List of 100 best universities in Asia

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 353M citations received by 25.6M academic publications made by 5,830 universities from Asia, the popularity of 22,095 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

#2 in China

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

#1 in Singapore

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Osaka University

#3 in Japan

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#3 in China

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#4 in China

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

10. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#5 in China

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

12. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

14. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

15. Keio University

#5 in Japan

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#6 in Japan

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#6 in China

#165 in the World

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

18. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#7 in Japan

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

19. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

20. University of Science and Technology of China

#7 in China

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

21. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan

#194 in the World

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

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#8 in China

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#9 in China

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

24. Wuhan University

#10 in China

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

25. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

26. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#249 in the World

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

27. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#11 in China

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

28. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#12 in China

#254 in the World

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

29. Harbin Institute of Technology

#13 in China

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

30. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#271 in the World

Founded: 1924

31. Xi'an Jiaotong University

#14 in China

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

32. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#15 in China

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

33. Shandong University

#16 in China

#281 in the World

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

34. Waseda University

#11 in Japan

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

35. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#17 in China

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

36. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#293 in the World

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

37. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#4 in Israel

#302 in the World

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

38. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

#12 in Japan

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,077
Founded: 1949

39. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#18 in China

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

40. Jilin University

China | Changchun

#19 in China

#313 in the World

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

41. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#20 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

42. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran

#336 in the World

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

43. Xiamen University

#21 in China

#345 in the World

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

44. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#22 in China

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

45. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#23 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

46. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#24 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

47. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

48. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

#3 in South Korea

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

49. Central South University

China | Changsha

#25 in China

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

50. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#26 in China

#370 in the World

Founded: 1952

51. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#27 in China

#373 in the World

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

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#2 in Taiwan

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

54. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#395 in the World

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

55. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#28 in China

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

56. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

#4 in South Korea

#405 in the World

Founded: 1398

57. Dalian University of Technology

#29 in China

#408 in the World

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

58. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#30 in China

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

59. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#426 in the World

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

60. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

61. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

62. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#31 in China

#434 in the World

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

63. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

64. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#32 in China

#439 in the World

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

65. Tokyo University of Science

#16 in Japan

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1881

66. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#33 in China

#448 in the World

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

67. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#451 in the World

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

68. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

#34 in China

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

69. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

70. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

71. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

#35 in China

#470 in the World

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

72. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#471 in the World

Founded: 1917

73. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

74. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

#36 in China

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

75. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#37 in China

#479 in the World

Founded: 1909

76. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#2 in India

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

77. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

78. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#38 in China

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

79. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#3 in India

#487 in the World

Founded: 1958

80. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#3 in Taiwan

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

81. Chiba University

#17 in Japan

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

82. Hunan University

China | Changsha

#39 in China

#502 in the World

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

83. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#4 in India

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

84. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#4 in Taiwan

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

85. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#40 in China

#523 in the World

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

86. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel

#526 in the World

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

87. Soochow University

#41 in China

#528 in the World

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

88. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#5 in India

#530 in the World

Founded: 1959

89. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#533 in the World

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

90. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

#6 in India

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

91. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

92. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

#7 in India

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

93. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

94. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

95. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

#42 in China

#575 in the World

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

96. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

#4 in Turkey

#576 in the World

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

97. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

#43 in China

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

98. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

#18 in Japan

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

99. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

#7 in South Korea

#581 in the World

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

100. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

#19 in Japan

#585 in the World

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