24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taipei

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taipei ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 2.54M citations received by 111K academic papers made by 24 universities in Taipei 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. National Taiwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Taiwan

#21 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Taiwan

#184 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

3. National Taiwan Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Taiwan

#282 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

4. National Chengchi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Taiwan

#302 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

5. Taipei Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Taiwan

#370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

6. National Taipei University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Taiwan

#441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

7. National Taipei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Taiwan

#531 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

8. Ming Chuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Taiwan

#795 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

9. Chinese Culture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Taiwan

#860 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

10. Soochow University, Taiwan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Taiwan

#893 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

11. Tatung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Taiwan

#1068 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

12. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Taiwan

#1181 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

13. Aletheia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Taiwan

#1376 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

14. Shih Hsin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#67 in Taiwan

#1525 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

15. Shih Chien University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Taiwan

#1532 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

16. National Taipei University of Business

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Taiwan

#1559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

17. National Taipei University of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#76 in Taiwan

#1666 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

18. University of Taipei

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Taiwan

#1903 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

19. Takming University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in Taiwan

#1925 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,933
Founded: 1965

20. Jinwen University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Taiwan

#1937 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,235
Founded: 1986

21. China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Taiwan

#2051 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

22. China University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in Taiwan

#2279 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,562
Founded: 1968

23. Taipei City University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#122 in Taiwan

#2692 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,449
Founded: 1971

24. Taipei National University of the Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Taiwan

#2722 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,509
Founded: 1982

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Taipei

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	24	New Taipei
16	Tamkang University	15	New Taipei
27	National Taiwan Ocean University	23	Keelung
28	Yuan Ze University	21	Taoyuan
31	Chung Yuan Christian University	19	Taoyuan
35	National Central University	6	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University	8	Taoyuan
61	National Tsing Hua University	4	Hsinchu
62	National Chiao Tung University	2	Hsinchu
67	Chung Hua University	34	Hsinchu