Best Universities for Engineering in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 266M citations received by 17.7M academic papers made by 2,809 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 Tokyo

For Engineering

#1 in Japan

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#1 in China

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Kyoto University

For Engineering

#2 in Japan

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#1 in Singapore

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering

#2 in China

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Osaka University

For Engineering

#3 in Japan

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

7. Tohoku University

For Engineering

#4 in Japan

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#3 in China

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#2 in Singapore

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

10. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#4 in China

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in China

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

12. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#6 in China

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

13. University of Science and Technology of China

For Engineering

#7 in China

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#8 in China

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Japan

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

16. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

17. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Engineering

#9 in China

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

18. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#10 in China

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

19. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Engineering

#2 in South Korea

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#11 in China

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering

#6 in Japan

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

22. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#12 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

23. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Engineering

#13 in China

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#14 in China

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Nagoya University

For Engineering

#7 in Japan

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

26. Wuhan University

For Engineering

#15 in China

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

27. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Engineering

#1 in Taiwan

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

28. Dalian University of Technology

For Engineering

#16 in China

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

29. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#17 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

30. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#18 in China

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

31. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#19 in China

#99 in the World

Founded: 1937

32. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#20 in China

#100 in the World

Founded: 1952

33. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#21 in China

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

34. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1 in Israel

#105 in the World

Founded: 1924

35. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#22 in China

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

36. Shandong University

For Engineering

#23 in China

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

37. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Engineering

#2 in Israel

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

38. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Engineering

#8 in Japan

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

39. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Engineering

#24 in China

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

40. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#25 in China

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

41. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#26 in China

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

42. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#27 in China

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

43. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#28 in China

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

44. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Engineering

#2 in Taiwan

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

45. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#3 in South Korea

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

46. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#29 in China

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

47. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Engineering

#30 in China

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

48. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Engineering

#3 in Taiwan

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

49. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#31 in China

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

50. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Engineering

#1 in India

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

51. Wuhan University of Technology

For Engineering

#32 in China

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

52. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#33 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

53. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#34 in China

#170 in the World

Founded: 1963

54. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#35 in China

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

55. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Engineering

#3 in Israel

#180 in the World

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

56. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Engineering

#4 in Taiwan

#186 in the World

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

57. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Engineering

#36 in China

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

58. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering

#9 in Japan

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

59. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#191 in the World

Founded: 1398

60. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

61. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Engineering

#10 in Japan

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

62. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Engineering

#2 in India

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

63. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Engineering

#4 in Israel

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

64. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#6 in South Korea

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

65. Xiamen University

For Engineering

#37 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

66. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Engineering

#7 in South Korea

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

67. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Engineering

#3 in India

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

68. Soochow University

For Engineering

#38 in China

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

69. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Engineering

#39 in China

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

70. University of Tehran

For Engineering

#1 in Iran

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

71. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#40 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

72. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Engineering

#4 in India

#239 in the World

Founded: 1959

73. East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#41 in China

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

74. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#42 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

75. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#43 in China

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

76. Xidian University

For Engineering

#44 in China

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. Keio University

For Engineering

#11 in Japan

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

78. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Engineering

#12 in Japan

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

79. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Engineering

#5 in Israel

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

80. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#45 in China

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

81. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#46 in China

#270 in the World

Founded: 1958

82. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#47 in China

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

83. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Engineering

#5 in India

#276 in the World

Founded: 1958

84. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#48 in China

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

85. China University of Mining and Technology

For Engineering

#49 in China

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

86. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Engineering

#50 in China

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

87. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Engineering

#51 in China

#294 in the World

Founded: 1909

88. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#52 in China

#297 in the World

Founded: 1896

89. Waseda University

For Engineering

#13 in Japan

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

90. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Engineering

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

91. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Engineering

#307 in the World

Founded: 1904

92. Fuzhou University

For Engineering

#53 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

93. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#54 in China

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

94. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#55 in China

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

95. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Engineering

#6 in India

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

96. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Engineering

#56 in China

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

97. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Engineering

#7 in India

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

98. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#57 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

99. Harbin Engineering University

For Engineering

#58 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

100. Sharif University of Technology

For Engineering

#2 in Iran

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

Engineering subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering1958

Aerospace Engineering1910

Agricultural Engineering494

Applied/Engineering Physics511

Architectural Engineering642

Architecture400

Automation and Control engineering842

Automotive Engineering1016

Biochemical Engineering427

Biomedical Engineering697

Biotechnology1471

Chemical Engineering2069

Civil Engineering1546

Computer Engineering982

Computer Networking1987

Construction Management372

Electrical Engineering2221

Electronic Engineering1646

Engineering Management530

Environmental Engineering1297

Firefighting and Fire Science456

Geotechnical Engineering1518

Human-Computer Interaction1129

Industrial Engineering360

Landscape Architecture485

Marine Engineering397

Materials Science2520

Mechanical Engineering2267

Metallurgical Engineering2234

Mining Engineering417

Nanotechnology1977

Nuclear Engineering414

Operations Research956

Optical Engineering2320

Petroleum Engineering495

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design383

Reliability and Quality Engineering881

Remote Sensing928

Renewable Energy Engineering985

Structural Engineering1761

Systems Engineering1348

Technical Drawing449

Telecommunications2080

Transportation Engineering706