Best Universities for Liberal Arts &amp; Social Sciences in Asia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in China

#62 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Singapore

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Japan

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

4. Tsinghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in China

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Israel

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in China

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in China

#119 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Israel

#122 in the World

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

9. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Japan

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

10. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Singapore

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in China

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in China

#176 in the World

Founded: 1937

14. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in China

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in China

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Seoul National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in South Korea

#241 in the World

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

17. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in China

#248 in the World

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

18. Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Taiwan

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

20. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Israel

#272 in the World

Founded: 1924

21. City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in China

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

22. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in China

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

23. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Japan

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

24. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Israel

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

25. Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

26. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in China

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

27. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Israel

#315 in the World

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

28. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in China

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

29. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Indonesia

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

30. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in China

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

31. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in China

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

32. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Japan

#348 in the World

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

33. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in China

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

34. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Israel

#363 in the World

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

35. Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in China

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

36. Yonsei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in South Korea

#368 in the World

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

37. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in China

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

38. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Indonesia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

39. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Indonesia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

40. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

41. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Malaysia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

42. Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in China

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

43. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in China

#412 in the World

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

44. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Indonesia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

45. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Japan

#427 in the World

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

46. Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in China

#428 in the World

Founded: 1952

47. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Malaysia

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

48. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in China

#442 in the World

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

49. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in South Korea

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

50. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in China

#446 in the World

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

51. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Taiwan

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Israel

#450 in the World

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

53. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Japan

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

54. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Japan

#466 in the World

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

55. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in China

#467 in the World

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

56. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Indonesia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

57. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Indonesia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

58. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Indonesia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

59. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in China

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

60. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in China

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

61. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Japan

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

62. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Indonesia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

63. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Iran

#493 in the World

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

64. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Indonesia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

65. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in China

#500 in the World

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

66. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Turkey

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

67. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Indonesia

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

68. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#511 in the World

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

69. Korea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in South Korea

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

70. Xiamen University

China | Xiamen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in China

#519 in the World

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

71. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in China

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

72. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in China

#529 in the World

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

73. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in China

#537 in the World

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

74. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Indonesia

#538 in the World

Founded: 2004

75. Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in China

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

76. Northwestern Polytechnical University

China | Xi'an

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in China

#556 in the World

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

77. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Turkey

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

78. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Malaysia

#565 in the World

Founded: 1969

79. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in China

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

80. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Malaysia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

81. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Turkey

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

82. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan

#578 in the World

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

83. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Taiwan

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

84. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Malaysia

#582 in the World

Founded: 1904

85. East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in China

#591 in the World

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

86. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Indonesia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

87. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in China

#598 in the World

Founded: 1896

88. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

89. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in India

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

90. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Iran

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

91. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in China

#624 in the World

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

92. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Malaysia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

93. Sungkyunkwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in South Korea

#627 in the World

Founded: 1398

94. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in China

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

95. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Indonesia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

96. Xidian University

China | Xi'an

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in China

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

97. Renmin University of China