Best Universities for Accounting in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 4.09M citations received by 326K academic papers made by 1,143 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.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#1 in China

#14 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Accounting

#1 in Singapore

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#2 in China

#55 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#3 in China

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#4 in China

#66 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#5 in China

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Accounting

#2 in Singapore

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Accounting

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

9. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Accounting

#1 in Indonesia

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Accounting

#1 in Israel

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Accounting

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#6 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Accounting

#2 in Indonesia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

14. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Accounting

#3 in Singapore

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#7 in China

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Trisakti University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#3 in Indonesia

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1965

17. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#8 in China

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

18. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Accounting

#4 in Indonesia

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Accounting

#2 in Israel

#198 in the World

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

20. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Accounting

#5 in Indonesia

#199 in the World

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

21. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#9 in China

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

22. University of Tokyo

For Accounting

#1 in Japan

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

23. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Accounting

#10 in China

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

24. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#11 in China

#219 in the World

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

25. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Accounting

#1 in Taiwan

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

26. Xiamen University

For Accounting

#12 in China

#231 in the World

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

27. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#1 in South Korea

#233 in the World

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

28. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Accounting

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

29. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#2 in South Korea

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

30. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Accounting

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

31. Sam Ratulangi University

Indonesia | Manado

For Accounting

#6 in Indonesia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1965

32. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#13 in China

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

33. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Accounting

#7 in Indonesia

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

34. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Accounting

#8 in Indonesia

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

35. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Accounting

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

36. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#14 in China

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

37. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#15 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

38. University of Tehran

For Accounting

#1 in Iran

#294 in the World

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

39. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Accounting

#9 in Indonesia

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

40. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#3 in South Korea

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

41. Wuhan University

For Accounting

#16 in China

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

42. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Accounting

#1 in India

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

43. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#17 in China

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

44. Tarumanagara University

Indonesia | West Jakarta

For Accounting

#10 in Indonesia

#305 in the World

Founded: 1959

45. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Accounting

#310 in the World

Founded: 1969

46. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#18 in China

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

47. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Accounting

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

48. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#19 in China

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

49. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#20 in China

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

50. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#11 in Indonesia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

51. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Accounting

#12 in Indonesia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

52. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#21 in China

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

53. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Accounting

#4 in South Korea

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

54. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Accounting

#13 in Indonesia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

55. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#22 in China

#374 in the World

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

56. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#23 in China

#376 in the World

Founded: 1896

57. Mercu Buana University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#14 in Indonesia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1985

58. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#24 in China

#383 in the World

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

59. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Accounting

#390 in the World

Founded: 1904

60. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Accounting

#2 in Taiwan

#391 in the World

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

61. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#25 in China

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

62. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#3 in Israel

#396 in the World

Founded: 1924

63. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#26 in China

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

64. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#27 in China

#407 in the World

Founded: 1958

65. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Accounting

#3 in Taiwan

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

66. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Accounting

#15 in Indonesia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

67. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Accounting

#16 in Indonesia

#417 in the World

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

68. University of Haifa

For Accounting

#4 in Israel

#422 in the World

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

69. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Accounting

#5 in Israel

#424 in the World

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

70. Shandong University

For Accounting

#28 in China

#425 in the World

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

71. University of Science and Technology of China

For Accounting

#29 in China

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

72. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#30 in China

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

73. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Accounting

#17 in Indonesia

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

74. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#31 in China

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

75. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Accounting

#18 in Indonesia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

76. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Accounting

#4 in Taiwan

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

77. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Accounting

#6 in Israel

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

78. Kyoto University

For Accounting

#2 in Japan

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

79. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#32 in China

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

80. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#33 in China

#468 in the World

Founded: 1952

81. University of Macau

For Accounting

#34 in China

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

82. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Accounting

#19 in Indonesia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

83. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#35 in China

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

84. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#36 in China

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

85. Islamic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Sleman

For Accounting

#20 in Indonesia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1945

86. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#37 in China

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

87. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Accounting

#21 in Indonesia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

88. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#38 in China

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

89. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Accounting

#22 in Indonesia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

90. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Accounting

#7 in Israel

#507 in the World

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

91. Dalian University of Technology

For Accounting

#39 in China

#508 in the World

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

92. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Accounting

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

93. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Accounting

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

94. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#40 in China

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

95. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Accounting

#23 in Indonesia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

96. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#41 in China

#519 in the World

Founded: 1915

97. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#42 in China

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

98. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Accounting

#43 in China

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

99. Qatar University

For Accounting

#1 in Qatar

#526 in the World

Founded: 1973

100. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#5 in South Korea

#527 in the World

Founded: 1398