Best Optics Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Optics

#1 in Japan #5 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Optics

#1 in China #10 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Optics

#2 in Japan #14 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Optics

#3 in Japan #21 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Optics

#2 in China #22 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Optics

#4 in Japan #25 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Optics

#1 in Singapore #30 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

8

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Optics

#3 in China #32 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Optics

#2 in Singapore #33 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Optics

#4 in China #35 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

11

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Optics

#5 in China #36 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

12

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Optics

#6 in China #41 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

13

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#7 in China #42 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

14

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Optics

#8 in China #47 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

15

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Optics

#5 in Japan #51 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

16

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Optics

#9 in China #53 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

17

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Optics

#1 in South Korea #58 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

18

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Optics

#10 in China #60 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

19

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Optics

#11 in China #62 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

20

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Optics

#12 in China #68 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

21

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Optics

#1 in Taiwan #71 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

22

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Optics

#13 in China #73 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

23

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Optics

#14 in China #74 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

24

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Optics

#15 in China #79 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

25

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Optics

#16 in China #80 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

26

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Optics

#2 in South Korea #81 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

27

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Optics

#6 in Japan #83 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

28

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Optics

#7 in Japan #84 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

29

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Optics

#1 in Israel #90 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Optics

#18 in China #94 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

31

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Optics

#19 in China #95 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

32

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Optics

#20 in China #102 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

33

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#21 in China #105 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Optics

#22 in China #107 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

35

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Optics

#23 in China #109 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Optics

#2 in Israel #110 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

37

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Optics

#8 in Japan #112 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

38

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Optics

#2 in Taiwan #114 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

39

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Optics

#24 in China #116 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

40

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Optics

#25 in China #121 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

41

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Optics

#3 in South Korea #128 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

42

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Optics

#26 in China #130 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

43

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Optics

#27 in China #135 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

44

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Optics

#28 in China #138 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

45

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Optics

#29 in China #140 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

46

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Optics

#30 in China #147 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

47

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Optics

#3 in Israel #154 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

48

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Optics

#31 in China #156 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

49

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Optics

#32 in China #157 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

50

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Optics

#33 in China #158 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

51

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Optics

#34 in China #159 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

52

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Optics

#4 in Israel #164 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

53

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Optics

#35 in China #168 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

54

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Optics

#37 in China #175 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

55

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Optics

#3 in Taiwan #177 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

56

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Optics

#1 in India #179 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

57

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Optics

#9 in Japan #182 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

58

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Optics

#4 in Taiwan #183 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

59

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#4 in South Korea #193 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

60

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Optics

#38 in China #195 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

61

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Optics

#5 in South Korea #196 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

62

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Optics

#10 in Japan #200 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

63

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Optics

#39 in China #205 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

64

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Optics

#40 in China #211 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

65

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Optics

#41 in China #217 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

66

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Optics

#6 in South Korea #221 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

67

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Optics

#43 in China #232 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

68

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Optics

#7 in South Korea #233 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

69

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Optics

#11 in Japan #234 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

70

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Optics

#44 in China #236 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

71

China | Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#45 in China #238 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

72

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Optics

#5 in Israel #243 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

73

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Optics

#46 in China #245 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

74

China | Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Optics

#47 in China #254 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

75

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Optics

#48 in China #261 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Optics

#2 in India #265 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

77

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Optics

#3 in India #274 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

78

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Optics

#49 in China #276 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

79

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Optics

#50 in China #280 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

80

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Optics

#4 in India #281 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

81

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Optics

#51 in China #286 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

82

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Optics

#52 in China #299 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Optics

#53 in China #308 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

84

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Optics

#54 in China #309 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

85

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

For Optics

#55 in China #315 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

86

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Optics

#56 in China #323 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

87

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Optics

#1 in Saudi Arabia #326 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

88

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Optics

#57 in China #334 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

89

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Optics

#1 in Malaysia #335 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

90

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Optics

#1 in Iran #337 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

91

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Optics

#14 in Japan #345 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

92

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Optics

#5 in India #349 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

93

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Optics

#60 in China #362 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

94

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Optics

#6 in India #365 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Optics

#61 in China #374 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

96

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Optics

#62 in China #376 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

97

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For Optics

#7 in India #377 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

98

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Optics

#2 in Malaysia #379 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

99

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

For Optics

#8 in South Korea #394 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Optics

#64 in China #403 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

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