The women's 1500 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 4 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Laura Pellicoro | Vera Hoffmann | Şilan Ayyıldız |
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) advance to final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4:24.46 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4:24.56 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 4:24.74 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 4:24.78 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 4:24.98 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 4:25.14 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4:25.26 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 4:26.88 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 4:27.25 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 4:27.32 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 4:27.44 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 4:27.46 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 4:27.49 | Q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 4:28.25 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 4:29.03 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 4:30.23 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 4:32.40 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 4:33.89 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 4:35.45 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 4:36.43 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 4:36.51 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 4:40.05 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 4:52.00 | ||||
| 1 | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:15.82 | |||||
| 4:16.47 | |||||
| 4:17.26 | |||||
| 4 | 4:17.77 | ||||
| 5 | 4:18.57 | ||||
| 6 | 4:18.95 | ||||
| 7 | 4:19.55 | ||||
| 8 | 4:20.22 | ||||
| 9 | 4:20.50 | ||||
| 10 | 4:22.33 | ||||
| 11 | 4:23.65 | ||||
| 12 | 4:23.88 |