Best Universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 13.2M citations received by 1.22M academic papers made by 1,904 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#1 in China

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#2 in China

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cyber Security

#1 in Singapore

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Cyber Security

#3 in China

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cyber Security

#2 in Singapore

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

6. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cyber Security

#4 in China

#34 in the World

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

7. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Cyber Security

#5 in China

#49 in the World

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

8. Xidian University

For Cyber Security

#6 in China

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#7 in China

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. University of Tokyo

For Cyber Security

#1 in Japan

#59 in the World

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

11. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#8 in China

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

12. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1 in Israel

#67 in the World

Founded: 1924

13. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#9 in China

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

14. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#10 in China

#70 in the World

Founded: 1952

15. University of Science and Technology of China

For Cyber Security

#11 in China

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

16. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Cyber Security

#12 in China

#74 in the World

Founded: 1937

17. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cyber Security

#2 in Israel

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

18. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cyber Security

#13 in China

#77 in the World

Founded: 1963

19. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Cyber Security

#14 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

20. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Cyber Security

#15 in China

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

21. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Cyber Security

#16 in China

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

22. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Cyber Security

#17 in China

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

23. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#1 in South Korea

#94 in the World

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

24. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#2 in South Korea

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

25. Wuhan University

For Cyber Security

#18 in China

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

26. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#19 in China

#105 in the World

Founded: 1896

27. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Cyber Security

#3 in South Korea

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

28. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Cyber Security

#3 in Israel

#107 in the World

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

29. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cyber Security

#1 in Taiwan

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

30. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Cyber Security

#20 in China

#113 in the World

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

31. Kyoto University

For Cyber Security

#2 in Japan

#114 in the World

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

32. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Cyber Security

#21 in China

#116 in the World

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

33. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#22 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

34. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cyber Security

#2 in Taiwan

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

35. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Cyber Security

#23 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

36. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cyber Security

#4 in Israel

#127 in the World

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

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#24 in China

#129 in the World

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

38. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Cyber Security

#25 in China

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

39. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Cyber Security

#26 in China

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

40. Osaka University

For Cyber Security

#3 in Japan

#141 in the World

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

41. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Cyber Security

#27 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

42. Shandong University

For Cyber Security

#28 in China

#146 in the World

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

43. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Cyber Security

#29 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

44. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Cyber Security

#1 in India

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Cyber Security

#30 in China

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

46. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cyber Security

#5 in Israel

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

47. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Cyber Security

#31 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

48. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Cyber Security

#32 in China

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

49. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Cyber Security

#33 in China

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

50. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Cyber Security

#34 in China

#177 in the World

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

51. Tohoku University

For Cyber Security

#4 in Japan

#182 in the World

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

52. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#4 in South Korea

#188 in the World

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

53. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#5 in Japan

#193 in the World

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

54. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Cyber Security

#3 in Taiwan

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

55. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Cyber Security

#35 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

56. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Cyber Security

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#213 in the World

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

57. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Cyber Security

#214 in the World

Founded: 1904

58. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#5 in South Korea

#217 in the World

Founded: 1398

59. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Cyber Security

#36 in China

#219 in the World

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

60. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Cyber Security

#4 in Taiwan

#233 in the World

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

61. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Cyber Security

#2 in India

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

62. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Chongqing

For Cyber Security

#37 in China

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1950

63. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Cyber Security

#6 in Israel

#262 in the World

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

64. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Cyber Security

#38 in China

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

65. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Cyber Security

#39 in China

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

66. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Cyber Security

#40 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

67. Anna University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Cyber Security

#3 in India

#272 in the World

Founded: 1978

68. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Cyber Security

#6 in Japan

#286 in the World

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

69. Wuhan University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#41 in China

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

70. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Cyber Security

#4 in India

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

71. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Cyber Security

#42 in China

#291 in the World

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

72. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Cyber Security

#43 in China

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

73. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Cyber Security

#44 in China

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

74. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#45 in China

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

75. Amrita University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Cyber Security

#5 in India

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

76. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Cyber Security

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

77. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#46 in China

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

78. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Cyber Security

#6 in India

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

79. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Cyber Security

#47 in China

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

80. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#48 in China

#326 in the World

Founded: 1958

81. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Cyber Security

#49 in China

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

82. Waseda University

For Cyber Security

#7 in Japan

#330 in the World

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

83. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Cyber Security

#5 in Taiwan

#336 in the World

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

84. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#6 in South Korea

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

85. Sharif University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1 in Iran

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

86. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Cyber Security

#7 in South Korea

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

87. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

88. Nagoya University

For Cyber Security

#8 in Japan

#353 in the World

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

89. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Cyber Security

#50 in China

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

90. Keio University

For Cyber Security

#9 in Japan

#363 in the World

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

91. Xiamen University

For Cyber Security

#51 in China

#365 in the World

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

92. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cyber Security

#8 in South Korea

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

93. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Cyber Security

#52 in China

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

94. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Cyber Security

#53 in China

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

95. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Cyber Security

#54 in China

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

96. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Cyber Security

#7 in India

#385 in the World

Founded: 1958

97. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Cyber Security

#3 in Singapore

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

98. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Cyber Security

#8 in India

#388 in the World

Founded: 1959

99. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Cyber Security

#55 in China

#392 in the World

Founded: 1956

100. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Cyber Security

#6 in Taiwan

#395 in the World

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