Best Universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 34.5M citations received by 3.06M academic papers made by 2,496 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

#20 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#2 in China

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#3 in China

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#1 in Singapore

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#4 in China

#53 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. University of Tokyo

For Archaeology

#1 in Japan

#54 in the World

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

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Archaeology

#5 in China

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Wuhan University

For Archaeology

#6 in China

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

9. China University of Mining and Technology

For Archaeology

#7 in China

#73 in the World

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

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#8 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#9 in China

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#10 in China

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#11 in China

#92 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Archaeology

#1 in Israel

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

15. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#12 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

16. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Archaeology

#2 in Israel

#105 in the World

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

17. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#2 in Singapore

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#13 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. Kyoto University

For Archaeology

#2 in Japan

#134 in the World

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

20. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#14 in China

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#15 in China

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#16 in China

#151 in the World

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

23. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#17 in China

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

24. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#18 in China

#165 in the World

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

25. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Archaeology

#19 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

26. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#20 in China

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

27. Dalian University of Technology

For Archaeology

#21 in China

#189 in the World

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

28. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#22 in China

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

29. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#1 in South Korea

#196 in the World

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

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#23 in China

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

31. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#24 in China

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

32. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#25 in China

#213 in the World

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

33. University of Science and Technology of China

For Archaeology

#26 in China

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

34. Tohoku University

For Archaeology

#3 in Japan

#231 in the World

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

35. Wuhan University of Technology

For Archaeology

#27 in China

#242 in the World

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

36. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#28 in China

#244 in the World

Founded: 1896

37. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#3 in Israel

#245 in the World

Founded: 1924

38. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#29 in China

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

39. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Archaeology

#4 in Israel

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

40. Xiamen University

For Archaeology

#30 in China

#251 in the World

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

41. Shandong University

For Archaeology

#31 in China

#253 in the World

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

42. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Archaeology

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

43. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#32 in China

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

44. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Archaeology

#1 in Taiwan

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

45. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#33 in China

#269 in the World

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

46. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#34 in China

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

47. University of Haifa

For Archaeology

#5 in Israel

#288 in the World

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

48. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#35 in China

#290 in the World

Founded: 1952

49. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#36 in China

#292 in the World

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

50. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Archaeology

#4 in Japan

#300 in the World

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

51. Nagoya University

For Archaeology

#5 in Japan

#305 in the World

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

52. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Archaeology

#37 in China

#307 in the World

Founded: 1909

53. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#38 in China

#311 in the World

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

54. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#39 in China

#316 in the World

Founded: 1915

55. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Archaeology

#6 in Japan

#318 in the World

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

56. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#40 in China

#321 in the World

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

57. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Archaeology

#41 in China

#326 in the World

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

58. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Archaeology

#42 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

59. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#2 in South Korea

#344 in the World

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

60. University of Tehran

For Archaeology

#1 in Iran

#351 in the World

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

61. Osaka University

For Archaeology

#7 in Japan

#357 in the World

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

62. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Archaeology

#43 in China

#358 in the World

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

63. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Archaeology

#3 in South Korea

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

64. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Archaeology

#8 in Japan

#366 in the World

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

65. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Archaeology

#6 in Israel

#375 in the World

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

66. Chang'an University

For Archaeology

#44 in China

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

67. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#45 in China

#386 in the World

Founded: 1958

68. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Archaeology

#391 in the World

Founded: 1904

69. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Archaeology

#2 in Taiwan

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

70. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Archaeology

#46 in China

#393 in the World

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

71. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#47 in China

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

72. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#9 in Japan

#399 in the World

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

73. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#48 in China

#404 in the World

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

74. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#49 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

75. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Archaeology

#419 in the World

Founded: 1969

76. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Archaeology

#1 in India

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

77. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Archaeology

#2 in India

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

78. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#50 in China

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

79. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Archaeology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#436 in the World

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

80. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Archaeology

#51 in China

#442 in the World

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

81. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#52 in China

#447 in the World

Founded: 1952

82. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1 in Turkey

#448 in the World

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

83. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Archaeology

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

84. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Archaeology

#3 in Taiwan

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

85. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Archaeology

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

86. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#4 in South Korea

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

87. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Archaeology

#7 in Israel

#464 in the World

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

88. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Archaeology

#3 in India

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

89. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#53 in China

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

90. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#54 in China

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

91. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#55 in China

#474 in the World

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

92. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Archaeology

#4 in India

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

93. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#2 in Turkey

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

94. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Archaeology

#56 in China

#488 in the World

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

95. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Archaeology

#57 in China

#490 in the World

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

96. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#58 in China

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

97. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#59 in China

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

98. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#60 in China

#503 in the World

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

99. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Archaeology

#61 in China

#514 in the World

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

100. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Archaeology

#62 in China

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

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