Best Universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 63.3M citations received by 4.88M academic papers made by 2,570 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

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#1 in Singapore

#36 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#3 in China

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Statistics

#1 in Israel

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. University of Tokyo

For Statistics

#1 in Japan

#53 in the World

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

7. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#4 in China

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#5 in China

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Statistics

#6 in China

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Statistics

#2 in Singapore

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#7 in China

#80 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#2 in Israel

#84 in the World

Founded: 1924

13. Wuhan University

For Statistics

#8 in China

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

14. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#1 in South Korea

#95 in the World

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

15. Kyoto University

For Statistics

#2 in Japan

#105 in the World

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

16. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Statistics

#9 in China

#108 in the World

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

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#10 in China

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

18. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#11 in China

#124 in the World

Founded: 1937

19. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#12 in China

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

20. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#2 in South Korea

#130 in the World

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

21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Statistics

#3 in Israel

#135 in the World

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

22. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#13 in China

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

23. University of Science and Technology of China

For Statistics

#14 in China

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

24. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#15 in China

#139 in the World

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

25. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#16 in China

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#17 in China

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Statistics

#1 in Taiwan

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

28. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#18 in China

#149 in the World

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

29. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Statistics

#19 in China

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

30. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Statistics

#2 in Taiwan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

31. Osaka University

For Statistics

#3 in Japan

#159 in the World

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

32. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#20 in China

#160 in the World

Founded: 1952

33. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Statistics

#21 in China

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

34. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Statistics

#3 in South Korea

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

35. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#22 in China

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

36. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#23 in China

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

37. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#24 in China

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

38. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#25 in China

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

39. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#26 in China

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

40. Xidian University

For Statistics

#27 in China

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

41. Shandong University

For Statistics

#28 in China

#210 in the World

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

42. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Statistics

#29 in China

#212 in the World

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

43. Tohoku University

For Statistics

#4 in Japan

#214 in the World

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

44. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Statistics

#30 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

45. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Statistics

#31 in China

#221 in the World

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

46. Dalian University of Technology

For Statistics

#32 in China

#223 in the World

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

47. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#4 in South Korea

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

48. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#5 in South Korea

#231 in the World

Founded: 1398

49. Nagoya University

For Statistics

#5 in Japan

#262 in the World

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

50. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Statistics

#6 in Japan

#263 in the World

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

51. University of Tehran

For Statistics

#1 in Iran

#265 in the World

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

52. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Statistics

#4 in Israel

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

53. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#33 in China

#270 in the World

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

54. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Statistics

#34 in China

#284 in the World

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

55. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Statistics

#35 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

56. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Statistics

#3 in Taiwan

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

57. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Statistics

#7 in Japan

#288 in the World

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

58. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#36 in China

#294 in the World

Founded: 1896

59. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Statistics

#37 in China

#295 in the World

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

60. Keio University

For Statistics

#8 in Japan

#298 in the World

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

61. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#38 in China

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

62. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Statistics

#1 in India

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

63. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Statistics

#5 in Israel

#308 in the World

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

64. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Statistics

#39 in China

#326 in the World

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

65. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Statistics

#2 in India

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

66. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Statistics

#40 in China

#336 in the World

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

67. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Statistics

#9 in Japan

#337 in the World

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

68. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#41 in China

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

69. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Statistics

#4 in Taiwan

#347 in the World

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

70. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Statistics

#6 in South Korea

#350 in the World

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

71. Xiamen University

For Statistics

#42 in China

#357 in the World

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

72. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#43 in China

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

73. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Statistics

#10 in Japan

#373 in the World

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

74. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Statistics

#44 in China

#374 in the World

Founded: 1958

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Statistics

#3 in India

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

76. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Statistics

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#380 in the World

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

77. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Statistics

#45 in China

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

78. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Statistics

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

79. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#46 in China

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

80. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Statistics

#47 in China

#391 in the World

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

81. Soochow University

For Statistics

#48 in China

#401 in the World

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

82. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Statistics

#4 in India

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

83. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Statistics

#7 in South Korea

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

84. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Statistics

#2 in Iran

#409 in the World

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

85. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Statistics

#49 in China

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

86. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Statistics

#50 in China

#421 in the World

Founded: 1909

87. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Statistics

#6 in Israel

#422 in the World

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

88. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Statistics

#5 in India

#424 in the World

Founded: 1931

89. Sharif University of Technology

For Statistics

#3 in Iran

#427 in the World

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

90. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Statistics

#429 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Statistics

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

92. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Statistics

#11 in Japan

#438 in the World

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

93. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Statistics

#51 in China

#441 in the World

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

94. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Statistics

#444 in the World

Founded: 1969

95. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Statistics

#52 in China

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

96. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Statistics

#53 in China

#455 in the World

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

97. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Statistics

#6 in India

#460 in the World

Founded: 1959

98. Jiangnan University

For Statistics

#54 in China

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

99. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Statistics

#7 in India

#467 in the World

Founded: 1958

100. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Statistics

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

Mathematics subfields in Asia

Actuarial Science313

Applied Mathematics1181

Blockchain and Cryptography1143

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics1452

Math Teachers1480

Operations Research956