Best Optometry Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#1 in Singapore #75 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

2

India | Haryana

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#9 in India #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

3

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#13 in China #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

4

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#6 in China #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

5

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#12 in China #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

#75 in China #1072 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

#1 in Israel #112 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

India | Punjab

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#24 in India #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

9

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

#5 in Japan #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

10

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

#1 in Saudi Arabia #374 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

11

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

12

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

#3 in Japan #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

13

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

#2 in South Korea #283 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

14

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#5 in China #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

China | Beijing

Peking University

#2 in China #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

16

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

#7 in China #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

17

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#64 in China #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

18

Taiwan | Taoyuan

Chang Gung University

#10 in Taiwan #990 in the World

32% Acceptance

6,804 Enrollment

1987 Founded

19

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

#3 in Taiwan #462 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

#1 in South Korea #156 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

21

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#3 in China #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

22

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

#5 in South Korea #436 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

23

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Japan #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

24

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

#7 in Japan #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

25

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

#1 in Taiwan #150 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

26

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#9 in Japan #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

27

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#6 in Japan #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

28

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel #163 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

29

China | Changsha

Central South University

#23 in China #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

30

South Korea | Ulsan

University of Ulsan

#25 in South Korea #1615 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

31

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

#19 in China #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

32

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

#4 in South Korea #392 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

33

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#4 in China #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

34

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#2 in Singapore #195 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

35

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

#1 in Malaysia #447 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

36

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

#4 in Japan #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

37

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#9 in China #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

38

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

#5 in Turkey #583 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

39

India | Tamil Nadu

VIT University

#35 in India #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

40

China | Changchun

Jilin University

#21 in China #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

41

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#39 in China #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

42

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Medical University

#89 in China #1277 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

43

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#1 in China #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

44

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

#5 in Israel #406 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

45

China | Chongqing

Chongqing Medical University

#172 in China #2331 in the World

52% Acceptance

25,760 Enrollment

1956 Founded

46

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#11 in China #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

47

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

#8 in India #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

48

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

#25 in China #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

49

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

#18 in China #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

50

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

#1 in Indonesia #444 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

51

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

#27 in China #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

52

South Korea | Busan

Pusan National University

#9 in South Korea #756 in the World

41% Acceptance

27,780 Enrollment

1946 Founded

53

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

#4 in Israel #353 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

54

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

#4 in Malaysia #644 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

China | Nanchang

Nanchang University

#61 in China #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

#6 in Malaysia #830 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

57

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#8 in Japan #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

58

China | Qingdao

Qingdao University

#80 in China #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

59

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#33 in China #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

60

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

61

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

#6 in South Korea #504 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

62

China | Jinan

Shandong University

#16 in China #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

63

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

#11 in Japan #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

64

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

#6 in Israel #489 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

65

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

#24 in China #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

66

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#8 in China #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

67

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

#2 in Indonesia #539 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

#1 in Iran #367 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

69

Sri Lanka | Colombo

University of Colombo

#1 in Sri Lanka #1634 in the World

32% Acceptance

17,082 Enrollment

1921 Founded

70

China | Guangzhou

Guangzhou Medical University

#270 in China #3345 in the World

62% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

71

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#44 in China #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

72

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

#7 in South Korea #627 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#38 in China #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

74

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

#28 in China #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

75

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#15 in China #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

76

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

#10 in China #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

77

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#30 in China #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

#2 in Taiwan #422 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

79

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

#7 in Israel #560 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

80

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

#7 in Indonesia #886 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

81

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#20 in China #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

82

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

#4 in Indonesia #831 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

83

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

#14 in Indonesia #1313 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

84

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

85

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

#8 in Indonesia #918 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

86

China | Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#83 in China #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

87

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

#121 in China #1662 in the World

31% Acceptance

13,409 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

India | Tamil Nadu

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

#58 in India #2263 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

89

Iran | Kermanshah

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

#34 in Iran #3399 in the World

51% Acceptance

2,929 Enrollment

1965 Founded

90

Japan | Niigata

Niigata University

#24 in Japan #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

91

Japan | Chiba

Chiba University

#16 in Japan #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

92

South Korea | Yongin

Dankook University

#23 in South Korea #1433 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,654 Enrollment

1947 Founded

93

Thailand | Khon Kaen

Khon Kaen University

#6 in Thailand #1061 in the World

8% Acceptance

42,782 Enrollment

1964 Founded

94

China | Urumqi

Xinjiang Medical University

#383 in China #4659 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

95

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Medipol University

#71 in Turkey #3335 in the World

52% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

96

India | Karnataka

Yenepoya University

#209 in India #4526 in the World

41% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

97

Japan | Toyama

University of Toyama

#56 in Japan #1034 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

98

Japan | Maebashi

Gunma University

#33 in Japan #809 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

99

Pakistan | Lahore

University of Lahore

#12 in Pakistan #2810 in the World

100% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1999 Founded

100

South Korea | Gyeongsan

Catholic University of Daegu

#54 in South Korea #3228 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

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