Best Universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 34.2M citations received by 3.15M academic papers made by 2,619 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 Sociology

#1 in China

#67 in the World

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

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Sociology

#1 in Singapore

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Sociology

#1 in Israel

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#2 in China

#106 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Sociology

#2 in Israel

#127 in the World

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

6. University of Tokyo

For Sociology

#1 in Japan

#136 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#3 in China

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Sociology

#2 in Singapore

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

9. Kyoto University

For Sociology

#2 in Japan

#190 in the World

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

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#4 in China

#216 in the World

Founded: 1937

11. University of Haifa

For Sociology

#3 in Israel

#223 in the World

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

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#5 in China

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#1 in South Korea

#259 in the World

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

14. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Sociology

#6 in China

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

15. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#7 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

16. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Sociology

#4 in Israel

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

17. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Sociology

#8 in China

#287 in the World

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

18. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Sociology

#5 in Israel

#294 in the World

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

19. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#9 in China

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

20. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#2 in South Korea

#316 in the World

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

21. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#10 in China

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#11 in China

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#6 in Israel

#323 in the World

Founded: 1924

24. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Sociology

#1 in Taiwan

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

25. Osaka University

For Sociology

#3 in Japan

#336 in the World

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

26. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#12 in China

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

27. Wuhan University

For Sociology

#13 in China

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

28. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Sociology

#4 in Japan

#361 in the World

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

29. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Sociology

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Sociology

#2 in Taiwan

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Tohoku University

For Sociology

#5 in Japan

#379 in the World

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

32. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Sociology

#14 in China

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

33. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Sociology

#1 in Iran

#390 in the World

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

34. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#15 in China

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

35. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#16 in China

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

36. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Sociology

#6 in Japan

#428 in the World

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

37. Nagoya University

For Sociology

#7 in Japan

#430 in the World

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

38. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Sociology

#17 in China

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

39. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Sociology

#18 in China

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

40. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Sociology

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

41. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#3 in South Korea

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

42. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#19 in China

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

43. Shandong University

For Sociology

#20 in China

#461 in the World

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

44. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Sociology

#8 in Japan

#464 in the World

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

45. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#21 in China

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

46. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Sociology

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

47. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#22 in China

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

48. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Sociology

#1 in India

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

49. University of Tehran

For Sociology

#2 in Iran

#489 in the World

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

50. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Sociology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#497 in the World

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

51. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Sociology

#1 in Indonesia

#508 in the World

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

52. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Sociology

#7 in Israel

#510 in the World

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

53. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Sociology

#2 in India

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

54. Keio University

For Sociology

#9 in Japan

#525 in the World

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

55. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#4 in South Korea

#531 in the World

Founded: 1398

56. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#23 in China

#545 in the World

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

57. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sociology

#1 in Turkey

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

58. University of Science and Technology of China

For Sociology

#24 in China

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

59. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#25 in China

#557 in the World

Founded: 1952

60. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Sociology

#3 in Taiwan

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

61. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Sociology

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

62. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Sociology

#577 in the World

Founded: 1969

63. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Sociology

#26 in China

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

64. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#27 in China

#588 in the World

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

65. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Sociology

#28 in China

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

66. Xiamen University

For Sociology

#29 in China

#600 in the World

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

67. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#30 in China

#605 in the World

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

68. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Sociology

#5 in South Korea

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

69. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Sociology

#31 in China

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

70. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#32 in China

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

71. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Sociology

#3 in India

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

72. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#33 in China

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

73. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Sociology

#34 in China

#640 in the World

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

74. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Sociology

#35 in China

#641 in the World

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

75. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Sociology

#643 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Sociology

#36 in China

#648 in the World

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

77. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Sociology

#3 in Iran

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

78. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sociology

#2 in Turkey

#660 in the World

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

79. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Sociology

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

80. Waseda University

For Sociology

#10 in Japan

#669 in the World

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

81. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Sociology

#37 in China

#671 in the World

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

82. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Sociology

#11 in Japan

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

83. Kobe University

For Sociology

#12 in Japan

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

84. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Sociology

#2 in Indonesia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

85. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Sociology

#13 in Japan

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

86. Dalian University of Technology

For Sociology

#38 in China

#682 in the World

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

87. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Sociology

#39 in China

#686 in the World

Founded: 1952

88. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Sociology

#687 in the World

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

89. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Sociology

#688 in the World

Founded: 1917

90. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#14 in Japan

#695 in the World

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

91. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Sociology

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

92. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sociology

#3 in Turkey

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

93. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Sociology

#3 in Indonesia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

94. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Sociology

#40 in China

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

95. Xidian University

For Sociology

#41 in China

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

96. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Sociology

#42 in China

#716 in the World

Founded: 1909

97. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Sociology

#43 in China

#731 in the World

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

98. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#6 in South Korea

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

99. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Sociology

#7 in South Korea

#743 in the World

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

100. Jawaharlal Nehru University

India | Haryana

For Sociology

#4 in India

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

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