50 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 180K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 50 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 Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#37 in Asia

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#46 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

3. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#54 in Asia

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

4. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#100 in Asia

#546 in the World

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

5. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#132 in Asia

#680 in the World

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

6. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#137 in Asia

#692 in the World

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

7. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#154 in Asia

#750 in the World

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

8. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#185 in Asia

#859 in the World

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

9. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Software Engineering

#206 in Asia

#917 in the World

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

10. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#250 in Asia

#1035 in the World

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

11. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#296 in Asia

#1177 in the World

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

12. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#332 in Asia

#1270 in the World

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

13. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#333 in Asia

#1272 in the World

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

14. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#345 in Asia

#1297 in the World

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

15. Chaoyang University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#378 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 11,895
Founded: 1994

16. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1371 in the World

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

17. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#399 in Asia

#1411 in the World

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

18. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#421 in Asia

#1449 in the World

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

19. Chung Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#423 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

20. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Software Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1518 in the World

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

21. Tatung University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

22. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1578 in the World

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

23. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Software Engineering

#501 in Asia

#1607 in the World

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

24. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1624 in the World

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

25. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1657 in the World

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

26. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Software Engineering

#535 in Asia

#1692 in the World

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

27. National University of Tainan

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Enrollment: 5,057
Founded: 1898

28. National University of Kaohsiung

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1780 in the World

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

29. National Chi Nan University

For Software Engineering

#603 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Enrollment: 5,887
Founded: 1995

30. I-Shou University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1822 in the World

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

31. Da-Yeh University

For Software Engineering

#659 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,218
Founded: 1990

32. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#665 in Asia

#1928 in the World

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

33. Fu Jen Catholic University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

34. Ming Chuan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#747 in Asia

#2109 in the World

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

35. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Software Engineering

#756 in Asia

#2121 in the World

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

36. National Formosa University

For Software Engineering

#783 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,146
Founded: 1980

37. National Kaohsiung Normal University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#815 in Asia

#2235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,834
Founded: 1967

38. National Ilan University

For Software Engineering

#827 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 5,024
Founded: 1926

39. National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#836 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 7,735
Founded: 1971

40. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#839 in Asia

#2273 in the World

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

41. National Chiayi University

Taiwan | Chiayi

For Software Engineering

#879 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,745
Founded: 2000

42. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#995 in Asia

#2541 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

43. Soochow University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#1002 in Asia

#2552 in the World

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

44. Hsiuping University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1027 in Asia

#2589 in the World

Enrollment: 2,556
Founded: 1965

45. National Taichung University of Education

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1029 in Asia

#2591 in the World

Enrollment: 4,221
Founded: 1923

46. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#1040 in Asia

#2608 in the World

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

47. Ling Tung University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1043 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 6,829
Founded: 1964

48. Providence University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1078 in Asia

#2661 in the World

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

49. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#1090 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1969

50. Kao Yuan University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#1119 in Asia

#2712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,230
Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Taiwan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Taipei, Hsinchu, Tainan, and Taoyuan.