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 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

3. Kyoto University

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

6. University of 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

11. Tohoku University

#4 in Japan
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

13. Seoul National University

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

14. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

17. Keio University

#5 in Japan
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

18. Hokkaido University

#6 in Japan
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

19. Kyushu University

#7 in Japan
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

25. Nagoya University

#8 in Japan
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

26. Sun Yat - Sen University

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

27. University of Tsukuba

#9 in Japan
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

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

35. Yonsei University

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

37. Jilin University

#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

42. Weizmann Institute of Science

#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

#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

50. Southeast University

#27 in China
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

52. Kobe University

#13 in Japan
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

53. King Saud University

#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

58. Chongqing University

#31 in China
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

63. Nihon University

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

65. East China Normal University

#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

68. Bar-Ilan University

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

72. China Agricultural University

#38 in China
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

77. Okayama University

#15 in Japan
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

79. Renmin University of China

#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

82. Hunan University

#41 in China
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

84. Chiba University

#16 in Japan
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

88. University of Indonesia

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

89. National Tsing Hua University

#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

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

96. Northeastern University, China

#44 in China
#567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

97. Hacettepe University

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

98. Middle East Technical University

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

99. Kyung Hee University

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

100. Kanazawa University

#18 in Japan
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949