43 Best universities for Data Science in Taiwan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taiwan ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 228K citations received by 9.71K academic papers made by 43 universities in Taiwan 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. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#46 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

2. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#55 in Asia

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

3. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#115 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

4. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Data Science

#121 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,656
Founded: 1950

5. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#132 in Asia

#685 in the World

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

6. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Data Science

#141 in Asia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

7. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#155 in Asia

#764 in the World

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

8. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#217 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

9. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#238 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

10. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#240 in Asia

#991 in the World

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

11. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Data Science

#254 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,974
Founded: 1989

12. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#301 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,072
Founded: 1989

13. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Data Science

#322 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 8,985
Founded: 1991

14. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#328 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,940
Founded: 2001

15. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#354 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

16. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#392 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

17. Chaoyang University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#413 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 11,895
Founded: 1994

18. National University of Kaohsiung

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#421 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,323
Founded: 2000

19. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Data Science

#425 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,742
Founded: 1994

20. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#469 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

21. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#491 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

22. National Ilan University

For Data Science

#518 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 5,024
Founded: 1926

23. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#522 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

24. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#559 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,215
Founded: 1955

25. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#577 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,702
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1955

26. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#585 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,450
Founded: 1961

27. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Data Science

#595 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,162
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1971

28. Fu Jen Catholic University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Data Science

#626 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

29. Chung Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#698 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,922
Founded: 1990

30. Ming Chuan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#708 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

31. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#713 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

32. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#731 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1963

33. Soochow University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#779 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

34. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#783 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

35. National University of Tainan

Taiwan | Tainan

For Data Science

#825 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Enrollment: 5,057
Founded: 1898

36. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Data Science

#831 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 7,900
Founded: 1953

37. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Tainan

For Data Science

#903 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1969

38. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#905 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

39. Aletheia University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#943 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

40. Providence University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#952 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 11,372
Founded: 1956

41. National Taichung University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#1061 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,992
Founded: 1919

42. National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#1089 in Asia

#2706 in the World

Enrollment: 7,735
Founded: 1971

43. I-Shou University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#1124 in Asia

#2768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,707
Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Data Science in Taiwan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hsinchu, Taipei, New Taipei, and Tainan.