Best Universities for Finance in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 596K citations received by 70.6K academic papers made by 354 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. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Finance

#1 in Singapore

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#1 in China

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1991

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#2 in China

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#3 in China

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1937

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#4 in China

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#5 in China

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1963

7. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#6 in China

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1984

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#7 in China

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Finance

#2 in Singapore

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#8 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Finance

#3 in Singapore

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

12. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Finance

#9 in China

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

13. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Finance

#10 in China

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

14. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Finance

#1 in Taiwan

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

15. Xiamen University

For Finance

#11 in China

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

16. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Finance

#12 in China

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

17. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Finance

#1 in India

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1922

18. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Finance

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

19. University of Tokyo

For Finance

#1 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

20. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Finance

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1956

21. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Finance

#1 in Israel

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

22. Central University of Finance and Economics

China | Beijing

For Finance

#13 in China

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

23. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#14 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

24. Shandong University

For Finance

#15 in China

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

25. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#16 in China

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

26. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#17 in China

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1952

27. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#18 in China

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

28. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Finance

#19 in China

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

29. National Chengchi University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Finance

#2 in Taiwan

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 14,612
Founded: 1927

30. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Finance

#20 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

31. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Finance

#2 in Israel

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

32. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Finance

#1 in South Korea

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

33. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Finance

#21 in China

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

34. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Finance

#2 in South Korea

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

35. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#22 in China

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

36. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Finance

#1 in Indonesia

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1954

37. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Finance

#1 in Iran

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

38. Wuhan University

For Finance

#23 in China

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

39. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#24 in China

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

40. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Finance

#3 in South Korea

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

41. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Finance

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1973

42. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Finance

#25 in China

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

43. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Finance

#2 in Japan

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

44. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Finance

#2 in Indonesia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

45. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Finance

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1984

46. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#26 in China

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1896

47. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Finance

#27 in China

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

48. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Finance

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1905

49. University of Macau

For Finance

#28 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500

50. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#29 in China

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1956

51. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Finance

#30 in China

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

52. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Finance

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1969

53. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Finance

#4 in South Korea

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

54. Kobe University

For Finance

#3 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,986
Founded: 1902

55. Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanchang

For Finance

#31 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1958

56. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Finance

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1970

57. Gunadarma University

Indonesia | Depok

For Finance

#3 in Indonesia

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 41,406
Founded: 1981

58. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#32 in China

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

59. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

For Finance

#33 in China

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1948

60. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Finance

#3 in Taiwan

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 26,619
Founded: 1950

61. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Finance

#34 in China

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

62. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Finance

#4 in Taiwan

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 10,616
Founded: 1989

63. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#35 in China

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

64. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Finance

#5 in Taiwan

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

65. American University of Sharjah

United Arab Emirates | Sharjah

For Finance

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1997

66. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Finance

#6 in Taiwan

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 9,466
Founded: 1980

67. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Finance

#36 in China

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

68. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#37 in China

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

69. Kyoto University

For Finance

#4 in Japan

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

70. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Finance

#38 in China

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

71. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Finance

#7 in Taiwan

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 12,699
Founded: 1958

72. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Finance

#4 in Indonesia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1949

73. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#39 in China

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

74. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#40 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1958

75. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#1 in Turkey

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

76. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#41 in China

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1967

77. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#42 in China

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

78. Dalian University of Technology

For Finance

#43 in China

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

79. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 2000

80. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Finance

#5 in South Korea

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1398

81. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Finance

#44 in China

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

82. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Finance

#5 in Indonesia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

83. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

For Finance

#45 in China

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1952

84. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Finance

#8 in Taiwan

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1989

85. University of Science and Technology of China

For Finance

#46 in China

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

86. Keio University

For Finance

#5 in Japan

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,500
Founded: 1858

87. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Finance

#9 in Taiwan

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 11,459
Founded: 1915

88. Islamic University

Bangladesh | Kushtia

For Finance

#1 in Bangladesh

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1979

89. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#47 in China

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

90. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Finance

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1996

91. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Finance

#10 in Taiwan

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 14,252
Founded: 1919

92. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#2 in Turkey

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1992

93. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Finance

#3 in Israel

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

94. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Finance

#48 in China

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

95. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

India | Maharashtra

For Finance

#2 in India

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 125
Founded: 1986

96. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Finance

#6 in Indonesia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

97. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

China | Nanjing

For Finance

#49 in China

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

98. Waseda University

For Finance

#6 in Japan

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 50,221
Founded: 1882

99. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Finance

#11 in Taiwan

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 20,214
Founded: 1961

100. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Finance

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 8,736
Founded: 1866

Economics subfields in Asia

Actuarial Science285

Agricultural Economics425

Development Studies421

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics360

Environmental Economics351

International Economics285

International Relations and Diplomacy229

International Trade303

Investment Banking and Stock trading366

Political Economy169