Best Law Schools in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 71.2M citations received by 5.01M academic papers made by 2,700 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 Law

#1 in China

#47 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#1 in Singapore

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Law

#2 in China

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Law

#3 in China

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#4 in China

#92 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#5 in China

#99 in the World

Founded: 1937

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Law

#1 in Israel

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Law

#2 in Israel

#122 in the World

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

9. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#2 in Singapore

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

10. University of Tokyo

For Law

#1 in Japan

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#6 in China

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#7 in China

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. Wuhan University

For Law

#8 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Kyoto University

For Law

#2 in Japan

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

15. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#9 in China

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Law

#10 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

17. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Law

#11 in China

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

18. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#12 in China

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

19. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#13 in China

#203 in the World

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

20. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#14 in China

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

21. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Law

#1 in Taiwan

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

22. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#1 in South Korea

#228 in the World

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

23. University of Haifa

For Law

#3 in Israel

#236 in the World

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

24. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#15 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

25. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Law

#16 in China

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

26. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Law

#4 in Israel

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

27. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#17 in China

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

28. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Law

#5 in Israel

#282 in the World

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

29. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Law

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

30. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Law

#18 in China

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

31. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Israel

#310 in the World

Founded: 1924

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Law

#19 in China

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

33. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Law

#20 in China

#324 in the World

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

34. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#21 in China

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

35. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#2 in South Korea

#328 in the World

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

36. Shandong University

For Law

#22 in China

#331 in the World

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

37. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Law

#23 in China

#338 in the World

Founded: 1952

38. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Law

#24 in China

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

39. University of Science and Technology of China

For Law

#25 in China

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

40. Dalian University of Technology

For Law

#26 in China

#346 in the World

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

41. Xiamen University

For Law

#27 in China

#347 in the World

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

42. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#28 in China

#353 in the World

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

43. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#29 in China

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

44. Osaka University

For Law

#3 in Japan

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

45. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Law

#30 in China

#365 in the World

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

46. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Law

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

47. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Law

#1 in Indonesia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

48. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Law

#2 in Taiwan

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

49. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#31 in China

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

50. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Law

#3 in South Korea

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

51. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Law

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

52. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Law

#32 in China

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

53. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#4 in South Korea

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

54. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Law

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#413 in the World

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

55. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#33 in China

#418 in the World

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

56. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Law

#419 in the World

Founded: 1904

57. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Law

#421 in the World

Founded: 1969

58. University of Tehran

For Law

#1 in Iran

#424 in the World

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

59. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#34 in China

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

60. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#35 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

61. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Law

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

62. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Law

#36 in China

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

63. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#37 in China

#459 in the World

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

64. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Law

#38 in China

#462 in the World

Founded: 1896

65. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Law

#39 in China

#466 in the World

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

66. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#40 in China

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

67. Tohoku University

For Law

#4 in Japan

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

68. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Law

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

69. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#41 in China

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

70. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Law

#5 in Japan

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

71. Xidian University

For Law

#42 in China

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

72. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Law

#1 in India

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

73. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Law

#43 in China

#507 in the World

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

74. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#3 in Singapore

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

75. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Law

#7 in Israel

#515 in the World

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

76. Nagoya University

For Law

#6 in Japan

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

77. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Law

#2 in Iran

#529 in the World

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

78. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#7 in Japan

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

79. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Law

#3 in Taiwan

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

80. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Law

#44 in China

#555 in the World

Founded: 1958

81. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Law

#2 in Indonesia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

82. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#45 in China

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

83. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#5 in South Korea

#566 in the World

Founded: 1398

84. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Law

#8 in Japan

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

85. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Law

#46 in China

#572 in the World

Founded: 1909

86. Keio University

For Law

#9 in Japan

#573 in the World

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

87. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Law

#47 in China

#574 in the World

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

88. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Law

#48 in China

#585 in the World

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

89. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Law

#2 in India

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

90. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Law

#3 in Indonesia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

91. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#49 in China

#597 in the World

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

92. University of Macau

For Law

#50 in China

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

93. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Law

#51 in China

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

94. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Law

#4 in Indonesia

#606 in the World

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

95. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#6 in South Korea

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

96. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Law

#608 in the World

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

97. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Law

#10 in Japan

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

98. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Law

#52 in China

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

99. China University of Mining and Technology

For Law

#53 in China

#614 in the World

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

100. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan

#617 in the World

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1711

Archaeology2569

Broadcast Journalism287

Classics and Ancient History987

Communications and Public Relations1293

Criminology and Criminal Justice243

Early Childhood Education168

Education Majors1803

Forensic Science352

Gender Studies583

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law233

International Relations and Diplomacy264

Journalism and Digital Media608

Law Enforcement185

Library and Information science1086

Linguistics2557

Media Studies277

Military science205

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Occupational Safety and Health247

Political Economy267

Political Science2719

Public Policy / Administration473

Radio and Television broadcasting314

Special Education159

Sports / Exercise science363

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1665

Urban and Regional planning479