Best Universities for Development Studies in Asia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 19.2M citations received by 1.33M academic papers made by 2,256 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. University of Hong Kong

For Development Studies

#1 in China
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

2. National University of Singapore

For Development Studies

#1 in Singapore
#58 in the World
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

3. Peking University

For Development Studies

#2 in China
#91 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

5. Tsinghua University

For Development Studies

#4 in China
#117 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

6. Nanyang Technological University

For Development Studies

#2 in Singapore
#124 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

8. Tel Aviv University

For Development Studies

#1 in Israel
#138 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

9. National Taiwan University

For Development Studies

#1 in Taiwan
#158 in the World
Enrollment
33,882
Founded
1945

10. University of Tokyo

For Development Studies

#1 in Japan
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

11. Beijing Normal University

For Development Studies

#6 in China
#164 in the World
Enrollment
36,482
Founded
1902

12. Zhejiang University

For Development Studies

#7 in China
#169 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#8 in China
#179 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

14. Wuhan University

For Development Studies

#9 in China
#180 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

15. Seoul National University

For Development Studies

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Development Studies

#10 in China
#203 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

17. Fudan University

For Development Studies

#11 in China
#219 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

18. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Development Studies

#12 in China
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

19. University of Malaya

For Development Studies

#1 in Malaysia
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

20. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Development Studies

#2 in Israel
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

21. City University of Hong Kong

For Development Studies

#13 in China
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

22. Kyoto University

For Development Studies

#2 in Japan
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

23. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Development Studies

#14 in China
#263 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

24. King Saud University

For Development Studies

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

25. National University of Malaysia

For Development Studies

#2 in Malaysia
#278 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

26. Nanjing University

For Development Studies

#15 in China
#280 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

27. King AbdulAziz University

For Development Studies

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

28. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Development Studies

#3 in Israel
#289 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

31. Sichuan University

For Development Studies

#16 in China
#298 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#17 in China
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

33. University of Haifa

For Development Studies

#5 in Israel
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

34. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#18 in China
#310 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

35. University of Indonesia

For Development Studies

#1 in Indonesia
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1950

36. Xiamen University

For Development Studies

#19 in China
#316 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

37. Central South University

For Development Studies

#20 in China
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

38. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Development Studies

#1 in Iran
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

39. Putra Malaysia University

For Development Studies

#4 in Malaysia
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1973

40. University of Delhi

For Development Studies

#1 in India
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

42. Yonsei University

For Development Studies

#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

43. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Development Studies

#2 in India
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

44. MARA University of Technology

For Development Studies

#6 in Malaysia
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

45. Southeast University

For Development Studies

#21 in China
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

46. East China Normal University

For Development Studies

#22 in China
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

47. Dalian University of Technology

For Development Studies

#23 in China
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

48. Shandong University

For Development Studies

#24 in China
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

49. Bar-Ilan University

For Development Studies

#6 in Israel
#366 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

50. Chongqing University

For Development Studies

#25 in China
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

51. Tongji University

For Development Studies

#26 in China
#375 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

52. Beihang University

For Development Studies

#27 in China
#381 in the World
Founded
1952

53. University of Tehran

For Development Studies

#2 in Iran
#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

54. National Chiao Tung University

For Development Studies

#2 in Taiwan
#397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

56. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#28 in China
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

57. Renmin University of China

For Development Studies

#29 in China
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

58. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Development Studies

#30 in China
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

59. Gadjah Mada University

For Development Studies

#2 in Indonesia
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1949

60. Indonesia University of Education

For Development Studies

#3 in Indonesia
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

61. Mahidol University

For Development Studies

#1 in Thailand
#428 in the World
Enrollment
6,332
Founded
1888

62. Tianjin University

For Development Studies

#31 in China
#438 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

63. Hunan University

For Development Studies

#32 in China
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Development Studies

#3 in India
#448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

65. Jilin University

For Development Studies

#33 in China
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

66. Airlangga University

For Development Studies

#4 in Indonesia
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

67. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#3 in Japan
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

68. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

For Development Studies

#2 in Pakistan
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2000

69. Northeastern University, China

For Development Studies

#34 in China
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

70. Korea University

For Development Studies

#474 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

71. Education University of Hong Kong

For Development Studies

#35 in China
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

72. Osaka University

For Development Studies

#4 in Japan
#486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

73. Sebelas Maret University

For Development Studies

#5 in Indonesia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1976

74. American University of Beirut

For Development Studies

#1 in Lebanon
#489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
7,220
Founded
1866

75. State University of Yogyakarta

For Development Studies

#6 in Indonesia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

76. Hacettepe University

For Development Studies

#1 in Turkey
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
44,937
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

77. South China University of Technology

For Development Studies

#36 in China
#495 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

78. Southwest University

For Development Studies

#37 in China
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2005

79. University of Science and Technology of China

For Development Studies

#38 in China
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

80. Xidian University

For Development Studies

#39 in China
#506 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

81. State University of Padang

For Development Studies

#7 in Indonesia
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1997

82. State University of Malang

For Development Studies

#8 in Indonesia
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

83. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Development Studies

#4 in India
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

84. Middle East Technical University

For Development Studies

#2 in Turkey
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

85. Tohoku University

For Development Studies

#5 in Japan
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

86. Shanghai University

For Development Studies

#40 in China
#536 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

87. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Development Studies

#41 in China
#539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

88. University of Tsukuba

For Development Studies

#6 in Japan
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

89. Northern University of Malaysia

For Development Studies

#7 in Malaysia
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1984

90. National Cheng Kung University

For Development Studies

#3 in Taiwan
#555 in the World
Enrollment
21,292
Founded
1931

91. University of Dhaka

For Development Studies

#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
37,018
Founded
1921

92. Kyushu University

For Development Studies

#7 in Japan
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

93. Lanzhou University

For Development Studies

#42 in China
#570 in the World
Founded
1909

94. University of Jordan

For Development Studies

#1 in Jordan
#572 in the World
Enrollment
53,635
Founded
1962

95. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Development Studies

#43 in China
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

96. Chiang Mai University

For Development Studies

#2 in Thailand
#576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1964

97. Aligarh Muslim University

For Development Studies

#5 in India
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

98. China University of Mining and Technology

For Development Studies

#44 in China
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

100. Hiroshima University

For Development Studies

#8 in Japan
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949