Best Universities for Music in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 112K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 134 universities in Asia 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. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#1 in China

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#2 in China

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

3. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Music

#1 in Israel

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

4. University of Tokyo

For Music

#1 in Japan

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

5. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Music

#1 in Singapore

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

6. Kyoto University

For Music

#2 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

7. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Music

#2 in Singapore

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Music

#3 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#4 in China

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Music

#2 in Israel

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Music

#3 in Japan

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

12. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Music

#3 in Israel

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#5 in China

#178 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Osaka University

For Music

#4 in Japan

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

15. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Music

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

16. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Music

#4 in Israel

#195 in the World

Founded: 1924

17. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Music

#5 in Israel

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

18. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#1 in Indonesia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Music

#1 in Taiwan

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

20. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Music

#1 in India

#252 in the World

Founded: 1958

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#6 in China

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

22. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Music

#7 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

23. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Music

#8 in China

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

24. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#9 in China

#273 in the World

Founded: 1954

25. Seoul National University

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South Korea | Seoul

For Music

#1 in South Korea

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Music

#10 in China

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

27. KAIST

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South Korea | Daejeon

For Music

#2 in South Korea

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

28. Uludag University

For Music

#1 in Turkey

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

29. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#11 in China

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

30. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Music

#6 in Israel

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

31. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Music

#2 in Indonesia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

32. Kobe University

For Music

#5 in Japan

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

33. Shandong University

For Music

#12 in China

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

34. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#3 in Indonesia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

35. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Music

#6 in Japan

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

36. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Music

#4 in Indonesia

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Music

#13 in China

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

38. University of Tehran

For Music

#1 in Iran

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

39. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Music

#7 in Japan

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

40. University of Science and Technology of China

For Music

#14 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

41. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Music

#2 in India

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

42. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Music

#5 in Indonesia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

43. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Music

#6 in Indonesia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

44. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Music

#15 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

45. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Music

#7 in Indonesia

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

46. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#16 in China

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

47. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Music

#17 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

48. Waseda University

For Music

#8 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

49. Nagoya University

For Music

#9 in Japan

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

50. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Music

#2 in Taiwan

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

51. Xidian University

For Music

#18 in China

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

52. University of Haifa

For Music

#7 in Israel

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

53. Keio University

For Music

#10 in Japan

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

54. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Music

#8 in Indonesia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

55. Xiamen University

For Music

#19 in China

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

56. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#9 in Indonesia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

57. Shenyang Conservatory of Music

China | Shenyang

For Music

#20 in China

#387 in the World

Founded: 1938

58. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Music

#10 in Indonesia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

59. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Music

#21 in China

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

60. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Music

#22 in China

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

61. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Music

#3 in Taiwan

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

62. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Music

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

63. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Music

#11 in Japan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

64. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Music

#23 in China

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

65. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#24 in China

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

66. Huaihua University

China | Huaihua

For Music

#25 in China

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,866
Founded: 1958

67. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Music

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

68. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Music

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

69. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Music

#11 in Indonesia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

70. Ryukoku University

For Music

#12 in Japan

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

71. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#26 in China

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

72. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Music

#12 in Indonesia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

73. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Music

#27 in China

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

74. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Music

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

75. Fujian Normal University

For Music

#28 in China

#493 in the World

Founded: 1953

76. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Music

#3 in South Korea

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

77. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Music

#510 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. Birla Institute of Technology

India | Jharkhand

For Music

#3 in India

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

79. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Music

#29 in China

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

80. China Pharmaceutical University

China | Nanjing

For Music

#30 in China

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

81. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Music

#31 in China

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

82. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Music

#2 in Turkey

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

83. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Music

#4 in India

#525 in the World

Founded: 1959

84. Guizhou Normal University

China | Guiyang

For Music

#32 in China

#527 in the World

Founded: 1941

85. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Music

#13 in Japan

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

86. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Music

#14 in Japan

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

87. Liaoning Normal University

For Music

#33 in China

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1951

88. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Music

#34 in China

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

89. Dokuz Eylul University

For Music

#3 in Turkey

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

90. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Music

#35 in China

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

91. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Music

#36 in China

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

92. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Music

#13 in Indonesia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

93. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Music

#37 in China

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

94. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Music

#38 in China

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

95. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Music

#5 in India

#567 in the World

Founded: 1955

96. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Music

#39 in China

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

97. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Music

#40 in China

#571 in the World

Founded: 1902

98. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Music

#41 in China

#572 in the World

Founded: 1946

99. Yangtze University

China | Jingzhou

For Music

#42 in China

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 2003

100. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Music

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970