List of 100 best universities in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 437M citations received by 30.5M academic publications made by 5,830 universities from Asia, the popularity of 23,823 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

#1 in China

#39 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

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

#1 in Singapore

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#3 in China

#84 in the World

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

7. Osaka University

#3 in Japan

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

#4 in China

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

#1 in Israel

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

#5 in China

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan

#121 in the World

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

12. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

#1 in Taiwan

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

#1 in South Korea

#151 in the World

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

14. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

#2 in Israel

#157 in the World

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

15. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#6 in China

#158 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

#7 in China

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

17. Keio University

#5 in Japan

#165 in the World

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

18. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

#6 in Japan

#178 in the World

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

19. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

#7 in Japan

#179 in the World

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

20. University of Science and Technology of China

#8 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

21. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#9 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

22. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

#10 in China

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

23. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

#2 in Singapore

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

24. Wuhan University

#11 in China

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

25. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan

#202 in the World

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

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

#12 in China

#219 in the World

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

27. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

#9 in Japan

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

28. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

#13 in China

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

29. Shandong University

#14 in China

#248 in the World

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

30. Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan

#260 in the World

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

31. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

#15 in China

#261 in the World

Founded: 1937

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

#16 in China

#267 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. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel

#282 in the World

Founded: 1924

35. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

#2 in South Korea

#289 in the World

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

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

#18 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. Jilin University

China | Changchun

#19 in China

#296 in the World

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

38. Waseda University

#11 in Japan

#298 in the World

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

39. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

#20 in China

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

40. Central South University

China | Changsha

#21 in China

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

41. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

#22 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

42. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

#4 in Israel

#322 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

#342 in the World

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

45. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran

#346 in the World

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

46. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

#24 in China

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

47. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

#25 in China

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

48. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

#3 in South Korea

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

49. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

#26 in China

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

50. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

#27 in China

#371 in the World

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

51. Beihang University

China | Beijing

#28 in China

#375 in the World

Founded: 1952

52. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#392 in the World

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

54. Dalian University of Technology

#29 in China

#396 in the World

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

55. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

#4 in South Korea

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

56. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

#30 in China

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

57. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#2 in Taiwan

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

58. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

#31 in China

#407 in the World

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

59. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

#5 in Israel

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

60. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

#32 in China

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

61. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

#5 in South Korea

#419 in the World

Founded: 1398

62. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

#3 in Taiwan

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

63. Nihon University

#14 in Japan

#436 in the World

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

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

#1 in India

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

65. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

#33 in China

#441 in the World

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

66. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#34 in China

#445 in the World

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

67. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

#35 in China

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

68. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

#6 in Israel

#459 in the World

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

69. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

70. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

#36 in China

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

71. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

#37 in China

#468 in the World

Founded: 1909

72. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

#38 in China

#469 in the World

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

73. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

74. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

#476 in the World

Founded: 1917

75. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

#6 in South Korea

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

76. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

#2 in India

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

77. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

#15 in Japan

#494 in the World

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

78. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

#3 in India

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

79. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

#39 in China

#497 in the World

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

80. Soochow University

#40 in China

#500 in the World

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

81. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

#4 in India

#502 in the World

Founded: 1958

82. Hunan University

China | Changsha

#41 in China

#506 in the World

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

83. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

#5 in India

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

84. Chiba University

#16 in Japan

#518 in the World

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

85. Tokyo University of Science

#17 in Japan

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

86. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

#42 in China

#522 in the World

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

87. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

#1 in Turkey

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

88. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

#1 in Indonesia

#531 in the World

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

89. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

#4 in Taiwan

#538 in the World

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

90. University of Haifa

#7 in Israel

#540 in the World

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

91. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

#6 in India

#542 in the World

Founded: 1959

92. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

#43 in China

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

93. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran

#555 in the World

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

94. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

#2 in Turkey

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

95. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

#7 in India

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

96. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

#44 in China

#567 in the World

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

97. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

#3 in Turkey

#577 in the World

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

98. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

#4 in Turkey

#580 in the World

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

99. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

#7 in South Korea

#591 in the World

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

100. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

#18 in Japan

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949