41 Best universities for Data Science in Taiwan

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 206K citations received by 9.25K academic papers made by 41 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

#45 in Asia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

2. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#49 in Asia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

3. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Data Science

#113 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

4. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#119 in Asia

#641 in the World

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

5. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#129 in Asia

#678 in the World

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

6. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Data Science

#135 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

7. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#151 in Asia

#753 in the World

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

8. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#198 in Asia

#901 in the World

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

9. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#219 in Asia

#956 in the World

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

10. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#227 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

11. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Data Science

#236 in Asia

#992 in the World

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

12. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#295 in Asia

#1127 in the World

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

13. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#317 in Asia

#1204 in the World

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

14. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Data Science

#325 in Asia

#1218 in the World

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

15. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#357 in Asia

#1292 in the World

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

16. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#387 in Asia

#1355 in the World

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

17. National University of Kaohsiung

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#389 in Asia

#1357 in the World

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

18. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Data Science

#408 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

19. Chaoyang University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#426 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 11,895
Founded: 1994

20. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#436 in Asia

#1446 in the World

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

21. National Ilan University

For Data Science

#479 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 5,024
Founded: 1926

22. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#484 in Asia

#1561 in the World

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

23. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#528 in Asia

#1647 in the World

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

24. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#536 in Asia

#1659 in the World

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

25. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Data Science

#545 in Asia

#1691 in the World

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

26. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#548 in Asia

#1696 in the World

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

27. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Data Science

#553 in Asia

#1705 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

#609 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

29. Chung Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Data Science

#633 in Asia

#1864 in the World

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

30. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#669 in Asia

#1930 in the World

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

31. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#674 in Asia

#1940 in the World

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

32. Ming Chuan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#705 in Asia

#2002 in the World

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

33. Soochow University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#754 in Asia

#2090 in the World

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

34. National University of Tainan

Taiwan | Tainan

For Data Science

#768 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Enrollment: 5,057
Founded: 1898

35. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Data Science

#773 in Asia

#2126 in the World

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

36. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Data Science

#784 in Asia

#2149 in the World

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

37. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#871 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

38. Aletheia University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Data Science

#876 in Asia

#2317 in the World

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

39. Providence University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#929 in Asia

#2420 in the World

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

40. National Taichung University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#1004 in Asia

#2564 in the World

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

41. National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Data Science

#1037 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Enrollment: 7,735
Founded: 1971

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.