Best Universities for Special Education 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 Special Education. A graph of 106K citations received by 11K academic papers made by 71 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

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Haifa

For Special Education

#2 in Israel

#116 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

#150 in the World

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

5. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Special Education

#1 in Japan

#151 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Special Education

#3 in Israel

#156 in the World

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

7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Special Education

#4 in Israel

#194 in the World

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

8. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Special Education

#1 in Singapore

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

9. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Special Education

#5 in Israel

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#3 in China

#265 in the World

Founded: 1937

11. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Special Education

#2 in Japan

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

12. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Special Education

#4 in China

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

13. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Special Education

#5 in China

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

14. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Special Education

#6 in China

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

15. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#7 in China

#352 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Special Education

#1 in India

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

17. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Special Education

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

18. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Special Education

#3 in Japan

#384 in the World

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

19. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Special Education

#1 in Taiwan

#386 in the World

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

20. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#8 in China

#412 in the World

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

21. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#9 in China

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

22. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Special Education

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#420 in the World

Founded: 1976

23. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Special Education

#1 in Turkey

#426 in the World

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

24. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Special Education

#2 in Turkey

#429 in the World

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

25. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Special Education

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#433 in the World

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

26. Keio University

For Special Education

#4 in Japan

#481 in the World

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

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Special Education

#2 in India

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

28. Tohoku University

For Special Education

#5 in Japan

#494 in the World

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

29. Sultan Qaboos University

For Special Education

#1 in Oman

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

30. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Special Education

#3 in India

#526 in the World

Founded: 1962

31. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#1 in South Korea

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

32. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Special Education

#10 in China

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

33. Osaka University

For Special Education

#6 in Japan

#543 in the World

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

34. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Special Education

#2 in Taiwan

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

35. Guangzhou Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Special Education

#11 in China

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

36. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#2 in South Korea

#557 in the World

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

37. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Special Education

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

38. University of Tokyo

For Special Education

#7 in Japan

#562 in the World

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

39. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Special Education

#3 in Turkey

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

40. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Special Education

#1 in Indonesia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

41. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#3 in South Korea

#574 in the World

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

42. University of Tehran

For Special Education

#1 in Iran

#580 in the World

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

43. Central China Normal University

For Special Education

#12 in China

#590 in the World

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

44. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Special Education

#13 in China

#603 in the World

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

45. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Special Education

#2 in Singapore

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

46. University of Jordan

For Special Education

#1 in Jordan

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

47. University of Isfahan

For Special Education

#2 in Iran

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

48. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Special Education

#3 in Iran

#629 in the World

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

49. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Special Education

#4 in India

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

50. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Special Education

#8 in Japan

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

51. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Special Education

#4 in Turkey

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

52. Ariel University

For Special Education

#6 in Israel

#652 in the World

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

53. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Special Education

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#653 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Special Education

#14 in China

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

55. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Special Education

#7 in Israel

#658 in the World

Founded: 1924

56. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Special Education

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

57. Ege University

For Special Education

#5 in Turkey

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

58. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Special Education

#4 in South Korea

#675 in the World

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

59. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Special Education

#4 in Saudi Arabia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

60. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Special Education

#15 in China

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

61. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Special Education

#9 in Japan

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

62. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Special Education

#16 in China

#712 in the World

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

63. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Special Education

#17 in China

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

64. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Special Education

#4 in Iran

#728 in the World

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

65. Kyoto University

For Special Education

#10 in Japan

#741 in the World

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

66. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Special Education

#2 in Indonesia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

67. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Special Education

#3 in Taiwan

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

68. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Special Education

#5 in India

#771 in the World

Founded: 1983

69. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Special Education

#775 in the World

Founded: 1969

70. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Special Education

#5 in Iran

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

71. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Special Education

#3 in Indonesia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

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