List of 100 best universities in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 612M citations received by 36.2M academic publications made by 5,830 universities from Asia, the popularity of 25,507 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

#2 in China

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

#1 in Singapore

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#3 in China

#86 in the World

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

7. Osaka University

#3 in Japan

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#4 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#5 in China

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#124 in the World

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

12. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#145 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 | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#155 in the World

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

15. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#159 in the World

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

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#7 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Keio University

#5 in Japan

#175 in the World

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

18. Wuhan University

#8 in China

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

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19. University of Science and Technology of China

#9 in China

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

20. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#6 in Japan

#184 in the World

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

21. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#10 in China

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

22. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#7 in Japan

#186 in the World

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

23. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#11 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

24. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

25. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan

#207 in the World

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

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#12 in China

#215 in the World

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

27. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#13 in China

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

28. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

29. Shandong University

#14 in China

#241 in the World

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

30. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#15 in China

#266 in the World

Founded: 1937

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

#16 in China

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

32. Xi'an Jiaotong University

#17 in China

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

33. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

34. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#18 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

35. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#291 in the World

Founded: 1924

36. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#293 in the World

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

37. Waseda University

#11 in Japan

#296 in the World

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

38. Jilin University

China | Changchun

#19 in China

#299 in the World

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

39. Central South University

China | Changsha

#20 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

40. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#21 in China

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

41. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#22 in China

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

42. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#4 in Israel

#326 in the World

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

43. Xiamen University

#23 in China

#330 in the World

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

44. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

#12 in Japan

#346 in the World

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

45. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran

#347 in the World

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

46. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#24 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

47. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#25 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

48. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#26 in China

#368 in the World

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

49. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#27 in China

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

50. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#28 in China

#376 in the World

Founded: 1952

51. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

52. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

#3 in South Korea

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#387 in the World

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

54. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#29 in China

#399 in the World

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

55. Dalian University of Technology

#30 in China

#400 in the World

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

56. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

#4 in South Korea

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

57. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#31 in China

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

58. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

59. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#2 in Taiwan

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

60. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#426 in the World

Founded: 1398

61. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#32 in China

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

62. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#3 in Taiwan

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

63. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#33 in China

#445 in the World

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

64. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#34 in China

#448 in the World

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

65. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#449 in the World

Founded: 1889

66. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

67. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

#35 in China

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

68. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

#36 in China

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

69. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

70. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

71. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

72. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#37 in China

#465 in the World

Founded: 1909

73. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#467 in the World

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

74. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

75. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

#38 in China

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

76. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#2 in India

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

77. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

78. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#39 in China

#491 in the World

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

79. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

80. Soochow University

#40 in China

#502 in the World

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

81. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#3 in India

#508 in the World

Founded: 1958

82. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#509 in the World

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

83. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#4 in India

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

84. Hunan University

China | Changsha

#41 in China

#511 in the World

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

85. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#42 in China

#516 in the World

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

86. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

87. Chiba University

#16 in Japan

#526 in the World

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

88. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

#5 in India

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

89. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel

#535 in the World

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

90. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran

#539 in the World

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

91. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#4 in Taiwan

#544 in the World

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

92. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#6 in India

#545 in the World

Founded: 1959

93. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

#43 in China

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

94. Tokyo University of Science

#17 in Japan

#548 in the World

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

95. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#568 in the World

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

96. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

#44 in China

#573 in the World

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

97. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

#4 in Turkey

#575 in the World

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

98. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

#7 in India

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

99. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

#2 in Indonesia

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

100. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

#7 in South Korea

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949