The men's 1500 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 16–18 August.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Imad Touil | Abdelmadjed Touil | Valentin Smirnov |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3:42.68 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 3:42.93 | Q, PB | |||
| 3 | 3 | 3:43.18 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 3:43.25 | q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 3:43.55 | q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 3:43.72 | q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3:44.30 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 3:47.24 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 3:47.34 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 3:48.93 | PB | |||
| 11 | 2 | 3:49.26 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 3:49.40 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 3:49.61 | Q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 3:49.64 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 3:49.89 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 3:50.33 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 3:50.43 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 3:50.76 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 3:52.46 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 3:52.54 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:53.29 | Q | |||
| 22 | 1 | 3:53.63 | Q | |||
| 23 | 1 | 3:53.68 | Q | |||
| 24 | 1 | 3:53.72 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | 3:54.69 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 3:54.97 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 3:55.34 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 3:57.62 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 3:58.16 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 3:59.39 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 4:12.68 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 4:19.30 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 4:22.92 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 4:46.71 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:48.13 | |||||
| 3:48.24 | |||||
| 3:48.45 | |||||
| 3:48.71 | |||||
| 3:48.81 | |||||
| 3:49.35 | |||||
| 3:49.61 | |||||
| 3:49.84 | |||||
| 3:50.51 | |||||
| 10 | 3:50.56 | ||||
| 11 | 3:52.33 | ||||
| 12 | 3:53.81 |