50 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 170K citations received by 11.7K 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

#36 in Asia

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#45 in Asia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

3. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#54 in Asia

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

4. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#98 in Asia

#542 in the World

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

5. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#136 in Asia

#692 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

#694 in the World

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

7. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#149 in Asia

#746 in the World

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

8. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#184 in Asia

#863 in the World

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

9. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Software Engineering

#196 in Asia

#900 in the World

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

10. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#241 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

11. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#284 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

12. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#327 in Asia

#1266 in the World

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

13. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#330 in Asia

#1271 in the World

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

14. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#337 in Asia

#1284 in the World

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

15. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#355 in Asia

#1328 in the World

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

16. Chaoyang University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#372 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 11,895
Founded: 1994

17. Chung Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1426 in the World

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

18. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1444 in the World

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

19. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#421 in Asia

#1458 in the World

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

20. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Software Engineering

#460 in Asia

#1527 in the World

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

21. Tatung University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#463 in Asia

#1531 in the World

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

22. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Software Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1559 in the World

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

23. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#497 in Asia

#1605 in the World

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

24. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#520 in Asia

#1652 in the World

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

25. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#528 in Asia

#1675 in the World

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

26. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Software Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1684 in the World

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

27. National University of Tainan

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#532 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Enrollment: 5,057
Founded: 1898

28. National University of Kaohsiung

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#567 in Asia

#1751 in the World

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

29. National Chi Nan University

For Software Engineering

#571 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Enrollment: 5,887
Founded: 1995

30. I-Shou University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#595 in Asia

#1799 in the World

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

31. Da-Yeh University

For Software Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1880 in the World

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

32. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#646 in Asia

#1904 in the World

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

33. Fu Jen Catholic University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#664 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

34. Ming Chuan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#727 in Asia

#2074 in the World

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

35. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Software Engineering

#750 in Asia

#2111 in the World

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

36. National Formosa University

For Software Engineering

#787 in Asia

#2186 in the World

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

37. National Ilan University

For Software Engineering

#807 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 5,024
Founded: 1926

38. National Kaohsiung Normal University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#810 in Asia

#2230 in the World

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

39. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#817 in Asia

#2240 in the World

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

40. National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#849 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 7,735
Founded: 1971

41. National Chiayi University

Taiwan | Chiayi

For Software Engineering

#878 in Asia

#2345 in the World

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

42. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#972 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

43. Soochow University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#989 in Asia

#2530 in the World

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

44. Hsiuping University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#990 in Asia

#2531 in the World

Enrollment: 2,556
Founded: 1965

45. Ling Tung University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1011 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 6,829
Founded: 1964

46. National Taichung University of Education

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1027 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Enrollment: 4,221
Founded: 1923

47. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#1031 in Asia

#2596 in the World

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

48. Providence University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#1064 in Asia

#2636 in the World

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

49. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#1073 in Asia

#2646 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1969

50. Kao Yuan University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#1095 in Asia

#2673 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.