Best Chemistry Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Chemistry

#1 in Japan #4 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Chemistry

#2 in Japan #10 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Chemistry

#3 in Japan #20 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Chemistry

#1 in China #25 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Chemistry

#2 in China #26 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#4 in Japan #33 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Chemistry

#3 in China #36 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

8

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Chemistry

#4 in China #38 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Chemistry

#1 in Singapore #39 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Chemistry

#1 in South Korea #51 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

11

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#5 in China #54 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

12

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Chemistry

#5 in Japan #59 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

13

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in China #65 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

14

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#6 in Japan #73 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

15

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Chemistry

#7 in China #74 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

16

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Chemistry

#8 in China #75 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

17

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Chemistry

#9 in China #78 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

18

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Chemistry

#10 in China #80 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

19

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#11 in China #82 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Chemistry

#2 in Singapore #86 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

21

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Chemistry

#7 in Japan #87 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

22

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#8 in Japan #89 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

23

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Chemistry

#12 in China #93 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

24

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Chemistry

#13 in China #96 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

25

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#14 in China #97 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

26

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Chemistry

#15 in China #112 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

27

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Chemistry

#16 in China #115 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

28

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Chemistry

#17 in China #116 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

29

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Chemistry

#1 in Israel #117 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

China | Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Chemistry

#18 in China #118 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

31

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Chemistry

#1 in Taiwan #124 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

32

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Chemistry

#19 in China #126 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Chemistry

#2 in Israel #129 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

34

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Chemistry

#3 in Israel #131 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

35

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Chemistry

#2 in South Korea #156 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

36

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Chemistry

#20 in China #161 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

37

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Chemistry

#21 in China #164 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Chemistry

#3 in South Korea #165 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

39

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Chemistry

#22 in China #167 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

40

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Chemistry

#23 in China #175 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

41

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#24 in China #178 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

42

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Chemistry

#25 in China #180 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

43

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Chemistry

#9 in Japan #195 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

44

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in Israel #197 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

45

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Chemistry

#10 in Japan #206 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Chemistry

#26 in China #215 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Chemistry

#27 in China #220 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

48

Japan | Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Chemistry

#11 in Japan #228 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#28 in China #232 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

50

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Chemistry

#2 in Taiwan #233 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

51

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Chemistry

#29 in China #235 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

52

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Chemistry

#30 in China #236 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

53

China | Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#31 in China #237 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

54

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Chemistry

#4 in South Korea #238 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

55

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Chemistry

#12 in Japan #240 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

56

China | Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#32 in China #241 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

57

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Chemistry

#1 in India #242 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

58

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Chemistry

#33 in China #244 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

59

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemistry

#34 in China #252 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

60

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Chemistry

#35 in China #253 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

61

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Chemistry

#36 in China #254 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

62

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Chemistry

#5 in South Korea #257 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

63

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Chemistry

#3 in Taiwan #263 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

64

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#37 in China #265 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

65

Japan | Kobe

Kobe University

For Chemistry

#13 in Japan #269 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

66

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemistry

#38 in China #273 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

67

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in South Korea #274 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

68

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Chemistry

#39 in China #276 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

69

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#40 in China #281 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

70

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Chemistry

#41 in China #282 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Japan | Okayama

Okayama University

For Chemistry

#14 in Japan #283 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

72

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Chemistry

#42 in China #284 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

Japan | Chiba

Chiba University

For Chemistry

#15 in Japan #285 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Chemistry

#43 in China #286 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

75

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Medical University

For Chemistry

#44 in China #287 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

76

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Chemistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia #290 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

77

China | Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Chemistry

#45 in China #292 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

78

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Chemistry

#7 in South Korea #294 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

79

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Chemistry

#46 in China #299 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

80

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Chemistry

#4 in Taiwan #300 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

81

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#47 in China #320 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Chemistry

#1 in Iran #323 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

83

China | Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Chemistry

#48 in China #328 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

84

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Chemistry

#1 in Malaysia #336 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

85

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Chemistry

#49 in China #339 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

86

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Chemistry

#2 in India #340 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

87

China | Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Chemistry

#50 in China #341 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

88

Japan | Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Chemistry

#16 in Japan #343 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Japan | Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

For Chemistry

#17 in Japan #345 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Chemistry

#5 in Israel #347 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

91

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Chemistry

#51 in China #354 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For Chemistry

#3 in India #357 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

93

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Chemistry

#2 in Malaysia #368 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

94

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Chemistry

#3 in Malaysia #372 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

95

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Chemistry

#52 in China #378 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

96

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Chemistry

#53 in China #379 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

97

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#54 in China #381 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

98

China | Nanchang

Nanchang University

For Chemistry

#55 in China #382 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

99

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Chemistry

#56 in China #385 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

100

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Chemistry

#4 in India #387 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

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