Normal University

China | Wuhan

For Special Education

#12 in China

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

46. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Special Education

#6 in Japan

#566 in the World

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

47. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Special Education

#7 in Japan

#567 in the World

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

48. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Special Education

#13 in China

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

49. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Special Education

#4 in Saudi Arabia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

50. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Special Education

#4 in Turkey

#586 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

51. Abant Izzet Baysal University

Turkey | Bolu

For Special Education

#5 in Turkey

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

52. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#14 in China

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

53. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Special Education

#2 in Iran

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

54. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Special Education

#3 in Iran

#603 in the World

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

55. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Special Education

#4 in Iran

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

56. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Special Education

#6 in Israel

#612 in the World

Founded: 1924

57. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Special Education

#5 in Indonesia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

58. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#2 in South Korea

#626 in the World

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

59. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Special Education

#3 in Malaysia

#634 in the World

Founded: 1969

60. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#3 in South Korea

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

61. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Special Education

#6 in Turkey

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

62. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Special Education

#2 in Singapore

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

63. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Special Education

#3 in Taiwan

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

64. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Special Education

#7 in Israel

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

65. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Special Education

#8 in Japan

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

66. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Special Education

#6 in Indonesia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

67. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#15 in China

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

68. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Special Education

#9 in Japan

#686 in the World

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

69. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Special Education

#7 in Turkey

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

70. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Special Education

#7 in Indonesia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

71. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#16 in China

#703 in the World

Founded: 1989

72. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Special Education

#1 in Pakistan

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

73. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Special Education

#8 in Turkey

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

74. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Special Education

#4 in India

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

75. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Special Education

#10 in Japan

#723 in the World

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

76. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Special Education

#4 in Malaysia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

77. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Special Education

#17 in China

#727 in the World

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

78. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Special Education

#9 in Turkey

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

79. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Special Education

#8 in Indonesia

#733 in the World

Founded: 2004

80. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Special Education

#18 in China

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

81. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Special Education

#9 in Indonesia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

82. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Special Education

#5 in Saudi Arabia

#758 in the World

Founded: 2005

83. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Special Education

#10 in Turkey

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

84. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Special Education

#5 in Iran

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

85. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Special Education

#4 in Taiwan

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,940
Founded: 2001

86. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Special Education

#10 in Indonesia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

87. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Special Education

#11 in Turkey

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

88. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#4 in South Korea

#797 in the World

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

89. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Special Education

#5 in India

#798 in the World

Founded: 1983

90. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Special Education

#12 in Turkey

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

91. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Special Education

#5 in Taiwan

#808 in the World

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

92. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Special Education

#5 in Malaysia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

93. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Special Education

#6 in Iran

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

94. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Special Education

#8 in Israel

#812 in the World

Founded: 1957

95. Usak University

Turkey | Usak

For Special Education

#13 in Turkey

#816 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Special Education

#6 in Taiwan

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,702
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1955

97. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Special Education

#14 in Turkey

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

98. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Special Education

#2 in Pakistan

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

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