Best Economics Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Economics

#1 in China #36 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Economics

#1 in Singapore #45 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Economics

#2 in China #77 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Economics

#3 in China #83 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

5

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Economics

#1 in Japan #88 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Economics

#4 in China #89 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

7

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Economics

#1 in Israel #94 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Economics

#5 in China #103 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

9

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Economics

#2 in Israel #124 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

10

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Economics

#2 in Singapore #126 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Economics

#6 in China #143 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

12

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Economics

#7 in China #147 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

13

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Economics

#8 in China #150 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

14

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Economics

#1 in Taiwan #174 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

15

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Economics

#1 in South Korea #176 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

16

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#9 in China #180 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

17

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Economics

#2 in Japan #182 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

18

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Economics

#10 in China #188 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

19

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#11 in China #197 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Economics

#12 in China #199 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

21

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Economics

#13 in China #204 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

22

China | Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Economics

#14 in China #235 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Economics

#15 in China #246 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

24

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Economics

#3 in Israel #247 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

25

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Economics

#1 in Malaysia #257 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

26

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Economics

#16 in China #276 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

27

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Economics

#17 in China #277 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

28

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Economics

#18 in China #279 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

29

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Economics

#19 in China #280 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

30

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Economics

#20 in China #281 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

31

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Economics

#21 in China #287 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

32

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Economics

#22 in China #289 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

33

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Economics

#23 in China #290 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

34

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Economics

#24 in China #295 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

35

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Economics

#25 in China #296 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

36

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Economics

#26 in China #301 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

37

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Economics

#1 in Iran #302 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

38

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Economics

#27 in China #306 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

39

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Economics

#28 in China #312 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

40

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Economics

#4 in Israel #313 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

41

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Economics

#1 in Indonesia #314 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

42

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Economics

#2 in South Korea #318 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

43

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Economics

#3 in Japan #320 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

44

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Economics

#29 in China #324 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

45

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Economics

#5 in Israel #331 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

46

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Economics

#30 in China #338 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

47

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Economics

#2 in Malaysia #343 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

48

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Economics

#31 in China #346 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Malaysia | Bangi

National University of Malaysia

For Economics

#3 in Malaysia #351 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1970 Founded

50

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Economics

#3 in South Korea #353 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

51

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Economics

#4 in Malaysia #357 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

52

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Economics

#5 in Malaysia #361 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

53

India | Haryana

University of Delhi

For Economics

#1 in India #364 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

54

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Economics

#6 in Malaysia #375 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Economics

#6 in Israel #376 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

56

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Economics

#32 in China #381 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

57

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Economics

#1 in Saudi Arabia #386 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

58

Singapore | Singapore City

Singapore Management University

For Economics

#3 in Singapore #387 in the World

45% Acceptance

9,697 Enrollment

2000 Founded

59

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Economics

#2 in Taiwan #389 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

60

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Economics

#4 in Japan #405 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

61

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

King AbdulAziz University

For Economics

#2 in Saudi Arabia #408 in the World

25% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

1967 Founded

62

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Economics

#5 in Japan #410 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

63

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Economics

#33 in China #411 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

64

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Economics

#34 in China #420 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

65

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Economics

#4 in South Korea #421 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

66

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Economics

#6 in Japan #425 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

67

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Economics

#35 in China #435 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

68

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Economics

#36 in China #440 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

69

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Economics

#37 in China #442 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

70

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Economics

#7 in Japan #444 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

71

Malaysia | Sintok

Northern University of Malaysia

For Economics

#7 in Malaysia #446 in the World

56% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

72

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Economics

#38 in China #452 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

73

China | Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

For Economics

#39 in China #467 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Economics

#8 in Japan #482 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

75

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Economics

#40 in China #484 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

76

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Economics

#41 in China #486 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,419 Enrollment

1917 Founded

77

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Economics

#42 in China #490 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

78

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Economics

#3 in Taiwan #492 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

79

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Economics

#43 in China #494 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

80

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Economics

#44 in China #501 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

81

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Economics

#9 in Japan #505 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

82

Indonesia | Surabaya

Airlangga University

For Economics

#2 in Indonesia #512 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1954 Founded

83

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Economics

#3 in Indonesia #515 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Economics

#1 in Turkey #521 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

85

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Economics

#10 in Japan #526 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

86

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Economics

#45 in China #530 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

87

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Economics

#46 in China #534 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

88

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Economics

#2 in India #537 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

89

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

For Economics

#47 in China #541 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

90

China | Beijing

Central University of Finance and Economics

For Economics

#48 in China #543 in the World

9% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

India | West Bengal

Indian Statistical Institute

For Economics

#3 in India #545 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

92

Japan | Kobe

Kobe University

For Economics

#11 in Japan #548 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

93

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Economics

#5 in South Korea #551 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

94

China | Guangzhou

Jinan University

For Economics

#49 in China #553 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

95

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Economics

#7 in Israel #555 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

96

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Economics

#4 in Indonesia #557 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

97

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Economics

#50 in China #558 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

98

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Economics

#4 in India #559 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

99

Pakistan | Islamabad

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

For Economics

#1 in Pakistan #560 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

100

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Economics

#5 in Indonesia #563 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

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