47 Best universities for Software Engineering in Taiwan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 122K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 47 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

#35 in Asia

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

2. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#44 in Asia

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

3. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#53 in Asia

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

4. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#88 in Asia

#527 in the World

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

5. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#124 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

6. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#128 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

7. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#133 in Asia

#698 in the World

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

8. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#172 in Asia

#833 in the World

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

9. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Software Engineering

#173 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

10. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#212 in Asia

#949 in the World

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

11. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#248 in Asia

#1062 in the World

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

12. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#265 in Asia

#1121 in the World

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

13. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#286 in Asia

#1186 in the World

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

14. Tunghai University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#289 in Asia

#1192 in the World

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

15. Chaoyang University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#312 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 11,895
Founded: 1994

16. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#314 in Asia

#1251 in the World

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

17. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#345 in Asia

#1331 in the World

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

18. Chung Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Software Engineering

#353 in Asia

#1351 in the World

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

19. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#411 in Asia

#1458 in the World

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

20. National University of Kaohsiung

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1466 in the World

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

21. National University of Tainan

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#416 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 5,057
Founded: 1898

22. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1520 in the World

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

23. Tatung University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#445 in Asia

#1525 in the World

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

24. National Dong Hwa University

Taiwan | Shoufeng

For Software Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1543 in the World

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

25. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Software Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1550 in the World

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

26. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Software Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1558 in the World

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

27. National Taipei University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1571 in the World

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

28. National Chi Nan University

For Software Engineering

#482 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 5,887
Founded: 1995

29. Asia University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1610 in the World

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

30. I-Shou University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#526 in Asia

#1687 in the World

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

31. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Software Engineering

#585 in Asia

#1816 in the World

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

32. Fu Jen Catholic University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Software Engineering

#601 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 20,339
Founded: 1925

33. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#617 in Asia

#1871 in the World

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

34. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Software Engineering

#642 in Asia

#1938 in the World

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

35. National Formosa University

For Software Engineering

#652 in Asia

#1952 in the World

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

36. National Ilan University

For Software Engineering

#687 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Enrollment: 5,024
Founded: 1926

37. National Kaohsiung Normal University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#710 in Asia

#2071 in the World

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

38. National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#764 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Enrollment: 7,735
Founded: 1971

39. Ming Chuan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#776 in Asia

#2179 in the World

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

40. National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Pingtung City

For Software Engineering

#809 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 9,031
Founded: 1924

41. Hsiuping University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#847 in Asia

#2283 in the World

Enrollment: 2,556
Founded: 1965

42. Chinese Culture University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Software Engineering

#859 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

43. National Taichung University of Education

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#905 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,221
Founded: 1923

44. Ling Tung University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#907 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Enrollment: 6,829
Founded: 1964

45. Providence University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Software Engineering

#916 in Asia

#2386 in the World

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

46. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Tainan

For Software Engineering

#922 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1969

47. Kao Yuan University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Software Engineering

#979 in Asia

#2472 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.