Best Universities for Statistics in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 89.1M citations received by 5.48M academic papers made by 2,621 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#1 in China

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#1 in Singapore

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#2 in China

#42 in the World

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

4. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Statistics

#1 in Israel

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

5. University of Tokyo

For Statistics

#1 in Japan

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#3 in China

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#4 in China

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#5 in China

#69 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#6 in China

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Statistics

#7 in China

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#2 in Singapore

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

12. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Statistics

#8 in China

#88 in the World

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

13. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#2 in Israel

#90 in the World

Founded: 1924

14. Wuhan University

For Statistics

#9 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

15. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#1 in South Korea

#102 in the World

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

16. Kyoto University

For Statistics

#2 in Japan

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#10 in China

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#11 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Statistics

#3 in Israel

#132 in the World

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

20. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#12 in China

#133 in the World

Founded: 1937

21. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#13 in China

#134 in the World

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

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#14 in China

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#15 in China

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Statistics

#16 in China

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#17 in China

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

26. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#2 in South Korea

#144 in the World

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

27. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Statistics

#18 in China

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

28. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Statistics

#1 in Taiwan

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

29. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#19 in China

#152 in the World

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

30. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#20 in China

#159 in the World

Founded: 1952

31. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Statistics

#2 in Taiwan

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

32. Osaka University

For Statistics

#3 in Japan

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

33. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#21 in China

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

34. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#22 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

35. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#23 in China

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#24 in China

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Statistics

#3 in South Korea

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

38. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#25 in China

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

39. Shandong University

For Statistics

#26 in China

#200 in the World

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

40. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#27 in China

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

41. Xidian University

For Statistics

#28 in China

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

42. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Statistics

#29 in China

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

43. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Statistics

#30 in China

#216 in the World

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

44. Dalian University of Technology

For Statistics

#31 in China

#218 in the World

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

45. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Statistics

#32 in China

#219 in the World

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

46. Tohoku University

For Statistics

#4 in Japan

#228 in the World

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

47. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#4 in South Korea

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

48. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#5 in South Korea

#241 in the World

Founded: 1398

49. University of Tehran

For Statistics

#1 in Iran

#263 in the World

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

50. Nagoya University

For Statistics

#5 in Japan

#264 in the World

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

51. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#33 in China

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Statistics

#4 in Israel

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Statistics

#34 in China

#271 in the World

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

54. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Statistics

#6 in Japan

#277 in the World

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

55. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#35 in China

#287 in the World

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

56. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#36 in China

#288 in the World

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

57. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Statistics

#37 in China

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

58. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#7 in Japan

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

59. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#38 in China

#297 in the World

Founded: 1896

60. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Statistics

#3 in Taiwan

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

61. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Statistics

#5 in Israel

#315 in the World

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

62. Keio University

For Statistics

#8 in Japan

#326 in the World

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

63. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Statistics

#1 in India

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

64. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Statistics

#39 in China

#332 in the World

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

65. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#40 in China

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

66. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Statistics

#41 in China

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

67. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Statistics

#2 in India

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

68. Xiamen University

For Statistics

#42 in China

#351 in the World

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

69. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Statistics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#356 in the World

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

70. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Statistics

#9 in Japan

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

71. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#43 in China

#364 in the World

Founded: 1958

72. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#44 in China

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

73. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Statistics

#4 in Taiwan

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

74. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Statistics

#6 in South Korea

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Statistics

#3 in India

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

76. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Statistics

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

77. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#45 in China

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

78. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#46 in China

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

79. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Statistics

#2 in Iran

#388 in the World

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

80. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Statistics

#10 in Japan

#391 in the World

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

81. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Statistics

#392 in the World

Founded: 1904

82. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Statistics

#47 in China

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

83. Soochow University

For Statistics

#48 in China

#395 in the World

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

84. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Statistics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

85. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#49 in China

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

86. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Statistics

#50 in China

#409 in the World

Founded: 1909

87. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Statistics

#410 in the World

Founded: 1969

88. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#7 in South Korea

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

89. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Statistics

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

90. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Statistics

#51 in China

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

91. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Statistics

#4 in India

#431 in the World

Founded: 1931

92. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Statistics

#6 in Israel

#432 in the World

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

93. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Statistics

#52 in China

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

94. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Statistics

#5 in India

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

95. Sharif University of Technology

For Statistics

#3 in Iran

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

96. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#53 in China

#453 in the World

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

97. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Statistics

#11 in Japan

#455 in the World

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

98. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Statistics

#54 in China

#456 in the World

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

99. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Statistics

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

100. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Statistics

#55 in China

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

Mathematics subfields in Asia

Actuarial Science355

Applied Mathematics1263

Blockchain and Cryptography1217

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics1594

Math Teachers1677

Operations Research1044