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 72.6M citations received by 5.26M academic papers made by 2,719 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
#52 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
#124 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Political Science

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

10. University of Tokyo

For Political Science

#1 in Japan
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

11. Zhejiang University

For Political Science

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

12. Kyoto University

For Political Science

#2 in Japan
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Political Science

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

14. Wuhan University

For Political Science

#8 in China
#213 in the World
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

15. City University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#9 in China
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1984

16. Beijing Normal University

For Political Science

#10 in China
#234 in the World
Enrollment
36,482
Founded
1902

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#11 in China
#237 in the World
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

18. Fudan University

For Political Science

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

19. National Taiwan University

For Political Science

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

20. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Political Science

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

21. Sichuan University

For Political Science

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

22. University of Haifa

For Political Science

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

23. Seoul National University

For Political Science

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

24. Nanjing University

For Political Science

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

25. Bar-Ilan University

For Political Science

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

26. University of Malaya

For Political Science

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

27. University of Indonesia

For Political Science

#1 in Indonesia
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1950

28. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Political Science

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

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
#360 in the World
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

32. Central South University

For Political Science

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

33. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Political Science

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

34. Yonsei University

For Political Science

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

35. Diponegoro University

For Political Science

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

36. Renmin University of China

For Political Science

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

37. National University of Malaysia

For Political Science

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

38. Tongji University

For Political Science

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

39. Shandong University

For Political Science

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

40. Peking Union Medical College

For Political Science

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

41. Beihang University

For Political Science

#24 in China
#439 in the World
Founded
1952

42. University of Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#25 in China
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

43. Osaka University

For Political Science

#3 in Japan
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

44. Xiamen University

For Political Science

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

45. Dalian University of Technology

For Political Science

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

46. Southeast University

For Political Science

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

47. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#29 in China
#467 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

48. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

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

49. MARA University of Technology

For Political Science

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

50. KAIST

For Political Science

#482 in the World
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

51. National Chiao Tung University

For Political Science

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

52. Padjadjaran University

For Political Science

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

53. Tianjin University

For Political Science

#31 in China
#491 in the World
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

54. Gadjah Mada University

For Political Science

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

55. Korea University

For Political Science

#502 in the World
Enrollment
24,351
Founded
1905

59. King Saud University

For Political Science

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

60. East China Normal University

For Political Science

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

61. University of Tehran

For Political Science

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

62. Putra Malaysia University

For Political Science

#6 in Malaysia
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1973

63. Nankai University

For Political Science

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

64. South China University of Technology

For Political Science

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

65. Capital Medical University

For Political Science

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

66. Tohoku University

For Political Science

#4 in Japan
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

67. Kyushu University

For Political Science

#5 in Japan
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

68. Hong Kong Baptist University

For Political Science

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

69. Chongqing University

For Political Science

#38 in China
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

70. University of Delhi

For Political Science

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

72. Jinan University

For Political Science

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

73. Jilin University

For Political Science

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

74. Airlangga University

For Political Science

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

75. King AbdulAziz University

For Political Science

#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

76. Indonesia University of Education

For Political Science

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

77. Sebelas Maret University

For Political Science

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

79. Nagoya University

For Political Science

#6 in Japan
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

80. Brawijaya University

For Political Science

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

81. Xidian University

For Political Science

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

82. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Political Science

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

83. Hunan University

For Political Science

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

84. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

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

85. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Political Science

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

86. Hacettepe University

For Political Science

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

87. University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

#8 in Japan
#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

88. National Cheng Kung University

For Political Science

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

89. Keio University

For Political Science

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

91. Shanghai University

For Political Science

#44 in China
#683 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1994

93. Lanzhou University

For Political Science

#46 in China
#697 in the World
Founded
1909

94. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Political Science

#47 in China
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

95. State University of Semarang

For Political Science

#9 in Indonesia
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

96. Udayana University

For Political Science

#10 in Indonesia
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1962

97. University of Macau

For Political Science

#48 in China
#715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
10,000

98. American University of Beirut

For Political Science

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

99. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Political Science

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

100. Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#10 in Japan
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918