The men's 1500 metres event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 23 and 25 August at the Taipei Municipal Stadium.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Timo Benitz | Alexis Miellet | Jonathan Davies |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:43.62 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:43.93 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:43.95 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:44.33 | q, PB | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:44.49 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:45.29 | q, SB | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:45.51 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 3:46.08 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 3:46.76 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:46.88 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:46.88 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 3:46.89 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 3:46.95 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 3:46.95 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 3:47.85 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:48.20 | PB | |||
| 17 | 3 | 3:49.14 | Q | |||
| 18 | 1 | 3:49.22 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 3:49.22 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 3:49.38 | PB | |||
| 21 | 3 | 3:49.84 | Q | |||
| 22 | 3 | 3:50.12 | Q | |||
| 23 | 3 | 3:50.43 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 3:50.74 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 3:50.97 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 3:51.20 | ||||
| 27 | 1 | 3:51.34 | PB | |||
| 28 | 3 | 3:51.45 | ||||
| 29 | 3 | 3:52.77 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 3:53.24 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 3:53.77 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 3:54.97 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 3:55.49 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 3:55.96 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 3:59.32 | SB | |||
| 36 | 2 | 4:00.41 | ||||
| 37 | 1 | 4:00.64 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 4:00.77 | ||||
| 39 | 1 | 4:07.15 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 4:09.90 | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 4:28.53 | ||||
| 42 | 2 | 4:28.92 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:43.45 | |||||
| 3:43.91 | |||||
| 3:43.99 | |||||
| 3:44.57 | |||||
| 3:44.59 | |||||
| 3:45.32 | |||||
| 3:46.05 | |||||
| 3:46.87 | |||||
| 3:47.18 | |||||
| 10 | 3:47.95 | ||||
| 11 | 3:47.97 | ||||
| 12 | 3:50.99 |