List of 100 best universities in Asia

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EduRank

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
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

3. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

6. University of Hong Kong

#3 in China
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

7. Osaka University

#3 in Japan
#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

15. Seoul National University

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

16. Keio University

#5 in Japan
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

17. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

18. Kyushu University

#6 in Japan
#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

21. Hokkaido University

#7 in Japan
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

23. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

25. Sun Yat - Sen University

#11 in China
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

28. University of Tsukuba

#9 in Japan
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

30. Shandong University

#15 in China
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

36. Yonsei University

#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

37. Waseda University

#11 in Japan
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

38. Jilin University

#19 in China
#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

42. Hiroshima University

#12 in Japan
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

43. Weizmann Institute of Science

#4 in Israel
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

44. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

45. Xiamen University

#23 in China
#355 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

46. Kobe University

#13 in Japan
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

49. Southeast University

#26 in China
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

53. King Saud University

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

55. Chongqing University

#29 in China
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

56. Dalian University of Technology

#30 in China
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

65. University of Indonesia

#1 in Indonesia
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
46,978
Founded
1950

66. East China Normal University

#33 in China
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

67. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#34 in China
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

73. Okayama University

#15 in Japan
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

78. Renmin University of China

#38 in China
#495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

80. Chiba University

#16 in Japan
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

82. Soochow University

#40 in China
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

83. Bar-Ilan University

#6 in Israel
#508 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

84. China Agricultural University

#41 in China
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

86. Hunan University

#42 in China
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

87. National Tsing Hua University

#4 in Taiwan
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,647
Founded
1911

88. Tokyo University of Science

#17 in Japan
#523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

91. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

92. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

93. Middle East Technical University

#3 in Turkey
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

97. Hacettepe University

#4 in Turkey
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
44,937
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

98. Northeastern University, China

#44 in China
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923