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

#19 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan

#50 in the World

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

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

#2 in China

#59 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. University of Hong Kong

China | 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

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#4 in China

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#5 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#126 in the World

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

12. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#6 in China

#128 in the World

Founded: 1963

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#7 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

15. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#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

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#164 in the World

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

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#6 in Japan

#174 in the World

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

19. Wuhan University

#8 in China

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

20. University of Science and Technology of China

#9 in China

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

21. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#7 in Japan

#188 in the World

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

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#10 in China

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan

#192 in the World

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

24. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

25. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#11 in China

#203 in the World

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

26. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#12 in China

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

27. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#13 in China

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

28. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#242 in the World

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

29. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#14 in China

#245 in the World

Founded: 1937

30. Shandong University

#15 in China

#248 in the World

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

31. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

#16 in China

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

33. Xi'an Jiaotong University

#17 in China

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

34. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#18 in China

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

35. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#295 in the World

Founded: 1924

36. Yonsei University

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South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#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

China | Changchun

#19 in China

#304 in the World

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

39. Central South University

China | Changsha

#20 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

40. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#21 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

41. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#22 in China

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

42. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

#12 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

43. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#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

47. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#24 in China

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

48. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#25 in China

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

49. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#26 in China

#373 in the World

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

50. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#27 in China

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

51. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#28 in China

#381 in the World

Founded: 1952

52. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

#3 in South Korea

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#394 in the World

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

54. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#4 in South Korea

#403 in the World

Founded: 1398

55. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#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

57. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

58. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#31 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

59. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#2 in Taiwan

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

60. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

61. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#3 in Taiwan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

62. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#431 in the World

Founded: 1889

63. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#32 in China

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

65. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#441 in the World

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

66. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#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

68. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

#35 in China

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

69. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

70. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

71. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#36 in China

#466 in the World

Founded: 1909

72. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

73. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#473 in the World

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

74. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#2 in India

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

75. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#3 in India

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

76. Hanyang University

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South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

77. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#37 in China

#491 in the World

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

78. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#38 in China

#495 in the World

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

79. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

#39 in China

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

80. Chiba University

#16 in Japan

#501 in the World

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

81. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

82. Soochow University

#40 in China

#505 in the World

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

83. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#508 in the World

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

84. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

#41 in China

#509 in the World

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

85. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#4 in India

#514 in the World

Founded: 1958

86. Hunan University

China | Changsha

#42 in China

#515 in the World

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

87. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#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

89. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

90. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

#5 in India

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

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

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#549 in the World

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

94. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#6 in India

#554 in the World

Founded: 1959

95. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

#43 in China

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

96. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

#2 in Indonesia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

97. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#4 in Turkey

#578 in the World

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

98. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

#44 in China

#583 in the World

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

99. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

#5 in Turkey

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

100. King AbdulAziz University

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Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967