List of 100 best universities in Asia

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

#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

#2 in China
#59 in the World
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

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

#3 in China
#109 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1897

10. Tel Aviv University

#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

13. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

14. Chinese University of Hong Kong

#6 in China
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1963

15. Seoul National University

#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

#7 in China
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

18. Kyushu University

#6 in Japan
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1911

19. Hokkaido University

#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

22. Nanjing University

#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

#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

#12 in China
#247 in the World
Enrollment
65,638
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

#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

36. Sichuan University

#16 in China
#315 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

37. City University of Hong Kong

#17 in China
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1984

38. Hiroshima University

#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

#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

#20 in China
#333 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

43. Beijing Normal University

#21 in China
#336 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

44. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#22 in China
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1991

45. Central South University

#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

49. University of Tehran

#1 in Iran
#369 in the World
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

50. Nankai University

#25 in China
#372 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

51. KAIST

#375 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

52. Southeast University

#26 in China
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

53. Tianjin University

#27 in China
#388 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

56. Beihang University

#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

59. King Saud University

#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

60. Okayama University

#15 in Japan
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
13,054
Founded
1922

62. Chiba University

#16 in Japan
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

64. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#1 in India
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
2%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1951

65. Istanbul University

#1 in Turkey
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1933

66. Lanzhou University

#32 in China
#468 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1909

67. Chongqing University

#33 in China
#470 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

70. National Tsing Hua University

#4 in Taiwan
#475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
16,547
Founded
1911

71. Bar-Ilan University

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

72. Hanyang University

#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

76. Soochow University

#35 in China
#495 in the World
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

78. Zhengzhou University

#36 in China
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1956

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

83. Shanghai University

#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

#4 in India
#550 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1922

86. Renmin University of China

#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

#2 in Turkey
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Enrollment
44,937
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

91. Hunan University

#43 in China
#566 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

92. University of Indonesia

#1 in Indonesia
#568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
46,978
Founded
1950

93. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#5 in India
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1959

95. Ankara University

#3 in Turkey
#581 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1946

96. Middle East Technical University

#4 in Turkey
#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
27,500
Founded
1956

97. Kanazawa University

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

98. Niigata University

#19 in Japan
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
12,289
Founded
1922

99. Hong Kong Baptist University

#44 in China
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1956