21 Best universities for Architecture in Taiwan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taiwan ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 48K citations received by 4.42K academic papers made by 21 universities in Taiwan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Architecture

#18 in Asia

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

2. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#24 in Asia

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

3. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Architecture

#43 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

4. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Architecture

#90 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

5. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#92 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

6. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Architecture

#104 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

7. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Architecture

#150 in Asia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,974
Founded: 1989

8. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Architecture

#151 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

9. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Architecture

#187 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,656
Founded: 1950

10. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Architecture

#190 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,450
Founded: 1961

11. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#231 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

12. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Architecture

#254 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 8,985
Founded: 1991

13. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Architecture

#264 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,072
Founded: 1989

14. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Architecture

#289 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,742
Founded: 1994

15. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#307 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

16. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Architecture

#341 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

17. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#358 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

18. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Architecture

#360 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,215
Founded: 1955

19. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Architecture

#370 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,702
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1955

20. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#380 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

21. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#407 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Architecture in Taiwan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hsinchu, Taipei, Tainan, and Taoyuan.