List of 28 best universities in Taipei

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 28 universities in Taipei ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 7.58M citations received by 327K academic publications made by 28 universities from Taipei, the popularity of 825 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. National Taiwan University

#1 in Taiwan

#12 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Taiwan Normal University

#7 in Taiwan

#138 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

3. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

#11 in Taiwan

#211 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

4. Taipei Medical University

#12 in Taiwan

#221 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

5. National Chengchi University

#14 in Taiwan

#269 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

6. National Taipei University of Technology

#16 in Taiwan

#289 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

7. Chinese Culture University

#24 in Taiwan

#408 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

8. National Taipei University

#26 in Taiwan

#461 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

9. Soochow University, Taiwan

#28 in Taiwan

#516 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

10. Ming Chuan University

#32 in Taiwan

#624 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

11. Tatung University

#44 in Taiwan

#936 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

12. National Taipei University of Education

#50 in Taiwan

#1003 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

13. Shih Chien University

#52 in Taiwan

#1041 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

14. Shih Hsin University

#57 in Taiwan

#1090 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

15. National Taipei University of Business

#59 in Taiwan

#1125 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

16. University of Taipei

#61 in Taiwan

#1146 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

17. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

#65 in Taiwan

#1227 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

18. Takming University of Science and Technology

#79 in Taiwan

#1564 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,933
Founded: 1965

19. China University of Technology

#80 in Taiwan

#1578 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

20. Aletheia University

#81 in Taiwan

#1592 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

21. Jinwen University of Science and Technology

#82 in Taiwan

#1626 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,235
Founded: 1986

22. Taipei National University of the Arts

#85 in Taiwan

#1713 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,509
Founded: 1982

23. China University of Science and Technology

#101 in Taiwan

#2021 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,562
Founded: 1968

24. National Yang-Ming University

#113 in Taiwan

#2289 in Asia

Founded: 1975

25. Taipei University of Maritime Technology

#115 in Taiwan

#2299 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,044
Founded: 1965

26. Taipei City University of Science and Technology

#117 in Taiwan

#2341 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,449
Founded: 1971

27. St John's University - Taipei City

#139 in Taiwan

#3395 in Asia

Enrollment: 763
Founded: 1967

28. National Taiwan College of Performing Arts

#140 in Taiwan

#3424 in Asia

Enrollment: 516
Founded: 1999

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
7	Chihlee University of Technology	71	New Taipei
8	Hwa Hsia University of Technology	110	New Taipei
9	Tungnan University	99	New Taipei
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	15	New Taipei
10	National Taiwan University of Arts	74	New Taipei
10	Oriental Institute of Technology	116	New Taipei
10	Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts	138	New Taipei
11	Ming Chi University of Technology	55	New Taipei
11	HungKuo Delin University of Technology	111	New Taipei
12	Lee-Ming Institute of Technology	142	New Taipei

Universities near Taipei