Best History Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For History

#1 in China #28 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For History

#2 in China #36 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Peking University

For History

#3 in China #37 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

4

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For History

#1 in Singapore #55 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

5

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For History

#1 in Japan #74 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

6

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For History

#4 in China #75 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For History

#5 in China #78 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

8

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For History

#6 in China #84 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

9

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For History

#7 in China #92 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

10

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For History

#1 in Israel #93 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

11

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For History

#2 in Israel #98 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

12

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For History

#8 in China #99 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

13

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For History

#9 in China #103 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

14

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For History

#10 in China #111 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

15

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For History

#11 in China #114 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

16

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For History

#12 in China #128 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

17

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For History

#13 in China #129 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

18

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For History

#2 in Singapore #136 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

19

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For History

#14 in China #162 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

20

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For History

#15 in China #171 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

21

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For History

#2 in Japan #176 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

22

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For History

#16 in China #177 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

23

China | Changsha

Central South University

For History

#17 in China #179 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

24

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For History

#18 in China #193 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

25

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For History

#19 in China #199 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

26

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For History

#20 in China #209 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

27

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For History

#22 in China #230 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

28

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For History

#1 in South Korea #231 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For History

#23 in China #236 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For History

#3 in Israel #239 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

31

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For History

#24 in China #243 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

32

China | Beijing

China Agricultural University

For History

#25 in China #244 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

33

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For History

#26 in China #246 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

For History

#27 in China #249 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

35

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For History

#28 in China #252 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

36

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For History

#1 in Malaysia #255 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

37

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For History

#4 in Israel #259 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

38

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For History

#5 in Israel #260 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

39

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For History

#29 in China #267 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

40

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For History

#30 in China #282 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

41

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For History

#31 in China #288 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

42

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For History

#3 in Japan #295 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

43

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For History

#32 in China #297 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

44

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For History

#33 in China #301 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

45

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For History

#34 in China #310 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

46

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For History

#1 in Taiwan #317 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

47

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For History

#35 in China #328 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

48

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For History

#36 in China #335 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

49

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For History

#6 in Israel #340 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

50

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For History

#37 in China #342 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

51

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For History

#38 in China #343 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

52

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

For History

#39 in China #344 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

53

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For History

#4 in Japan #351 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

54

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For History

#40 in China #352 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

55

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For History

#5 in Japan #356 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

56

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For History

#41 in China #360 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

57

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For History

#6 in Japan #362 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

58

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For History

#42 in China #368 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

59

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For History

#1 in Iran #370 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

60

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For History

#2 in Malaysia #371 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

61

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For History

#2 in South Korea #374 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

62

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For History

#43 in China #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

63

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For History

#7 in Japan #387 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

64

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For History

#3 in Malaysia #407 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

65

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For History

#4 in Malaysia #419 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

66

China | Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For History

#45 in China #421 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

67

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For History

#46 in China #425 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

68

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For History

#47 in China #428 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For History

#8 in Japan #438 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

70

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For History

#3 in South Korea #440 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

71

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For History

#48 in China #445 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

72

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For History

#49 in China #448 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

73

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For History

#1 in Saudi Arabia #451 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

74

China | Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For History

#50 in China #470 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

75

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For History

#9 in Japan #475 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

76

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For History

#2 in Taiwan #485 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

77

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For History

#2 in India #487 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

78

China | Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For History

#51 in China #499 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

79

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For History

#52 in China #500 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

80

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For History

#1 in Indonesia #503 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

81

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For History

#53 in China #504 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

82

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For History

#3 in Taiwan #506 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For History

#2 in Indonesia #507 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For History

#4 in South Korea #509 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

85

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For History

#54 in China #510 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

86

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For History

#6 in Malaysia #512 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For History

#55 in China #514 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

88

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For History

#7 in Israel #515 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

89

China | Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

For History

#56 in China #520 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

90

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For History

#3 in India #522 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

91

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For History

#57 in China #525 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

92

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For History

#1 in Turkey #538 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

93

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For History

#4 in India #541 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

94

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For History

#62 in China #557 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

95

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For History

#2 in Turkey #567 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

96

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For History

#64 in China #574 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

97

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For History

#5 in South Korea #578 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

98

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For History

#65 in China #581 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

99

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For History

#5 in India #587 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

100

China | Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

For History

#66 in China #590 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

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