Best Universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 5.21M citations received by 274K academic papers made by 1,089 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 Data Science

#1 in China

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Data Science

#1 in Singapore

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Data Science

#2 in Singapore

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#2 in China

#81 in the World

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

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#3 in China

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

6. University of Tokyo

For Data Science

#1 in Japan

#91 in the World

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

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#4 in China

#108 in the World

Founded: 1937

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Data Science

#5 in China

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Wuhan University

For Data Science

#6 in China

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Data Science

#1 in Israel

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Kyoto University

For Data Science

#2 in Japan

#126 in the World

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

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#7 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Data Science

#2 in Israel

#133 in the World

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

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#8 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#9 in China

#144 in the World

Founded: 1952

16. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Data Science

#1 in India

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

17. Dalian University of Technology

For Data Science

#10 in China

#157 in the World

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

18. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#11 in China

#173 in the World

Founded: 1963

19. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#12 in China

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

20. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Data Science

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

21. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#13 in China

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#14 in China

#191 in the World

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

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Data Science

#3 in Japan

#196 in the World

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

24. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Data Science

#15 in China

#199 in the World

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

25. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Data Science

#3 in Israel

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

26. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Data Science

#1 in South Korea

#204 in the World

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

27. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#16 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

28. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#17 in China

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

29. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Data Science

#236 in the World

Founded: 1904

30. Osaka University

For Data Science

#4 in Japan

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

31. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#18 in China

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Data Science

#19 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Data Science

#20 in China

#252 in the World

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

34. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#21 in China

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

35. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Data Science

#2 in South Korea

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#22 in China

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Data Science

#23 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

38. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Data Science

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#282 in the World

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

39. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Data Science

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

40. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Data Science

#24 in China

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

41. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#25 in China

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

42. University of Science and Technology of China

For Data Science

#26 in China

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

43. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Data Science

#3 in South Korea

#345 in the World

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

44. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#27 in China

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

45. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#1 in Taiwan

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

46. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#28 in China

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

47. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#5 in Japan

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

48. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Data Science

#4 in Israel

#362 in the World

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

49. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#2 in Taiwan

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

50. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Data Science

#373 in the World

Founded: 1969

51. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#29 in China

#374 in the World

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

52. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Data Science

#30 in China

#377 in the World

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

53. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Data Science

#4 in South Korea

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

54. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Data Science

#31 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

55. University of Macau

For Data Science

#32 in China

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

56. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#5 in Israel

#397 in the World

Founded: 1924

57. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Data Science

#2 in India

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

58. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#33 in China

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

59. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#34 in China

#419 in the World

Founded: 1896

60. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Data Science

#3 in Singapore

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

61. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Data Science

#3 in India

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

62. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Data Science

#4 in India

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

63. Amrita University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Data Science

#5 in India

#455 in the World

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

64. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#1 in Turkey

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

65. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Data Science

#6 in Israel

#469 in the World

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

66. Symbiosis International University

India | Maharashtra

For Data Science

#6 in India

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

67. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Data Science

#7 in India

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

68. Hefei University of Technology

For Data Science

#35 in China

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

69. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#36 in China

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

70. Nagoya University

For Data Science

#6 in Japan

#497 in the World

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

71. Qatar University

For Data Science

#1 in Qatar

#503 in the World

Founded: 1973

72. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#37 in China

#505 in the World

Founded: 1915

73. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#38 in China

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

74. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Data Science

#5 in South Korea

#508 in the World

Founded: 1398

75. Delhi Technological University

India | Haryana

For Data Science

#8 in India

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

76. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#39 in China

#515 in the World

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

77. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Data Science

#40 in China

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

78. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Data Science

#6 in South Korea

#524 in the World

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

79. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Data Science

#41 in China

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

80. Xidian University

For Data Science

#42 in China

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

81. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#43 in China

#530 in the World

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

82. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Data Science

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

83. Graphic Era University

India | Uttarakhand

For Data Science

#9 in India

#537 in the World

Founded: 1993

84. KIIT University

For Data Science

#10 in India

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

85. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Data Science

#1 in Indonesia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

86. National Islamic University

India | Haryana

For Data Science

#11 in India

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

87. University of Tehran

For Data Science

#1 in Iran

#549 in the World

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

88. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Data Science

#44 in China

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

89. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Data Science

#45 in China

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

90. Tohoku University

For Data Science

#7 in Japan

#559 in the World

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

91. Soochow University

For Data Science

#46 in China

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

92. Panjab University

For Data Science

#12 in India

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

93. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#47 in China

#565 in the World

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

94. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Data Science

#13 in India

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

95. Savitribai Phule Pune University

India | Maharashtra

For Data Science

#14 in India

#569 in the World

Founded: 1948

96. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Data Science

#48 in China

#571 in the World

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

97. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Data Science

#49 in China

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

98. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Data Science

#8 in Japan

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

99. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Data Science

#50 in China

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

100. Xiamen University

For Data Science

#51 in China

#586 in the World

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