Best Universities for Music in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 61.9K citations received by 12.3K academic papers made by 122 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. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#1 in China

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#2 in China

#38 in the World

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

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Music

#1 in Singapore

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Music

#1 in Israel

#90 in the World

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

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Music

#2 in Singapore

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Kyoto University

For Music

#1 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

7. University of Tokyo

For Music

#2 in Japan

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

8. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#3 in China

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Music

#3 in Japan

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Music

#2 in Israel

#156 in the World

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

11. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Music

#3 in Israel

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Music

#4 in China

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. Osaka University

For Music

#4 in Japan

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

14. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Music

#4 in Israel

#205 in the World

Founded: 1924

15. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Music

#5 in Japan

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

16. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Music

#1 in India

#215 in the World

Founded: 1958

17. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Music

#1 in Taiwan

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Music

#5 in China

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

19. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Music

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

20. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#6 in China

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

21. University of Tehran

For Music

#1 in Iran

#246 in the World

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

22. Kobe University

For Music

#6 in Japan

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

23. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#7 in China

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

24. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Music

#5 in Israel

#256 in the World

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

25. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Music

#7 in Japan

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

26. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Music

#1 in South Korea

#273 in the World

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

27. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#8 in China

#286 in the World

Founded: 1963

28. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Music

#2 in South Korea

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

29. University of Science and Technology of China

For Music

#9 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

30. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Music

#10 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

31. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Music

#11 in China

#302 in the World

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

32. Waseda University

For Music

#8 in Japan

#303 in the World

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

33. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Music

#2 in India

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

34. Shandong University

For Music

#12 in China

#308 in the World

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

35. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Music

#2 in Taiwan

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

36. Keio University

For Music

#9 in Japan

#315 in the World

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

37. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Music

#6 in Israel

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

38. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#13 in China

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

39. Xidian University

For Music

#14 in China

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

40. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Music

#15 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

41. University of Haifa

For Music

#7 in Israel

#359 in the World

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

42. Dalian University of Technology

For Music

#16 in China

#360 in the World

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

43. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Music

#10 in Japan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

44. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#1 in Indonesia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

45. Xiamen University

For Music

#17 in China

#383 in the World

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

46. Ryukoku University

For Music

#11 in Japan

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

47. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#18 in China

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

48. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Music

#3 in India

#397 in the World

Founded: 1959

49. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Music

#19 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

50. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Music

#3 in Taiwan

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

51. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Music

#414 in the World

Founded: 1917

52. Inner Mongolia University

For Music

#20 in China

#415 in the World

Founded: 1957

53. Fujian Normal University

For Music

#21 in China

#417 in the World

Founded: 1953

54. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Music

#12 in Japan

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

55. Huaihua University

China | Huaihua

For Music

#22 in China

#441 in the World

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

56. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Music

#3 in South Korea

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

57. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Music

#23 in China

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

58. Uludag University

For Music

#1 in Turkey

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

59. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Music

#24 in China

#457 in the World

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

60. Shenyang Conservatory of Music

China | Shenyang

For Music

#25 in China

#458 in the World

Founded: 1938

61. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Music

#26 in China

#468 in the World

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

62. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Music

#27 in China

#471 in the World

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

63. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#28 in China

#474 in the World

Founded: 1954

64. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Music

#4 in South Korea

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

65. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#2 in Indonesia

#477 in the World

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

66. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Music

#29 in China

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

67. Doshisha University

For Music

#13 in Japan

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

68. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Music

#3 in Indonesia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

69. Tohoku University

For Music

#14 in Japan

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

70. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Music

#30 in China

#503 in the World

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

71. Birla Institute of Technology

India | Jharkhand

For Music

#4 in India

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

72. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Music

#15 in Japan

#524 in the World

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

73. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#31 in China

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

74. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Music

#4 in Indonesia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

75. Liaoning Normal University

For Music

#32 in China

#541 in the World

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

76. Nagoya University

For Music

#16 in Japan

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

77. Guizhou Normal University

China | Guiyang

For Music

#33 in China

#553 in the World

Founded: 1941

78. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Music

#34 in China

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

79. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Music

#35 in China

#555 in the World

Founded: 1937

80. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Music

#36 in China

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

81. Jiangnan University

For Music

#37 in China

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

82. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Music

#5 in Indonesia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

83. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Music

#6 in Indonesia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

84. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Music

#38 in China

#575 in the World

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

85. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Music

#7 in Indonesia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

86. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Music

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

87. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Music

#39 in China

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

88. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Music

#8 in Indonesia

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

89. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Music

#590 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Music

#5 in India

#598 in the World

Founded: 1955

91. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Music

#4 in Taiwan

#601 in the World

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

92. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Music

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

93. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Music

#40 in China

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

94. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Music

#17 in Japan

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

95. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Music

#41 in China

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

96. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Music

#9 in Indonesia

#631 in the World

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

97. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Music

#42 in China

#632 in the World

Founded: 1946

98. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

India | Tamil Nadu

For Music

#6 in India

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

99. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

India | West Bengal

For Music

#7 in India

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

100. Dokuz Eylul University

For Music

#2 in Turkey

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982