Best Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Japan #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#1 in Singapore #75 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 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

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

#4 in Japan #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#5 in China #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

7

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

#1 in Taiwan #150 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

8

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#6 in China #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

9

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

#1 in South Korea #156 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

10

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#2 in Israel #163 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

#7 in Japan #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

12

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#8 in Japan #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

13

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

#7 in China #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

14

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#2 in Singapore #195 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

15

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#9 in Japan #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

16

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#10 in Japan #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

17

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#12 in China #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

18

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

#2 in South Korea #283 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

19

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#3 in Israel #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

20

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#14 in China #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

21

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#15 in China #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

22

China | Jinan

Shandong University

#16 in China #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

23

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

#18 in China #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

24

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

#4 in Israel #353 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

25

Japan | Kobe

Kobe University

#13 in Japan #360 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

26

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

#1 in Iran #367 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

27

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

#1 in Saudi Arabia #374 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

28

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

#5 in Israel #406 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

29

China | Changsha

Central South University

#23 in China #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

30

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#1 in India #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

31

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

#2 in Taiwan #422 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

32

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

#24 in China #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

33

Thailand | Bangkok

Chulalongkorn University

#1 in Thailand #443 in the World

53% Acceptance

42,782 Enrollment

1917 Founded

34

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

#1 in Indonesia #444 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

35

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

#1 in Malaysia #447 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

36

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

#2 in India #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

37

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

#3 in Taiwan #462 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

38

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

Mahidol University

#2 in Thailand #476 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,332 Enrollment

1888 Founded

39

Japan | Chiba

Chiba University

#16 in Japan #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#4 in India #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

41

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#31 in China #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

42

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

#6 in South Korea #504 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

43

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

#4 in Taiwan #506 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

44

Turkey | Ankara

Ankara University

#2 in Turkey #507 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1946 Founded

45

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

#17 in Japan #515 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

46

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

#32 in China #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

47

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

#3 in Turkey #535 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

48

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

#5 in India #536 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

49

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#33 in China #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

50

Iran | Tehran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

#2 in Iran #558 in the World

10% Acceptance

14,440 Enrollment

1934 Founded

51

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#35 in China #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

52

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

#4 in Turkey #566 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

53

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#7 in India #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

54

Japan | Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

#18 in Japan #573 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

#5 in Turkey #583 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

56

Japan | Tokyo

Juntendo University

#20 in Japan #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

57

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#36 in China #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

58

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#38 in China #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

59

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#39 in China #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

60

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

#7 in South Korea #627 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

#2 in Malaysia #629 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

62

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

King AbdulAziz University

#2 in Saudi Arabia #630 in the World

25% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

1967 Founded

63

Malaysia | Bangi

National University of Malaysia

#3 in Malaysia #632 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Japan | Niigata

Niigata University

#24 in Japan #635 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1922 Founded

65

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#43 in China #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

66

Lebanon | Beirut

American University of Beirut

#1 in Lebanon #697 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,220 Enrollment

1866 Founded

67

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

#3 in Indonesia #717 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

68

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

#5 in Malaysia #720 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

69

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

#8 in South Korea #732 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

70

Turkey | Istanbul

Bogazici University

#6 in Turkey #733 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

Turkey | Ankara

Gazi University

#7 in Turkey #738 in the World

40% Acceptance

39,234 Enrollment

1982 Founded

72

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#49 in China #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

73

Taiwan | Taoyuan

National Central University

#5 in Taiwan #750 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,829 Enrollment

1915 Founded

74

Taiwan | Taichung

National Chung Hsing University

#6 in Taiwan #768 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,838 Enrollment

1919 Founded

75

South Korea | Seoul

Chung-Ang University

#11 in South Korea #774 in the World

60% Acceptance

28,221 Enrollment

1918 Founded

76

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan Normal University

#7 in Taiwan #787 in the World

34% Acceptance

14,080 Enrollment

1922 Founded

77

India | Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#10 in India #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

78

Japan | Matsuyama

Ehime University

#34 in Japan #813 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Iran | Tehran

Sharif University of Technology

#3 in Iran #824 in the World

18% Acceptance

8,935 Enrollment

1965 Founded

80

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

#3 in Saudi Arabia #826 in the World

36% Acceptance

940 Enrollment

2009 Founded

81

Bangladesh | Dhaka

University of Dhaka

#1 in Bangladesh #828 in the World

11% Acceptance

37,018 Enrollment

1921 Founded

82

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

#6 in Malaysia #830 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

83

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

#4 in Indonesia #831 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

84

Japan | Tokyo

Meiji University

#36 in Japan #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

85

Japan | Yamagata

Yamagata University

#37 in Japan #847 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

86

Turkey | Istanbul

Marmara University

#9 in Turkey #852 in the World

34% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

1982 Founded

87

Japan | Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

#39 in Japan #858 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Indonesia | Bogor

Bogor Agricultural University

#5 in Indonesia #860 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

89

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

National Sun Yat-Sen University

#8 in Taiwan #863 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,201 Enrollment

1980 Founded

90

India | Maharashtra

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#11 in India #868 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

91

Indonesia | Surabaya

Airlangga University

#6 in Indonesia #873 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1954 Founded

92

Turkey | Ankara

Bilkent University

#10 in Turkey #880 in the World

34% Acceptance

11,701 Enrollment

1984 Founded

93

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

#7 in Indonesia #886 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

94

Japan | Tsu

Mie University

#41 in Japan #890 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,455 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

China | Macau

University of Macau

#56 in China #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

96

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

#4 in Saudi Arabia #894 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

97

Thailand | Bangkok

Kasetsart University

#4 in Thailand #907 in the World

60% Acceptance

68,099 Enrollment

1943 Founded

98

China | Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#59 in China #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

99

Iran | Tehran

Tarbiat Modares University

#5 in Iran #910 in the World

12% Acceptance

9,270 Enrollment

1982 Founded

100

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

#8 in Indonesia #918 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

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