Best Universities for Archaeology in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 87.3K citations received by 10K academic papers made by 73 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. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Archaeology

#1 in Israel

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Archaeology

#2 in Israel

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Haifa

For Archaeology

#3 in Israel

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Archaeology

#4 in Israel

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

5. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#1 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

6. University of Tokyo

For Archaeology

#1 in Japan

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

7. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Archaeology

#5 in Israel

#161 in the World

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

8. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Archaeology

#6 in Israel

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

9. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Archaeology

#2 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1909

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1 in Turkey

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1933

11. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Archaeology

#3 in China

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

12. Kyoto University

For Archaeology

#2 in Japan

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

13. Tohoku University

For Archaeology

#3 in Japan

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

14. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#2 in Turkey

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1946

15. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Archaeology

#4 in Japan

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

16. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#4 in China

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

17. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#5 in China

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

18. Nagoya University

For Archaeology

#5 in Japan

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

19. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Archaeology

#1 in Indonesia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1949

20. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Archaeology

#1 in South Korea

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

21. Shandong University

For Archaeology

#6 in China

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

22. University of Tehran

For Archaeology

#1 in Iran

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

23. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#1 in Singapore

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

24. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Archaeology

#6 in Japan

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 18,628
Founded: 1918

25. Panjab University

For Archaeology

#1 in India

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1882

26. Yarmouk University

For Archaeology

#1 in Jordan

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

27. Dokuz Eylul University

For Archaeology

#3 in Turkey

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 65,020
Founded: 1982

28. Xiamen University

For Archaeology

#7 in China

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

29. Waseda University

For Archaeology

#7 in Japan

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 50,221
Founded: 1882

30. University of Science and Technology of China

For Archaeology

#8 in China

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

31. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Archaeology

#8 in Japan

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,525
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

32. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#9 in China

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

33. Northwest University, China

For Archaeology

#10 in China

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

34. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Archaeology

#11 in China

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

35. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#12 in China

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

36. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Archaeology

#13 in China

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

37. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Archaeology

#1 in the Philippines

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1908

38. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Archaeology

#9 in Japan

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

39. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#4 in Turkey

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1956

40. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Archaeology

#14 in China

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

41. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Archaeology

#2 in India

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1922

42. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#5 in Turkey

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

43. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Archaeology

#15 in China

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

44. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Archaeology

#16 in China

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

45. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Archaeology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

46. Wuhan University

For Archaeology

#17 in China

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

47. Sultan Qaboos University

For Archaeology

#1 in Oman

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1986

48. Hashemite University

For Archaeology

#2 in Jordan

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1991

49. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Archaeology

#10 in Japan

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1950

50. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Archaeology

#18 in China

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1956

51. Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

India | Maharashtra

For Archaeology

#3 in India

#627 in the World

Founded: 1821

52. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Archaeology

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1970

53. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Archaeology

#19 in China

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1902

54. Ege University

For Archaeology

#6 in Turkey

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 65,082
Founded: 1955

55. University of Isfahan

For Archaeology

#2 in Iran

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1946

56. Shaanxi Normal University

For Archaeology

#20 in China

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

57. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Archaeology

#7 in Turkey

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1975

58. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#21 in China

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

59. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Archaeology

#1 in Taiwan

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

60. Silpakorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Archaeology

#678 in the World

Founded: 1943

61. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Archaeology

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1969

62. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Archaeology

#8 in Turkey

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

63. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#9 in Turkey

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1944

64. Ibaraki University

For Archaeology

#11 in Japan

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

65. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Archaeology

#22 in China

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

66. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Archaeology

#12 in Japan

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1950

67. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Archaeology

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 8,736
Founded: 1866

68. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Archaeology

#23 in China

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

69. University of Jordan

For Archaeology

#3 in Jordan

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1962

70. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Archaeology

#24 in China

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

71. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Archaeology

#25 in China

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

72. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Archaeology

#2 in Singapore

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

73. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Archaeology

#3 in Iran

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology137

Broadcast Journalism220

Classics and Ancient History182

Communications and Public Relations390

Criminology and Criminal Justice109

Early Childhood Education137

Education Majors332

Forensic Science400

Gender Studies155

Human Rights Law151

Intellectual Property and Patent Law316

International Law192

International Relations and Diplomacy229

Journalism and Digital Media233

Law Enforcement188

Library and Information science172

Media Studies149

Military science193

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution191

Occupational Safety and Health214

Political Economy169

Political Science618

Public Policy / Administration185

Radio and Television broadcasting253

Special Education130

Sports / Exercise science223

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies111

Urban and Regional planning282