Best Law Schools 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 Law. A graph of 40.3M citations received by 4.04M academic papers made by 2,640 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

#49 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#1 in Singapore

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Law

#2 in China

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Law

#3 in China

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#4 in China

#96 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Law

#1 in Israel

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#5 in China

#104 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. University of Tokyo

For Law

#1 in Japan

#107 in the World

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

9. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Law

#2 in Israel

#110 in the World

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

10. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#2 in Singapore

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

11. Kyoto University

For Law

#2 in Japan

#164 in the World

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

12. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Law

#6 in China

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#7 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

14. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#8 in China

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

15. Wuhan University

For Law

#9 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Law

#10 in China

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

17. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Law

#11 in China

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

18. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Law

#1 in Taiwan

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

19. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#12 in China

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

20. University of Haifa

For Law

#3 in Israel

#224 in the World

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

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#13 in China

#234 in the World

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

22. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#1 in South Korea

#236 in the World

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

23. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Law

#14 in China

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

24. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#15 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

25. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Law

#4 in Israel

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

26. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#16 in China

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

27. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Law

#5 in Israel

#272 in the World

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

28. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Law

#17 in China

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

29. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Israel

#287 in the World

Founded: 1924

30. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Law

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

31. Osaka University

For Law

#3 in Japan

#322 in the World

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

32. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Law

#18 in China

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

33. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Law

#19 in China

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

34. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Law

#20 in China

#336 in the World

Founded: 1952

35. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Law

#21 in China

#338 in the World

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

36. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#2 in South Korea

#341 in the World

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

37. Dalian University of Technology

For Law

#22 in China

#345 in the World

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

38. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Law

#2 in Taiwan

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

39. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Law

#23 in China

#355 in the World

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

40. University of Science and Technology of China

For Law

#24 in China

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

41. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#25 in China

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

42. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Law

#3 in South Korea

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

43. Shandong University

For Law

#26 in China

#361 in the World

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

44. Xiamen University

For Law

#27 in China

#366 in the World

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

45. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Law

#28 in China

#384 in the World

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

46. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Law

#29 in China

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

47. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#30 in China

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

48. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Law

#31 in China

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

49. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#4 in South Korea

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

50. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Law

#4 in Japan

#413 in the World

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

51. Tohoku University

For Law

#5 in Japan

#415 in the World

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

52. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Law

#32 in China

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

53. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#33 in China

#438 in the World

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

54. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#34 in China

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

55. University of Tehran

For Law

#1 in Iran

#445 in the World

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

56. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Japan

#450 in the World

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

57. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Law

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#454 in the World

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

58. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Law

#35 in China

#455 in the World

Founded: 1896

59. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#36 in China

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

60. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#37 in China

#468 in the World

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

61. Nagoya University

For Law

#7 in Japan

#470 in the World

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

62. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Law

#7 in Israel

#471 in the World

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

63. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Law

#38 in China

#474 in the World

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

64. Xidian University

For Law

#39 in China

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

65. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Law

#487 in the World

Founded: 1904

66. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Law

#40 in China

#511 in the World

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

67. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Law

#515 in the World

Founded: 1969

68. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Law

#3 in Taiwan

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

69. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#3 in Singapore

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

70. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Law

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

71. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Law

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

72. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Law

#1 in India

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

73. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Law

#8 in Japan

#549 in the World

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

74. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Law

#41 in China

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

75. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Law

#42 in China

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

76. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Law

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

77. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Law

#9 in Japan

#568 in the World

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

78. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Law

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

79. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#5 in South Korea

#573 in the World

Founded: 1398

80. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Law

#43 in China

#577 in the World

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

81. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Law

#44 in China

#578 in the World

Founded: 1958

82. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Law

#1 in Indonesia

#580 in the World

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

83. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Law

#45 in China

#582 in the World

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

84. Keio University

For Law

#10 in Japan

#583 in the World

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

85. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Law

#2 in India

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

86. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Law

#46 in China

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

87. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Law

#47 in China

#591 in the World

Founded: 1909

88. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Law

#2 in Iran

#599 in the World

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

89. Soochow University

For Law

#48 in China

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

90. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Law

#3 in India

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

91. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan

#617 in the World

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

92. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Law

#622 in the World

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

93. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Law

#6 in South Korea

#623 in the World

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

94. University of Macau

For Law

#49 in China

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

95. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Law

#50 in China

#628 in the World

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

96. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Law

#1 in Turkey

#631 in the World

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

97. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Law

#51 in China

#633 in the World

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

98. China University of Mining and Technology

For Law

#52 in China

#640 in the World

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

99. Wuhan University of Technology

For Law

#53 in China

#652 in the World

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

100. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Law

#54 in China

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

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