List of 100 best universities in Asia

Ranking by academic field

We ranked 100 best universities in Asia based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 238M citations received by 14.6M publications made by 5,830 universities in Asia, measured the popularity of 20,513 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database to account for non-academic prominence.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

#2 in China

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

#1 in Singapore

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Osaka University

#3 in Japan

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,316
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#3 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#4 in China

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

12. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#5 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

13. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

14. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#6 in China

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1963

15. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

16. Keio University

#5 in Japan

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,500
Founded: 1858

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#7 in China

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#6 in Japan

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

19. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#7 in Japan

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 18,628
Founded: 1918

20. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

21. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#8 in China

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. Wuhan University

#9 in China

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

24. University of Science and Technology of China

#10 in China

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

25. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,525
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

26. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#11 in China

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

27. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#12 in China

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

28. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1924

29. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

30. Shandong University

#13 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

31. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#14 in China

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1937

32. Waseda University

#11 in Japan

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 50,221
Founded: 1882

33. Xi'an Jiaotong University

#15 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

34. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

35. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#4 in Israel

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

36. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#16 in China

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

37. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#17 in China

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1984

38. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

#12 in Japan

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,226
Founded: 1949

39. Harbin Institute of Technology

#18 in China

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

40. Jilin University

China | Changchun

#19 in China

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

41. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,986
Founded: 1902

42. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#20 in China

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

43. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#21 in China

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

44. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#22 in China

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1991

45. Central South University

China | Changsha

#23 in China

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

46. Xiamen University

#24 in China

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

47. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#2 in Taiwan

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

48. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

#3 in South Korea

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

49. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

50. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#25 in China

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

51. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

#4 in South Korea

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

52. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#26 in China

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

53. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#27 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

54. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

55. Dalian University of Technology

#28 in China

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

56. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#29 in China

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

57. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

58. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1398

59. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

60. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,054
Founded: 1922

61. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#30 in China

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

62. Chiba University

#16 in Japan

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

63. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#31 in China

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1951

65. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1933

66. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#32 in China

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1909

67. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#33 in China

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

68. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#34 in China

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

69. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#3 in Taiwan

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 12,699
Founded: 1958

70. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#4 in Taiwan

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

71. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#480 in the World

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

72. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

73. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1905

74. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1917

75. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#2 in India

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1909

76. Soochow University

#35 in China

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

77. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

78. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

#36 in China

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1956

79. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

#37 in China

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

80. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

#2 in Iran

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

81. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#38 in China

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

82. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#3 in India

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1958

83. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

#39 in China

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

84. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

85. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#4 in India

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1922

86. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#40 in China

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

87. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#3 in Iran

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

88. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

89. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#41 in China

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

90. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

#42 in China

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

91. Hunan University

China | Changsha

#43 in China

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

92. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

93. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

#5 in India

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1959

94. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

#17 in Japan

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1946

95. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1946

96. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

#4 in Turkey

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1956

97. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

#18 in Japan

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 10,111
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

98. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

#19 in Japan

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

99. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

#44 in China

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1956

100. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#6 in India

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1959