Best Universities for Aesthetics in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 3.26M citations received by 395K academic papers made by 1,324 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Aesthetics

#1 in Japan

#48 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#1 in China

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Aesthetics

#1 in Israel

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Aesthetics

#1 in Singapore

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#2 in China

#89 in the World

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

6. Osaka University

For Aesthetics

#2 in Japan

#96 in the World

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

7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Aesthetics

#2 in Israel

#100 in the World

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

8. Kyoto University

For Aesthetics

#3 in Japan

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

9. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Aesthetics

#2 in Singapore

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Aesthetics

#3 in China

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#4 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aesthetics

#4 in Japan

#160 in the World

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

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aesthetics

#1 in South Korea

#168 in the World

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

14. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#5 in China

#170 in the World

Founded: 1937

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#6 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Tohoku University

For Aesthetics

#5 in Japan

#191 in the World

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

17. University of Haifa

For Aesthetics

#3 in Israel

#196 in the World

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

18. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Aesthetics

#6 in Japan

#197 in the World

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

19. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#7 in China

#198 in the World

Founded: 1963

20. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Aesthetics

#4 in Israel

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

21. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#8 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

22. Nagoya University

For Aesthetics

#7 in Japan

#202 in the World

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

23. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#9 in China

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

24. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#10 in China

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

25. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aesthetics

#2 in South Korea

#215 in the World

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

26. Waseda University

For Aesthetics

#8 in Japan

#231 in the World

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

27. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#9 in Japan

#234 in the World

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

28. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Aesthetics

#3 in South Korea

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

29. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#11 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

30. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Aesthetics

#5 in Israel

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

31. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#12 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

32. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#13 in China

#251 in the World

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

33. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#6 in Israel

#257 in the World

Founded: 1924

34. Wuhan University

For Aesthetics

#14 in China

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

35. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#15 in China

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

36. Shandong University

For Aesthetics

#16 in China

#275 in the World

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

37. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#17 in China

#295 in the World

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

38. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Aesthetics

#7 in Israel

#297 in the World

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

39. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Aesthetics

#1 in Taiwan

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

40. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Aesthetics

#18 in China

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

41. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#19 in China

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

42. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#20 in China

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

43. Xiamen University

For Aesthetics

#21 in China

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

44. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Aesthetics

#2 in Taiwan

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

45. Kobe University

For Aesthetics

#10 in Japan

#321 in the World

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

46. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Aesthetics

#11 in Japan

#327 in the World

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

47. University of Science and Technology of China

For Aesthetics

#22 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

48. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Aesthetics

#23 in China

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

49. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Aesthetics

#24 in China

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

50. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#25 in China

#349 in the World

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

51. University of Tehran

For Aesthetics

#1 in Iran

#360 in the World

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

52. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#26 in China

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

53. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#27 in China

#363 in the World

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

54. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Aesthetics

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

55. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#28 in China

#385 in the World

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

56. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#29 in China

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

57. Dalian University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#30 in China

#389 in the World

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

58. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Aesthetics

#31 in China

#396 in the World

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

59. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#32 in China

#411 in the World

Founded: 1958

60. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#33 in China

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

61. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#34 in China

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

62. Tokyo University of Science

For Aesthetics

#12 in Japan

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

63. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Aesthetics

#35 in China

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

64. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#36 in China

#433 in the World

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

65. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#37 in China

#435 in the World

Founded: 1952

66. Xidian University

For Aesthetics

#38 in China

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

67. Keio University

For Aesthetics

#13 in Japan

#449 in the World

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

68. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Aesthetics

#4 in South Korea

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

69. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Aesthetics

#39 in China

#465 in the World

Founded: 1909

70. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#40 in China

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

71. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Aesthetics

#1 in India

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

72. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Aesthetics

#14 in Japan

#477 in the World

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

73. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Aesthetics

#41 in China

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

74. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Aesthetics

#3 in Taiwan

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

75. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Aesthetics

#42 in China

#496 in the World

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

76. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Aesthetics

#500 in the World

Founded: 1904

77. China University of Mining and Technology

For Aesthetics

#43 in China

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

78. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Aesthetics

#2 in India

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

79. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Aesthetics

#44 in China

#512 in the World

Founded: 1896

80. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Aesthetics

#45 in China

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

81. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Aesthetics

#46 in China

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

82. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Aesthetics

#47 in China

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

83. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Aesthetics

#48 in China

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

84. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Aesthetics

#1 in Turkey

#537 in the World

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

85. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Aesthetics

#540 in the World

Founded: 1969

86. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Aesthetics

#49 in China

#547 in the World

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

87. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Aesthetics

#2 in Turkey

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

88. Soochow University

For Aesthetics

#50 in China

#552 in the World

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

89. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Aesthetics

#51 in China

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

90. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#52 in China

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

91. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Aesthetics

#53 in China

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

92. Hefei University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#54 in China

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

93. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Aesthetics

#3 in India

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Aesthetics

#55 in China

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

95. Fujian Normal University

For Aesthetics

#56 in China

#600 in the World

Founded: 1953

96. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Aesthetics

#57 in China

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

97. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Aesthetics

#58 in China

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

98. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Aesthetics

#4 in India

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

99. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Aesthetics

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

100. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Aesthetics

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Linguistics2456

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381