Best Universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 39M citations received by 3.09M academic papers made by 2,358 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 Machine Learning

#1 in China

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Machine Learning

#1 in Singapore

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Machine Learning

#2 in Singapore

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Machine Learning

#2 in China

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Machine Learning

#3 in China

#29 in the World

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

6. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#4 in China

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#5 in China

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#6 in China

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Machine Learning

#7 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Machine Learning

#8 in China

#52 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. University of Tokyo

For Machine Learning

#1 in Japan

#57 in the World

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

12. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Machine Learning

#9 in China

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

13. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#10 in China

#64 in the World

Founded: 1952

14. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Machine Learning

#11 in China

#66 in the World

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

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Machine Learning

#12 in China

#68 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. Wuhan University

For Machine Learning

#13 in China

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Machine Learning

#1 in Taiwan

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

18. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Machine Learning

#14 in China

#76 in the World

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

19. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Machine Learning

#15 in China

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

20. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Machine Learning

#1 in South Korea

#81 in the World

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

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Machine Learning

#16 in China

#83 in the World

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

22. University of Science and Technology of China

For Machine Learning

#17 in China

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

23. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Machine Learning

#18 in China

#88 in the World

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

24. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Machine Learning

#19 in China

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

25. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Machine Learning

#20 in China

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

26. Dalian University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#21 in China

#98 in the World

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

27. Xidian University

For Machine Learning

#22 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

28. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Machine Learning

#1 in Israel

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

29. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#23 in China

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

30. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Machine Learning

#2 in South Korea

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

31. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#2 in Israel

#107 in the World

Founded: 1924

32. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Machine Learning

#24 in China

#108 in the World

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

33. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Machine Learning

#25 in China

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

34. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Machine Learning

#26 in China

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

35. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Machine Learning

#27 in China

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

36. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Machine Learning

#28 in China

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

37. Kyoto University

For Machine Learning

#2 in Japan

#117 in the World

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

38. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Machine Learning

#29 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

39. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#30 in China

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

40. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Machine Learning

#31 in China

#124 in the World

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

41. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Machine Learning

#32 in China

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

42. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Machine Learning

#3 in South Korea

#128 in the World

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

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Machine Learning

#2 in Taiwan

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. University of Tehran

For Machine Learning

#1 in Iran

#132 in the World

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

45. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Machine Learning

#3 in Israel

#133 in the World

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

46. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Machine Learning

#33 in China

#138 in the World

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

47. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Machine Learning

#34 in China

#161 in the World

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

48. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Machine Learning

#35 in China

#163 in the World

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

49. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#36 in China

#165 in the World

Founded: 1896

50. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Machine Learning

#4 in South Korea

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

51. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Machine Learning

#37 in China

#171 in the World

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

52. Shandong University

For Machine Learning

#38 in China

#173 in the World

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

53. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#39 in China

#175 in the World

Founded: 1958

54. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Machine Learning

#40 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

55. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Machine Learning

#1 in India

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

56. Osaka University

For Machine Learning

#3 in Japan

#182 in the World

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

57. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Machine Learning

#3 in Taiwan

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

58. Xiamen University

For Machine Learning

#41 in China

#206 in the World

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

59. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Machine Learning

#211 in the World

Founded: 1904

60. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#2 in Iran

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

61. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Machine Learning

#42 in China

#221 in the World

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

62. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Machine Learning

#2 in India

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

63. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Machine Learning

#3 in India

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

64. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Machine Learning

#4 in Israel

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

65. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#4 in Japan

#235 in the World

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

66. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Machine Learning

#4 in India

#238 in the World

Founded: 1955

67. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Machine Learning

#5 in India

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

68. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Machine Learning

#6 in India

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

69. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Machine Learning

#43 in China

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

70. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Machine Learning

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

71. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Machine Learning

#44 in China

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

72. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#45 in China

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

73. China University of Mining and Technology

For Machine Learning

#46 in China

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

74. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#3 in Iran

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

75. Hefei University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#47 in China

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

76. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Machine Learning

#5 in Japan

#283 in the World

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

77. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Machine Learning

#7 in India

#284 in the World

Founded: 1931

78. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#48 in China

#285 in the World

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

79. Nagoya University

For Machine Learning

#6 in Japan

#289 in the World

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

80. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Machine Learning

#5 in South Korea

#291 in the World

Founded: 1398

81. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Machine Learning

#49 in China

#292 in the World

Founded: 1915

82. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Machine Learning

#8 in India

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

83. Wuhan University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#50 in China

#295 in the World

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

84. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Machine Learning

#4 in Taiwan

#298 in the World

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

85. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Machine Learning

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#310 in the World

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

86. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#51 in China

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

87. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Machine Learning

#52 in China

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

88. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Machine Learning

#6 in South Korea

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

89. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Machine Learning

#316 in the World

Founded: 1969

90. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Machine Learning

#53 in China

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

91. Jiangnan University

For Machine Learning

#54 in China

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

92. Sharif University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#4 in Iran

#336 in the World

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

93. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Machine Learning

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

94. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Machine Learning

#55 in China

#343 in the World

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

95. Tohoku University

For Machine Learning

#7 in Japan

#346 in the World

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

96. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Machine Learning

#9 in India

#347 in the World

Founded: 1958

97. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Machine Learning

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

98. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Machine Learning

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

99. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Machine Learning

#56 in China

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

100. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1 in Turkey

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944