Best Universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 4.52M citations received by 334K academic papers made by 1,159 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

#48 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

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#4 in China

#63 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#5 in China

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

7. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Accounting

#2 in Singapore

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

8. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Accounting

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

9. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Accounting

#1 in Indonesia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Accounting

#1 in Israel

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Accounting

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#6 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Accounting

#2 in Indonesia

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

14. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Accounting

#3 in Singapore

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#7 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Trisakti University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#3 in Indonesia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1965

17. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#8 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

18. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Accounting

#4 in Indonesia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

19. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Accounting

#9 in China

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

20. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Accounting

#5 in Indonesia

#200 in the World

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

21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Accounting

#2 in Israel

#201 in the World

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

22. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#10 in China

#206 in the World

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

23. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Accounting

#11 in China

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

24. University of Tokyo

For Accounting

#1 in Japan

#217 in the World

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

25. Xiamen University

For Accounting

#12 in China

#223 in the World

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

26. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Accounting

#1 in Taiwan

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

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. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#2 in South Korea

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

29. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Accounting

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,773
Founded: 1983

30. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Accounting

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

31. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#13 in China

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

32. Sam Ratulangi University

Indonesia | Manado

For Accounting

#6 in Indonesia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1965

33. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Accounting

#7 in Indonesia

#271 in the World

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

34. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#14 in China

#275 in the World

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

35. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Accounting

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

36. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Accounting

#8 in Indonesia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

37. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#15 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

38. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#16 in China

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

39. Wuhan University

For Accounting

#17 in China

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

40. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Accounting

#9 in Indonesia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

41. 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

42. University of Tehran

For Accounting

#1 in Iran

#299 in the World

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

43. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Accounting

#1 in India

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

44. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Accounting

#303 in the World

Founded: 1969

45. Tarumanagara University

Indonesia | West Jakarta

For Accounting

#10 in Indonesia

#309 in the World

Founded: 1959

46. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#18 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

47. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#19 in China

#320 in the World

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

48. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Accounting

#321 in the World

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

49. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#20 in China

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

50. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#11 in Indonesia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

51. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#21 in China

#339 in the World

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

52. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Accounting

#12 in Indonesia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

53. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Accounting

#4 in South Korea

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

54. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Accounting

#13 in Indonesia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

55. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#22 in China

#361 in the World

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

56. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#23 in China

#367 in the World

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

57. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#24 in China

#369 in the World

Founded: 1896

58. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Accounting

#25 in China

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

59. Mercu Buana University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Accounting

#14 in Indonesia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1985

60. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Accounting

#382 in the World

Founded: 1904

61. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Accounting

#26 in China

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

62. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Accounting

#2 in Taiwan

#389 in the World

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

63. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#27 in China

#392 in the World

Founded: 1958

64. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Accounting

#3 in Taiwan

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

65. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#3 in Israel

#406 in the World

Founded: 1924

66. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Accounting

#15 in Indonesia

#412 in the World

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

67. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Accounting

#16 in Indonesia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

68. Shandong University

For Accounting

#28 in China

#416 in the World

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

69. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Accounting

#29 in China

#419 in the World

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

70. University of Science and Technology of China

For Accounting

#30 in China

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

71. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Accounting

#31 in China

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

72. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Accounting

#17 in Indonesia

#432 in the World

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

73. University of Haifa

For Accounting

#4 in Israel

#433 in the World

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

74. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#32 in China

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

75. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Accounting

#5 in Israel

#440 in the World

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

76. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Accounting

#33 in China

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

77. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Accounting

#18 in Indonesia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

78. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Accounting

#4 in Taiwan

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

79. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Accounting

#6 in Israel

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

80. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#34 in China

#459 in the World

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

81. Kyoto University

For Accounting

#2 in Japan

#461 in the World

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

82. University of Macau

For Accounting

#35 in China

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

83. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#36 in China

#469 in the World

Founded: 1952

84. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Accounting

#37 in China

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

85. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Accounting

#19 in Indonesia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

86. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Accounting

#38 in China

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

87. Islamic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Sleman

For Accounting

#20 in Indonesia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1945

88. Dalian University of Technology

For Accounting

#39 in China

#493 in the World

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

89. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Accounting

#40 in China

#494 in the World

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

90. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Accounting

#21 in Indonesia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

91. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Accounting

#22 in Indonesia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

92. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Accounting

#41 in China

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

93. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Accounting

#42 in China

#509 in the World

Founded: 1915

94. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Accounting

#43 in China

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

95. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Accounting

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#514 in the World

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

96. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Accounting

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

97. Qatar University

For Accounting

#1 in Qatar

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1973

98. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Accounting

#7 in Israel

#519 in the World

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

99. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Accounting

#23 in Indonesia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

100. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Accounting

#5 in South Korea

#524 in the World

Founded: 1398