Best Universities for History 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 History. A graph of 35.6M citations received by 3.24M academic papers made by 2,542 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 History

#1 in China

#35 in the World

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

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For History

#2 in China

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For History

#3 in China

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For History

#1 in Singapore

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. University of Tokyo

For History

#1 in Japan

#66 in the World

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

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For History

#4 in China

#77 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For History

#5 in China

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For History

#1 in Israel

#84 in the World

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

9. Wuhan University

For History

#6 in China

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

10. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For History

#2 in Israel

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

11. China University of Mining and Technology

For History

#7 in China

#101 in the World

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

12. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For History

#8 in China

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For History

#9 in China

#110 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For History

#10 in China

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For History

#11 in China

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For History

#2 in Singapore

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

17. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For History

#12 in China

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

18. Kyoto University

For History

#2 in Japan

#158 in the World

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

19. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For History

#13 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

20. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For History

#14 in China

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For History

#15 in China

#200 in the World

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

22. Harbin Institute of Technology

For History

#16 in China

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

23. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For History

#3 in Israel

#218 in the World

Founded: 1924

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For History

#17 in China

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For History

#18 in China

#221 in the World

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

26. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For History

#19 in China

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

27. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For History

#20 in China

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

28. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For History

#21 in China

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

29. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For History

#1 in South Korea

#237 in the World

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

30. Dalian University of Technology

For History

#22 in China

#240 in the World

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

31. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For History

#23 in China

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

32. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For History

#4 in Israel

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

33. University of Science and Technology of China

For History

#24 in China

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

34. Tohoku University

For History

#3 in Japan

#267 in the World

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

35. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For History

#25 in China

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

36. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For History

#26 in China

#270 in the World

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

37. University of Haifa

For History

#5 in Israel

#273 in the World

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

38. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For History

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

39. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For History

#27 in China

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

40. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For History

#1 in Taiwan

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

41. Xiamen University

For History

#28 in China

#306 in the World

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

42. Wuhan University of Technology

For History

#29 in China

#309 in the World

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

43. Shandong University

For History

#30 in China

#312 in the World

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

44. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For History

#31 in China

#319 in the World

Founded: 1896

45. Nagoya University

For History

#4 in Japan

#325 in the World

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

46. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For History

#32 in China

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

47. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For History

#5 in Japan

#333 in the World

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

48. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For History

#33 in China

#335 in the World

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

49. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For History

#6 in Japan

#338 in the World

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

50. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For History

#34 in China

#349 in the World

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

51. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For History

#6 in Israel

#351 in the World

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

52. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For History

#35 in China

#354 in the World

Founded: 1952

53. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For History

#36 in China

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

54. Osaka University

For History

#7 in Japan

#356 in the World

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

55. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For History

#37 in China

#359 in the World

Founded: 1909

56. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For History

#38 in China

#365 in the World

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

57. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For History

#39 in China

#379 in the World

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

58. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For History

#2 in South Korea

#381 in the World

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

59. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For History

#40 in China

#385 in the World

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

60. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For History

#41 in China

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

61. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For History

#42 in China

#393 in the World

Founded: 1915

62. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For History

#8 in Japan

#395 in the World

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

63. University of Tehran

For History

#1 in Iran

#397 in the World

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

64. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For History

#3 in South Korea

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

65. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For History

#43 in China

#419 in the World

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

66. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For History

#421 in the World

Founded: 1969

67. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For History

#9 in Japan

#429 in the World

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

68. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For History

#2 in Taiwan

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

69. Chang'an University

For History

#44 in China

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

70. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For History

#45 in China

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

71. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For History

#448 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For History

#46 in China

#451 in the World

Founded: 1958

73. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For History

#47 in China

#456 in the World

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

74. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For History

#48 in China

#469 in the World

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

75. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For History

#49 in China

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

76. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For History

#3 in Taiwan

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

77. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For History

#1 in India

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

78. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For History

#7 in Israel

#480 in the World

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

79. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For History

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#485 in the World

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

80. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For History

#2 in India

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

81. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For History

#3 in India

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

82. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For History

#50 in China

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

83. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For History

#1 in Turkey

#503 in the World

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

84. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For History

#51 in China

#508 in the World

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

85. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For History

#4 in India

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

86. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For History

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

87. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For History

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

88. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For History

#4 in South Korea

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

89. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For History

#52 in China

#519 in the World

Founded: 1952

90. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For History

#53 in China

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

91. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For History

#54 in China

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

92. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For History

#55 in China

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

93. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For History

#2 in Turkey

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

94. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For History

#56 in China

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

95. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For History

#57 in China

#556 in the World

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

96. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For History

#58 in China

#560 in the World

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

97. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For History

#59 in China

#568 in the World

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

98. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For History

#60 in China

#569 in the World

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

99. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For History

#61 in China

#570 in the World

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

100. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For History

#5 in South Korea

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

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

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