The women's 1500 metres event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 26 and 28 August at the Taipei Municipal Stadium.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Amela Terzić | Docus Ajok | Kristiina Maki |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4:18.49 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4:18.68 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4:18.88 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 4:19.21 | Q, PB | |||
| 5 | 2 | 4:19.31 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 4:19.59 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4:19.86 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 4:19.94 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 4:19.97 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 4:20.45 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 4:20.77 | q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 4:22.63 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 4:27.15 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 4:28.78 | PB | |||
| 15 | 1 | 4:29.24 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 4:32.18 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 4:33.46 | SB | |||
| 18 | 1 | 4:35.57 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 4:39.36 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 4:40.09 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 4:42.92 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 4:47.97 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19.18 | |||||
| 4:19.48 | |||||
| 4:20.65 | |||||
| 4:20.90 | |||||
| 4:21.14 | |||||
| 4:21.16 | |||||
| 4:21.72 | |||||
| 4:22.38 | |||||
| 4:22.65 | |||||
| 10 | 4:22.77 | ||||
| 11 | 4:22.85 | ||||
| 12 | 4:24.33 |