Best Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Asia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,813 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. National University of Singapore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Singapore
#63 in the World
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

2. University of Tokyo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Japan
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

3. Tsinghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in China
#81 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

4. Tel Aviv University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Israel
#82 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in China
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1963

6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Israel
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

7. Kyoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Japan
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

8. Nanyang Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Singapore
#137 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

9. Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in China
#140 in the World
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in China
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1937

11. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in China
#158 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

12. Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in China
#166 in the World
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

13. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in China
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1953

15. Seoul National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

16. City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in China
#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

17. National Taiwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Taiwan
#255 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

18. Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in China
#262 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

19. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in China
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1920

20. Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in China
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

21. University of Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Israel
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

22. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Israel
#272 in the World
Enrollment
17,225
Founded
1969

23. Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in China
#279 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

24. Osaka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Japan
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

25. Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in China
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

26. Tohoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Japan
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

27. Bar-Ilan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Israel
#313 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

28. Kyushu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Japan
#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

29. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in China
#330 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in China
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1991

31. Yonsei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

32. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in China
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

33. Nagoya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Japan
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

34. Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in China
#362 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

35. University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in China
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

36. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Japan
#387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

37. Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in China
#391 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

38. University of Malaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Malaysia
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

39. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Israel
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

40. Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in China
#404 in the World
Founded
1952

41. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in China
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

42. Hokkaido University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Japan
#417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

43. University of Tsukuba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Japan
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

44. KAIST

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#430 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

45. China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in China
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

46. Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in China
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

47. Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in China
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

48. Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in China
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

49. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in China
#453 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

50. University of Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Iran
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

51. Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in China
#460 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

52. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in China
#474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

53. Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in China
#486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

54. South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in China
#495 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

55. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in China
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

56. Korea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#514 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

57. Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

58. Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in China
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

59. National University of Malaysia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Malaysia
#519 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

60. Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in China
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

61. King Saud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

62. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in China
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1955

63. National Cheng Kung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Taiwan
#535 in the World
Enrollment
20,292
Founded
1931

64. East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in China
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

65. National Chiao Tung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Taiwan
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

66. Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in China
#553 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

67. Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in China
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

68. Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in China
#557 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

69. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in China
#558 in the World
Founded
1896

70. Hacettepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Turkey
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

71. Indian Institute of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in India
#574 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

72. Sungkyunkwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#575 in the World
Founded
1398

73. Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in China
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

74. Waseda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Japan
#590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

75. Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in China
#601 in the World
Founded
1909

76. University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Indonesia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
46,978
Founded
1950

77. National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in China
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

78. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Iran
#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

79. University of Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in India
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

80. Northeastern University, China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in China
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
1923

81. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in India
#626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

82. China Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in China
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

85. Middle East Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Turkey
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

86. Hiroshima University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Japan
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,077
Founded
1949

87. Diponegoro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Indonesia
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
38,503
Founded
1957

88. Putra Malaysia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Malaysia
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

89. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in China
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1952

90. Shanghai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in China
#659 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

91. King AbdulAziz University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1967

92. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in China
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1956

93. Istanbul University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Turkey
#672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

94. Kobe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Japan
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,870
Founded
1902

95. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in India
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

96. Wuhan University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in China
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

97. Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in China
#689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

98. Southwest Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#50 in China
#698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1896

99. North China Electric Power University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in China
#702 in the World
Founded
1958

100. Gadjah Mada University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Indonesia
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1949