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 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

3. Kyoto University

#2 in Japan
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

6. Osaka University

#3 in Japan
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

10. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan
#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

13. Seoul National University

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

14. Hebrew University of 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

#6 in Japan
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

17. Fudan University

#6 in China
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

18. Kyushu University

#7 in Japan
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

21. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

22. Nanjing University

#8 in China
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

25. University of 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

28. Sun Yat - Sen University

#12 in China
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

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

36. Yonsei University

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

37. Weizmann Institute of Science

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

38. Hiroshima University

#12 in Japan
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

40. Jilin University

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

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

47. Kobe University

#13 in Japan
#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

51. Southeast University

#27 in China
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

54. King Saud University

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

57. Dalian University of Technology

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

59. Nihon University

#14 in Japan
#426 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

62. East China Normal University

#31 in China
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

63. Okayama University

#15 in Japan
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

64. Chongqing University

#32 in China
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

66. Northwestern Polytechnical University

#33 in China
#448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

67. Bar-Ilan University

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

70. Hanyang University

#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

71. China Agricultural University

#35 in China
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

77. Istanbul University

#1 in Turkey
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

80. National Tsing Hua University

#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

#39 in China
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

85. Renmin University of China

#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

89. University of Indonesia

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

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

93. Hacettepe University

#2 in Turkey
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

95. Northeastern University, China

#42 in China
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

96. Middle East Technical University

#4 in Turkey
#576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

99. Kyung Hee University

#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
35,826
Founded
1949

100. Kanazawa University

#19 in Japan
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
10,111
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949