Best Universities for Archaeology in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 59.8M citations received by 3.73M academic papers made by 2,569 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 Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#1 in China

#15 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#2 in China

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#3 in China

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#1 in Singapore

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Archaeology

#4 in China

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#5 in China

#56 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Wuhan University

For Archaeology

#6 in China

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

8. University of Tokyo

For Archaeology

#1 in Japan

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

9. China University of Mining and Technology

For Archaeology

#7 in China

#66 in the World

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

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#8 in China

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#9 in China

#74 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#10 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#11 in China

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

14. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#12 in China

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

15. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#13 in China

#92 in the World

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

16. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Archaeology

#1 in Israel

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

17. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#2 in Singapore

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

18. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Archaeology

#2 in Israel

#113 in the World

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

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#14 in China

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#15 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

21. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#16 in China

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

22. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#17 in China

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

23. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#18 in China

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

24. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#19 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

25. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#20 in China

#149 in the World

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

26. Kyoto University

For Archaeology

#2 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

27. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Archaeology

#21 in China

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

28. Dalian University of Technology

For Archaeology

#22 in China

#180 in the World

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

29. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#23 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

30. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#1 in South Korea

#184 in the World

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

31. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#24 in China

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

32. University of Science and Technology of China

For Archaeology

#25 in China

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

33. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#26 in China

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

34. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#27 in China

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

35. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#28 in China

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

36. Shandong University

For Archaeology

#29 in China

#218 in the World

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

37. Wuhan University of Technology

For Archaeology

#30 in China

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

38. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Archaeology

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

39. Xiamen University

For Archaeology

#31 in China

#226 in the World

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

40. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#32 in China

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

41. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#33 in China

#234 in the World

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

42. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#34 in China

#240 in the World

Founded: 1896

43. Tohoku University

For Archaeology

#3 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

44. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Archaeology

#3 in Israel

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

45. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Archaeology

#1 in Taiwan

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

46. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#35 in China

#270 in the World

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

47. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#36 in China

#271 in the World

Founded: 1915

48. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#37 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

49. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#38 in China

#282 in the World

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

50. University of Haifa

For Archaeology

#4 in Israel

#286 in the World

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

51. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#39 in China

#287 in the World

Founded: 1952

52. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Archaeology

#40 in China

#292 in the World

Founded: 1909

53. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#5 in Israel

#294 in the World

Founded: 1924

54. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#41 in China

#298 in the World

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

55. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Archaeology

#4 in Japan

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

56. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#42 in China

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

57. University of Tehran

For Archaeology

#1 in Iran

#315 in the World

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

58. Chang'an University

For Archaeology

#43 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

59. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Archaeology

#44 in China

#317 in the World

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

60. Nagoya University

For Archaeology

#5 in Japan

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

61. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#2 in South Korea

#326 in the World

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

62. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Archaeology

#335 in the World

Founded: 1904

63. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Archaeology

#6 in Japan

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

64. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Archaeology

#45 in China

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

65. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#46 in China

#348 in the World

Founded: 1958

66. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Archaeology

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

67. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Archaeology

#47 in China

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

68. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Archaeology

#356 in the World

Founded: 1969

69. Osaka University

For Archaeology

#7 in Japan

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

70. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#48 in China

#370 in the World

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

71. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Archaeology

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

72. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#49 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

73. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Archaeology

#3 in South Korea

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

74. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Archaeology

#6 in Israel

#386 in the World

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

75. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Archaeology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

76. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#50 in China

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

77. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Archaeology

#8 in Japan

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

78. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Archaeology

#1 in India

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

79. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Archaeology

#51 in China

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

80. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Archaeology

#2 in Taiwan

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

81. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#52 in China

#427 in the World

Founded: 1952

82. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#9 in Japan

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

83. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#53 in China

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

84. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#54 in China

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

85. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#55 in China

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

86. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Archaeology

#56 in China

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

87. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Archaeology

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

88. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Archaeology

#2 in India

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

89. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Archaeology

#1 in Indonesia

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

90. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Archaeology

#2 in Indonesia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

91. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#57 in China

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

92. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#4 in South Korea

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

93. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Archaeology

#3 in India

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

94. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#58 in China

#464 in the World

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

95. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Archaeology

#59 in China

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

96. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Archaeology

#60 in China

#468 in the World

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

97. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#61 in China

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

98. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1 in Turkey

#475 in the World

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

99. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Archaeology

#3 in Taiwan

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

100. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Archaeology

#4 in India

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1711

Broadcast Journalism287

Classics and Ancient History987

Communications and Public Relations1293

Criminology and Criminal Justice243

Early Childhood Education168

Education Majors1803

Forensic Science352

Gender Studies583

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law233

International Relations and Diplomacy264

Journalism and Digital Media608

Law Enforcement185

Library and Information science1086

Linguistics2557

Media Studies277

Military science205

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Occupational Safety and Health247

Political Economy267

Political Science2719

Public Policy / Administration473

Radio and Television broadcasting314

Special Education159

Sports / Exercise science363

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1665

Urban and Regional planning479