Best Universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 647K citations received by 100K academic papers made by 464 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

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gender Studies

#1 in Singapore

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Gender Studies

#1 in Israel

#121 in the World

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

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Gender Studies

#2 in Israel

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#1 in China

#161 in the World

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

5. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#2 in China

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

6. University of Haifa

For Gender Studies

#3 in Israel

#216 in the World

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

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#3 in China

#248 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Gender Studies

#4 in Israel

#270 in the World

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

9. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Gender Studies

#5 in Israel

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

10. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Gender Studies

#2 in Singapore

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

11. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Gender Studies

#1 in India

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Jawaharlal Nehru University

India | Haryana

For Gender Studies

#2 in India

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

13. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Gender Studies

#4 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Gender Studies

#5 in China

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#6 in China

#428 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Gender Studies

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

17. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#7 in China

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

18. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#8 in China

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

19. University of Tokyo

For Gender Studies

#1 in Japan

#451 in the World

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

20. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Gender Studies

#1 in Taiwan

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

21. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gender Studies

#1 in South Korea

#537 in the World

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

22. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gender Studies

#1 in Turkey

#539 in the World

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

23. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gender Studies

#2 in South Korea

#544 in the World

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

24. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Gender Studies

#9 in China

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

25. Osaka University

For Gender Studies

#2 in Japan

#565 in the World

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

26. Tohoku University

For Gender Studies

#3 in Japan

#567 in the World

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

27. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Gender Studies

#10 in China

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

28. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Gender Studies

#11 in China

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

29. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Gender Studies

#4 in Japan

#595 in the World

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

30. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#12 in China

#610 in the World

Founded: 1989

31. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Gender Studies

#13 in China

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

32. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Gender Studies

#1 in Indonesia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

33. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Gender Studies

#14 in China

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

34. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Gender Studies

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

35. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Gender Studies

#2 in Indonesia

#625 in the World

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

36. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Gender Studies

#15 in China

#631 in the World

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

37. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Gender Studies

#16 in China

#643 in the World

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

38. Kyoto University

For Gender Studies

#5 in Japan

#650 in the World

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

39. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Gender Studies

#1 in Iran

#663 in the World

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

40. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Gender Studies

#17 in China

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

41. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Gender Studies

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

42. University of Hyderabad

India | Telangana

For Gender Studies

#3 in India

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

43. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gender Studies

#2 in Turkey

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

44. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gender Studies

#3 in Turkey

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

45. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gender Studies

#4 in Turkey

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

46. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Gender Studies

#18 in China

#732 in the World

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

47. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

India | Maharashtra

For Gender Studies

#4 in India

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

48. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Gender Studies

#6 in Israel

#740 in the World

Founded: 1924

49. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Gender Studies

#19 in China

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

50. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Gender Studies

#5 in Turkey

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

51. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Gender Studies

#20 in China

#791 in the World

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

52. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Gender Studies

#21 in China

#801 in the World

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

53. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Gender Studies

#813 in the World

Founded: 1969

54. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Gender Studies

#3 in Indonesia

#814 in the World

Founded: 2004

55. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Gender Studies

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

56. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Gender Studies

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

57. University of Tehran

For Gender Studies

#2 in Iran

#849 in the World

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

58. Anhui Medical University

For Gender Studies

#22 in China

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

59. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Gender Studies

#4 in Indonesia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

60. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Gender Studies

#23 in China

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

61. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Gender Studies

#24 in China

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

62. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gender Studies

#6 in Turkey

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

63. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Gender Studies

#6 in Japan

#890 in the World

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

64. Waseda University

For Gender Studies

#7 in Japan

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

65. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Gender Studies

#25 in China

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

66. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Gender Studies

#26 in China

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

67. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Gender Studies

#7 in Turkey

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

68. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Gender Studies

#3 in Iran

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

69. University of Dhaka

Bangladesh | Dhaka

For Gender Studies

#1 in Bangladesh

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 37,018
Founded: 1921

70. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gender Studies

#3 in South Korea

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

71. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Gender Studies

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

72. University of Macau

For Gender Studies

#27 in China

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

73. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gender Studies

#4 in South Korea

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

74. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Gender Studies

#28 in China

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

75. Wuhan University

For Gender Studies

#29 in China

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

76. Christ University

India | Karnataka

For Gender Studies

#5 in India

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

77. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Gender Studies

#8 in Turkey

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

78. Nagoya University

For Gender Studies

#8 in Japan

#968 in the World

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

79. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Gender Studies

#970 in the World

Founded: 1917

80. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Gender Studies

#1 in the Philippines

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

81. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Gender Studies

#30 in China

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

82. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Gender Studies

#5 in Indonesia

#980 in the World

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

83. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Gender Studies

#5 in South Korea

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

84. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Gender Studies

#31 in China

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

85. University of Brunei Darussalam

Brunei | Gadong

For Gender Studies

#1 in Brunei

#999 in the World

86. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Gender Studies

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1976

87. Xiamen University

For Gender Studies

#32 in China

#1009 in the World

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

88. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Gender Studies

#9 in Japan

#1010 in the World

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

89. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Gender Studies

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

90. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Gender Studies

#6 in Indonesia

#1018 in the World

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

91. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Gender Studies

#10 in Japan

#1019 in the World

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

92. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Gender Studies

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#1034 in the World

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

93. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Gender Studies

#1 in Nepal

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1958

94. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Gender Studies

#2 in Taiwan

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

95. Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand | Klong Luang

For Gender Studies

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

96. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Gender Studies

#7 in Indonesia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

97. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Gender Studies

#33 in China

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

98. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Gender Studies

#3 in Taiwan

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

99. Keio University

For Gender Studies

#11 in Japan

#1063 in the World

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

100. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Gender Studies

#12 in Japan

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

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