Best Applied Physics Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Applied Physics

#1 in China #4 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Applied Physics

#1 in Japan #6 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Applied Physics

#2 in Japan #10 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Applied Physics

#3 in Japan #16 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Applied Physics

#1 in Singapore #19 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

6

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Applied Physics

#4 in Japan #20 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

7

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Applied Physics

#5 in Japan #25 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

8

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Applied Physics

#3 in China #28 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Applied Physics

#2 in Singapore #29 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Applied Physics

#4 in China #30 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

11

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Applied Physics

#5 in China #31 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

12

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Applied Physics

#6 in China #34 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

13

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Applied Physics

#7 in China #36 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

14

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Applied Physics

#8 in China #38 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

15

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Applied Physics

#9 in China #39 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

16

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Applied Physics

#10 in China #43 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

17

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Applied Physics

#11 in China #47 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

18

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Applied Physics

#12 in China #51 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

19

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Applied Physics

#6 in Japan #69 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

20

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Applied Physics

#13 in China #70 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

21

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Applied Physics

#14 in China #71 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

22

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Applied Physics

#15 in China #73 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

23

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Applied Physics

#16 in China #79 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

24

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Applied Physics

#17 in China #80 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Applied Physics

#1 in South Korea #81 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Applied Physics

#18 in China #82 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

27

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Applied Physics

#19 in China #84 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

28

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Applied Physics

#20 in China #87 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

29

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Applied Physics

#21 in China #88 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

30

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Applied Physics

#7 in Japan #89 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

31

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Applied Physics

#22 in China #91 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Applied Physics

#23 in China #96 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

33

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Applied Physics

#8 in Japan #97 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

34

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Applied Physics

#24 in China #98 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

35

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Applied Physics

#1 in Israel #99 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

36

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Applied Physics

#1 in India #103 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

37

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Applied Physics

#25 in China #104 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Applied Physics

#26 in China #105 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Applied Physics

#2 in South Korea #106 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

40

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Applied Physics

#27 in China #108 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

41

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Applied Physics

#2 in Israel #111 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

42

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Applied Physics

#28 in China #112 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

43

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Applied Physics

#3 in Israel #115 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

44

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Applied Physics

#29 in China #120 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

45

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Applied Physics

#3 in South Korea #121 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Applied Physics

#4 in South Korea #122 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

47

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Applied Physics

#30 in China #127 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

48

China | Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Applied Physics

#31 in China #130 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

49

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Applied Physics

#32 in China #144 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

50

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Applied Physics

#9 in Japan #147 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

51

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Applied Physics

#5 in South Korea #148 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

52

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Applied Physics

#33 in China #153 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

53

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Applied Physics

#35 in China #156 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

54

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Applied Physics

#36 in China #157 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

55

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Applied Physics

#4 in Israel #165 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

56

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Applied Physics

#37 in China #172 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

57

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Applied Physics

#38 in China #175 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

58

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Applied Physics

#1 in Taiwan #177 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

59

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Applied Physics

#2 in India #181 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

60

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Applied Physics

#2 in Taiwan #184 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

61

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Applied Physics

#7 in South Korea #185 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

62

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Applied Physics

#39 in China #187 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

63

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Applied Physics

#40 in China #197 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

64

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Applied Physics

#41 in China #202 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

65

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Applied Physics

#10 in Japan #207 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

66

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Applied Physics

#42 in China #213 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

67

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Applied Physics

#5 in Israel #214 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

68

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Applied Physics

#43 in China #215 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

69

China | Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Applied Physics

#45 in China #228 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

70

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Applied Physics

#1 in Malaysia #229 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

71

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Applied Physics

#3 in India #231 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

72

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Applied Physics

#3 in Taiwan #232 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

73

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Applied Physics

#46 in China #234 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Applied Physics

#47 in China #236 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

75

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Applied Physics

#48 in China #239 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Applied Physics

#4 in India #247 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

77

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Applied Physics

#5 in India #248 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

78

India | Tamil Nadu

Anna University

For Applied Physics

#6 in India #253 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

79

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Applied Physics

#4 in Taiwan #255 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

80

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Applied Physics

#8 in South Korea #261 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

81

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Applied Physics

#2 in Saudi Arabia #264 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

82

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Applied Physics

#50 in China #266 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

83

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Applied Physics

#51 in China #291 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

84

China | Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Applied Physics

#52 in China #294 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

85

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Applied Physics

#53 in China #299 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

86

China | Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Applied Physics

#54 in China #311 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

87

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Applied Physics

#6 in Israel #315 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

88

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Applied Physics

#56 in China #316 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

89

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Applied Physics

#7 in India #321 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

90

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Applied Physics

#15 in Japan #325 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

91

China | Shanghai

Donghua University

For Applied Physics

#57 in China #333 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

92

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Applied Physics

#58 in China #335 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

India | Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Applied Physics

#8 in India #343 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

94

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Applied Physics

#59 in China #357 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

95

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Applied Physics

#61 in China #363 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

96

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Applied Physics

#62 in China #364 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

97

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For Applied Physics

#9 in India #366 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

98

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Applied Physics

#1 in Iran #384 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

99

China | Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

For Applied Physics

#63 in China #386 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

100

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Applied Physics

#19 in Japan #404 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

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