Academic Index Last updated: June 05, 2026

100 Best Universities in Asia

Our data-driven ranking evaluates 100 elite institutions across Asia to determine true academic prominence. The algorithmic evaluation processed 10.07M scholarly outputs and 218.6M peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#1 in China #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Peking University

#2 in China #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

3

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#3 in China #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

#1 in Israel #112 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#4 in China #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#5 in China #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

7

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#6 in China #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

8

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel #163 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

#7 in China #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#8 in China #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

11

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#9 in China #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

12

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

#10 in China #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

13

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#11 in China #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

14

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#12 in China #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

15

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#13 in China #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

16

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

17

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#14 in China #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

18

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#15 in China #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

19

China | Jinan

Shandong University

#16 in China #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

20

China | Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

#17 in China #338 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

21

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

#18 in China #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

22

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

#19 in China #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

#4 in Israel #353 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

24

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#20 in China #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

25

China | Changchun

Jilin University

#21 in China #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

26

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

#5 in Israel #406 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

27

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#22 in China #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

28

China | Changsha

Central South University

#23 in China #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

29

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

#24 in China #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

30

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

#25 in China #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

31

China | Beijing

Beihang University

#26 in China #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

32

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

#27 in China #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

33

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

#28 in China #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

34

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul University

#1 in Turkey #486 in the World

32% Acceptance

35,190 Enrollment

1933 Founded

35

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

#6 in Israel #489 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

36

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#29 in China #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

37

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#30 in China #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#31 in China #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

39

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

#32 in China #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

40

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#33 in China #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

41

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

#34 in China #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

42

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

#7 in Israel #560 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

43

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#35 in China #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

44

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

#4 in Turkey #566 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

45

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#36 in China #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

46

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

#37 in China #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

47

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#38 in China #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

48

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#39 in China #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

49

China | Beijing

China Agricultural University

#40 in China #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

50

China | Changsha

Hunan University

#41 in China #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

51

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

#42 in China #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

52

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#43 in China #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

53

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#44 in China #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

54

China | Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

#45 in China #701 in the World

31% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1983 Founded

55

Turkey | Istanbul

Bogazici University

#6 in Turkey #733 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1971 Founded

56

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#46 in China #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

57

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

#47 in China #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

58

China | Guangzhou

Jinan University

#48 in China #748 in the World

28% Acceptance

37,918 Enrollment

1906 Founded

59

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#49 in China #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

60

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#50 in China #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

61

China | Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#51 in China #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

62

Bangladesh | Dhaka

University of Dhaka

#1 in Bangladesh #828 in the World

11% Acceptance

37,018 Enrollment

1921 Founded

63

Turkey | Izmir

#8 in Turkey #840 in the World

36% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1955 Founded

64

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

#52 in China #850 in the World

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

65

Turkey | Istanbul

Marmara University

#9 in Turkey #852 in the World

34% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

1982 Founded

66

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#53 in China #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

67

China | Chongqing

Southwest University

#54 in China #867 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#55 in China #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

69

China | Macau

University of Macau

#56 in China #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

70

China | Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#57 in China #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

71

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

#58 in China #898 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

72

China | Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#59 in China #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

73

China | Wuhan

Central China Normal University

#60 in China #913 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1903 Founded

74

China | Nanchang

Nanchang University

#61 in China #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

75

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#62 in China #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

76

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#63 in China #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

77

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#64 in China #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

78

China | Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

#65 in China #963 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

79

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#66 in China #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

80

China | Shanghai

Donghua University

#67 in China #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

81

China | Guangzhou

South China Normal University

#68 in China #972 in the World

69% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

82

China | Changchun

Northeast Normal University

#69 in China #987 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,024 Enrollment

1946 Founded

83

Turkey | Izmir

Dokuz Eylul University

#11 in Turkey #988 in the World

35% Acceptance

23,958 Enrollment

1982 Founded

84

China | Hefei

Hefei University of Technology

#70 in China #991 in the World

40% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

85

Turkey | Erzurum

Ataturk University

#12 in Turkey #1012 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

1957 Founded

86

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

United Arab Emirates University

#1 in United Arab Emirates #1015 in the World

34% Acceptance

1,300 Enrollment

1976 Founded

87

Turkey | Eskisehir

Anadolu University

#13 in Turkey #1018 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

1982 Founded

88

China | Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#71 in China #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

89

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Normal University

#72 in China #1032 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

90

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

#73 in China #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

91

China | Kaifeng

Henan University

#74 in China #1046 in the World

22% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

92

Turkey | Istanbul

#15 in Turkey #1064 in the World

15% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

#75 in China #1072 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

94

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#76 in China #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

95

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#77 in China #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

96

China | Nanning

Guangxi University

#78 in China #1107 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#79 in China #1108 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

98

Turkey | Istanbul

Yildiz Technical University

#16 in Turkey #1114 in the World

22% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

1982 Founded

99

China | Qingdao

Qingdao University

#80 in China #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

100

China | Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

#81 in China #1140 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded