Best Photography Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Photography

#1 in Japan #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Photography

#1 in Israel #27 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Photography

#1 in China #47 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Photography

#1 in South Korea #51 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

5

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Photography

#2 in China #78 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Photography

#1 in Singapore #89 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

7

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Photography

#1 in Taiwan #101 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

8

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Photography

#3 in China #111 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

9

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Photography

#4 in China #115 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

10

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Photography

#5 in China #119 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Photography

#6 in China #124 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

12

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Photography

#7 in China #136 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

13

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Photography

#2 in Singapore #142 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

14

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Photography

#8 in China #206 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

15

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Photography

#3 in Japan #212 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

16

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Photography

#4 in Japan #217 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

17

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Photography

#5 in Japan #228 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

18

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Photography

#10 in China #230 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

19

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Photography

#2 in South Korea #241 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

20

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Photography

#12 in China #253 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

21

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Photography

#2 in Israel #254 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

22

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Photography

#13 in China #256 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Photography

#7 in Japan #270 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

24

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Photography

#3 in Israel #277 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

25

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Photography

#8 in Japan #282 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

26

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Photography

#10 in Japan #291 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

27

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Photography

#15 in China #305 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

28

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Photography

#3 in South Korea #331 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

29

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Photography

#11 in Japan #342 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

30

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Photography

#16 in China #344 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

31

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Photography

#17 in China #345 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

32

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Photography

#1 in Saudi Arabia #348 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

33

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Photography

#4 in Israel #367 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

34

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Photography

#18 in China #368 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

35

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Photography

#19 in China #371 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Photography

#12 in Japan #374 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

37

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Photography

#4 in South Korea #380 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

38

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Photography

#20 in China #381 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Photography

#1 in Malaysia #384 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

40

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Photography

#3 in Indonesia #409 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

41

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Photography

#2 in Malaysia #414 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

42

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Photography

#5 in Israel #415 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

43

Indonesia | Jakarta

Trisakti University

For Photography

#5 in Indonesia #424 in the World

65% Acceptance

14,564 Enrollment

1965 Founded

44

China | Macau

University of Macau

For Photography

#21 in China #432 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

45

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Photography

#22 in China #448 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Photography

#23 in China #452 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Photography

#26 in China #465 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

48

Japan | Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Photography

#15 in Japan #480 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

49

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Photography

#27 in China #484 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

50

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Photography

#28 in China #485 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

51

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Photography

#6 in Indonesia #490 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Photography

#16 in Japan #493 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

53

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Photography

#4 in Taiwan #505 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

54

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Photography

#4 in Malaysia #507 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

55

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Photography

#29 in China #508 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

56

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Photography

#19 in Japan #569 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

57

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Photography

#6 in Israel #583 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

58

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Photography

#5 in South Korea #584 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

59

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Photography

#32 in China #601 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

60

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Photography

#33 in China #609 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

61

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Photography

#34 in China #613 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

62

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Photography

#35 in China #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

63

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Photography

#9 in Indonesia #622 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

64

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Photography

#5 in Malaysia #628 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

65

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Photography

#6 in Malaysia #663 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

66

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Photography

#11 in Indonesia #682 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

67

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Photography

#39 in China #686 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

68

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Photography

#40 in China #687 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

69

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Photography

#13 in Indonesia #689 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

70

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Photography

#7 in Taiwan #702 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

71

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

For Photography

#43 in China #715 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

72

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Photography

#44 in China #717 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

73

China | Xi'an

Northwest University, China

For Photography

#50 in China #743 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

74

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

For Photography

#14 in Indonesia #751 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

75

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Photography

#9 in Taiwan #753 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,812 Enrollment

1974 Founded

76

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Photography

#53 in China #762 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

77

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Photography

#60 in China #800 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

78

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Photography

#62 in China #828 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

79

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Photography

#4 in Iran #846 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

80

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Photography

#11 in South Korea #850 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

81

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Photography

#70 in China #859 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

82

Indonesia | Jakarta

Mercu Buana University

For Photography

#16 in Indonesia #863 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,564 Enrollment

1985 Founded

83

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Photography

#72 in China #873 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

84

China | Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Photography

#74 in China #880 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

85

Malaysia | Sintok

Northern University of Malaysia

For Photography

#9 in Malaysia #882 in the World

56% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

86

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Photography

#76 in China #899 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

87

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Photography

#77 in China #901 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

88

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Photography

#79 in China #907 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

89

Indonesia | Surabaya

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

For Photography

#18 in Indonesia #923 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,625 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Photography

#80 in China #930 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

91

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Photography

#81 in China #931 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

92

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Photography

#82 in China #932 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

93

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Photography

#8 in Israel #947 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

94

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Photography

#84 in China #960 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

95

India | Tamil Nadu

VIT University

For Photography

#17 in India #986 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

96

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Photography

#94 in China #1015 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

97

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Photography

#97 in China #1027 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

98

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Photography

#102 in China #1038 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

99

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Photography

#19 in Indonesia #1045 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

100

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Photography

#18 in India #1048 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

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