List of 100 best universities in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 100 universities in Asia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 675M citations received by 37.8M academic publications made by 5,830 universities from Asia, the popularity of 27,307 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

#2 in China

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

#1 in Singapore

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Osaka University

#3 in Japan

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

7. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#3 in China

#89 in the World

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

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#4 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#5 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

12. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#6 in China

#151 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#156 in the World

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

15. Keio University

#5 in Japan

#162 in the World

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

16. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#163 in the World

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

17. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#6 in Japan

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

18. Nagoya University

#7 in Japan

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

19. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#8 in Japan

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

20. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#7 in China

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

21. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

22. University of Science and Technology of China

#8 in China

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

23. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

24. Wuhan University

#9 in China

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

25. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#10 in China

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

26. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

27. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#11 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

28. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#12 in China

#263 in the World

Founded: 1937

29. Waseda University

#11 in Japan

#266 in the World

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

30. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#13 in China

#271 in the World

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

31. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#283 in the World

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

32. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#285 in the World

Founded: 1924

33. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#14 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

34. Harbin Institute of Technology

#15 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

35. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

#12 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

36. Shandong University

#16 in China

#336 in the World

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

37. Xi'an Jiaotong University

#17 in China

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

38. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#18 in China

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

39. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#19 in China

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

40. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#4 in Israel

#353 in the World

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

41. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

42. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran

#367 in the World

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

43. King Saud University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

44. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#20 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

45. KAIST

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South Korea | Daejeon

#3 in South Korea

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

46. Jilin University

China | Changchun

#21 in China

#386 in the World

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

47. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#4 in South Korea

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

48. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#398 in the World

Founded: 1889

49. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

50. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#22 in China

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

51. Central South University

China | Changsha

#23 in China

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

52. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

53. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#2 in Taiwan

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

54. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#24 in China

#426 in the World

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

55. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#25 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

56. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#26 in China

#435 in the World

Founded: 1952

57. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#436 in the World

Founded: 1398

58. Xiamen University

#27 in China

#437 in the World

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

59. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#28 in China

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

60. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

61. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

62. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

63. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#2 in India

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

64. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

65. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#3 in India

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

66. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#3 in Taiwan

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

67. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

68. Chiba University

#16 in Japan

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

69. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

70. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#489 in the World

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

71. Dalian University of Technology

#29 in China

#495 in the World

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

72. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#4 in India

#497 in the World

Founded: 1958

73. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#30 in China

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

74. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#31 in China

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

75. Hanyang University

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South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

76. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#4 in Taiwan

#506 in the World

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

77. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

78. Tokyo University of Science

#17 in Japan

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

79. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#32 in China

#530 in the World

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

80. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

81. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#5 in India

#536 in the World

Founded: 1959

82. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

#2 in Indonesia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

83. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

#6 in India

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

84. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#33 in China

#557 in the World

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

85. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

86. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#34 in China

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

87. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

88. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#35 in China

#562 in the World

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

89. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

#4 in Turkey

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

90. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

#7 in India

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

91. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

#18 in Japan

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

92. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

#19 in Japan

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

93. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#5 in Turkey

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

94. Juntendo University

#20 in Japan

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

95. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

#36 in China

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

96. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#37 in China

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

97. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

#21 in Japan

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

98. Ritsumeikan University

#22 in Japan

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

99. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#38 in China

#614 in the World

Founded: 1909

100. Soochow University

#39 in China

#615 in the World

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