22 Best universities for Economics in Taipei

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taipei ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 718K citations received by 32.2K academic papers made by 22 universities in Taipei 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

For Economics

#1 in Taiwan

#14 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Chengchi University

For Economics

#5 in Taiwan

#132 in Asia

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

3. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#9 in Taiwan

#201 in Asia

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

4. National Taiwan Normal University

For Economics

#13 in Taiwan

#285 in Asia

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

5. National Taipei University

For Economics

#15 in Taiwan

#305 in Asia

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

6. Taipei Medical University

For Economics

#16 in Taiwan

#338 in Asia

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

7. National Taipei University of Technology

For Economics

#19 in Taiwan

#374 in Asia

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

8. Ming Chuan University

For Economics

#22 in Taiwan

#427 in Asia

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

9. Soochow University, Taiwan

For Economics

#26 in Taiwan

#496 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

10. Chinese Culture University

For Economics

#34 in Taiwan

#620 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

11. Shih Chien University

For Economics

#41 in Taiwan

#850 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

12. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

For Economics

#44 in Taiwan

#941 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

13. National Taipei University of Business

For Economics

#51 in Taiwan

#1028 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

14. Shih Hsin University

For Economics

#55 in Taiwan

#1068 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

15. Tatung University

For Economics

#58 in Taiwan

#1135 in Asia

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

16. Aletheia University

For Economics

#61 in Taiwan

#1169 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

17. Takming University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#64 in Taiwan

#1222 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,933
Founded: 1965

18. National Taipei University of Education

For Economics

#73 in Taiwan

#1399 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

19. China University of Technology

For Economics

#94 in Taiwan

#1811 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

20. Jinwen University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#95 in Taiwan

#1885 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,235
Founded: 1986

21. University of Taipei

For Economics

#97 in Taiwan

#1941 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

22. China University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#101 in Taiwan

#1973 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,562
Founded: 1968

Universities for Economics near Taipei

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	23	New Taipei
16	Tamkang University	8	New Taipei
27	National Taiwan Ocean University	29	Keelung
27	Kainan University	39	Taoyuan
28	Yuan Ze University	18	Taoyuan
31	Chung Yuan Christian University	14	Taoyuan
35	National Central University	6	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University	20	Taoyuan
39	Lunghwa University of Science and Technology	53	Taoyuan
61	National Tsing Hua University	4	Hsinchu

Economics subfields in Taipei

Actuarial Science7

Development Studies19

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics18

Environmental Economics9

Finance22

International Trade7

Investment Banking and Stock trading12