Best Universities for Political Science in Asia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 65.4M citations received by 5.05M academic papers made by 2,710 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

For Political Science

#1 in China
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

3. Tsinghua University

For Political Science

#2 in China
#94 in the World
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

4. Peking University

For Political Science

#3 in China
#95 in the World
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

7. Tel Aviv University

For Political Science

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

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Political Science

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

9. University of Tokyo

For Political Science

#1 in Japan
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

11. Kyoto University

For Political Science

#2 in Japan
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

12. Zhejiang University

For Political Science

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

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Political Science

#7 in China
#204 in the World
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

14. City University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

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

15. Wuhan University

For Political Science

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

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#10 in China
#244 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

17. Beijing Normal University

For Political Science

#11 in China
#247 in the World
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

18. National Taiwan University

For Political Science

#1 in Taiwan
#260 in the World
Enrollment
33,882
Founded
1945

19. Fudan University

For Political Science

#12 in China
#268 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

20. University of Haifa

For Political Science

#3 in Israel
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

21. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Political Science

#13 in China
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

22. Seoul National University

For Political Science

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

23. Sichuan University

For Political Science

#14 in China
#305 in the World
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

24. Bar-Ilan University

For Political Science

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

25. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Political Science

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

26. Nanjing University

For Political Science

#15 in China
#337 in the World
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

27. University of Malaya

For Political Science

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

28. University of Indonesia

For Political Science

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

29. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#16 in China
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

30. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Political Science

#17 in China
#368 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

32. Central South University

For Political Science

#18 in China
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

33. Diponegoro University

For Political Science

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

34. Yonsei University

For Political Science

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

35. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#19 in China
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

36. Osaka University

For Political Science

#3 in Japan
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

37. National University of Malaysia

For Political Science

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

38. Renmin University of China

For Political Science

#20 in China
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
24,201
Founded
1937

39. Tongji University

For Political Science

#21 in China
#437 in the World
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

40. Shandong University

For Political Science

#22 in China
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

41. Peking Union Medical College

For Political Science

#23 in China
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

42. University of Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#24 in China
#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

43. Beihang University

For Political Science

#25 in China
#448 in the World
Founded
1952

44. Dalian University of Technology

For Political Science

#26 in China
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

45. Xiamen University

For Political Science

#27 in China
#461 in the World
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

46. Southeast University

For Political Science

#28 in China
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

47. KAIST

For Political Science

#473 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

48. MARA University of Technology

For Political Science

#3 in Malaysia
#478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

49. National Chiao Tung University

For Political Science

#2 in Taiwan
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1958

50. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#29 in China
#483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
39,000
Founded
1956

51. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#30 in China
#489 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

52. Padjadjaran University

For Political Science

#3 in Indonesia
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
41,412
Founded
1957

53. Gadjah Mada University

For Political Science

#4 in Indonesia
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1949

54. Korea University

For Political Science

#504 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

57. Tianjin University

For Political Science

#32 in China
#511 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

59. King Saud University

For Political Science

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

60. University of Tehran

For Political Science

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

61. East China Normal University

For Political Science

#33 in China
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
36,026
Founded
1951

62. Putra Malaysia University

For Political Science

#6 in Malaysia
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

63. Tohoku University

For Political Science

#4 in Japan
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

64. Nankai University

For Political Science

#34 in China
#534 in the World
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

65. Kyushu University

For Political Science

#5 in Japan
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

66. South China University of Technology

For Political Science

#35 in China
#546 in the World
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

67. Capital Medical University

For Political Science

#36 in China
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

68. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Political Science

#37 in China
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1956

69. University of Delhi

For Political Science

#1 in India
#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

71. Airlangga University

For Political Science

#5 in Indonesia
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

72. Indonesia University of Education

For Political Science

#6 in Indonesia
#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

73. Sebelas Maret University

For Political Science

#7 in Indonesia
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1976

74. King AbdulAziz University

For Political Science

#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

75. Chongqing University

For Political Science

#39 in China
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

76. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#6 in Japan
#593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

77. Jinan University

For Political Science

#40 in China
#594 in the World
Enrollment
37,918
Founded
1906

78. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Political Science

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

80. Jilin University

For Political Science

#41 in China
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

81. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#7 in Japan
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

82. Brawijaya University

For Political Science

#8 in Indonesia
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
13,927
Founded
1963

83. Xidian University

For Political Science

#42 in China
#624 in the World
Enrollment
35,277
Founded
1931

84. Hunan University

For Political Science

#43 in China
#646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

85. University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

#8 in Japan
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

86. Keio University

For Political Science

#9 in Japan
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

87. National Cheng Kung University

For Political Science

#3 in Taiwan
#655 in the World
Enrollment
21,292
Founded
1931

88. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Political Science

#2 in Iran
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
14,440
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1934

89. Hacettepe University

For Political Science

#1 in Turkey
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
44,937
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

92. Udayana University

For Political Science

#9 in Indonesia
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1962

93. Shanghai University

For Political Science

#45 in China
#703 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

94. Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#10 in Japan
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

95. State University of Semarang

For Political Science

#10 in Indonesia
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

96. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Political Science

#2 in India
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

97. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Political Science

#3 in India
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

98. Waseda University

For Political Science

#11 in Japan
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

99. American University of Beirut

For Political Science

#1 in Lebanon
#725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
7,220
Founded
1866

100. Lanzhou University

For Political Science

#46 in China
#726 in the World
Founded
1909