Best Hospitality and Tourism Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Asia #1 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

2

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

4

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

5

United States | Nevada

University of Nevada – Las Vegas

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in North America #1 in United States

96% Acceptance

24,427 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

6

United Kingdom | England

Bournemouth University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

7

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

8

United States | Florida

University of Central Florida

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in North America #2 in United States

40% Acceptance

59,552 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1963 Founded

9

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

10

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in North America #3 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

11

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Asia #2 in China

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

12

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

13

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Asia #1 in Indonesia

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in North America #4 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

15

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

16

Ireland | Dublin

Dublin Institute of Technology

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Europe #1 in Ireland

59% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

17

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in North America #5 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

18

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in North America #6 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

19

Spain | Palma de Mallorca

University of the Balearic Islands

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Europe #1 in Spain

50% Acceptance

11,359 Enrollment

1978 Founded

20

Spain | Las Palmas

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Europe #2 in Spain

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1979 Founded

21

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in North America #7 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

22

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Asia #1 in South Korea

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#9 in North America #8 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

24

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Oceania #2 in New Zealand

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

25

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in North America #2 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

26

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

University of Alicante

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Europe #3 in Spain

70% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1979 Founded

27

Portugal | Aveiro

University of Aveiro

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Europe #1 in Portugal

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

28

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Oceania #4 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

29

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

30

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#11 in North America #9 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

31

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Asia #2 in Malaysia

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

32

Portugal | Faro

University of the Algarve

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#9 in Europe #2 in Portugal

40% Acceptance

10,496 Enrollment

1979 Founded

33

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Asia #2 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in Asia #3 in Malaysia

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

Sheffield Hallam University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

69% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Oceania #3 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

37

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

38

Serbia | Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#11 in Europe #1 in Serbia

80% Acceptance

48,791 Enrollment

39

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#9 in Oceania #6 in Australia

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

40

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#12 in North America #10 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

41

Spain | Malaga

University of Malaga

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#12 in Europe #4 in Spain

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1972 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

Leeds Beckett University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#13 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

68% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in Oceania #7 in Australia

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#11 in Oceania #8 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

45

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#13 in North America #11 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

46

United States | Pennsylvania

Temple University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#14 in North America #12 in United States

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

47

United States | Washington

Washington State University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#15 in North America #13 in United States

87% Acceptance

26,384 Enrollment

1110 Avg SAT

1890 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

Oxford Brookes University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#14 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

49

Finland | Oulu

University of Oulu

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#15 in Europe #1 in Finland

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

50

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#9 in Asia #3 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

51

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#12 in Oceania #4 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

52

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#13 in Oceania #9 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

53

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#16 in Europe #5 in Spain

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

54

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#17 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

55

United States | South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Columbia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#16 in North America #14 in United States

60% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1801 Founded

56

Cyprus | Famagusta

Eastern Mediterranean University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in Europe #1 in Cyprus

60% Acceptance

16,106 Enrollment

1979 Founded

57

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in Asia #3 in China

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

58

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Africa #2 in South Africa

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

59

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#14 in Oceania #5 in New Zealand

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

60

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#11 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

61

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#15 in Oceania #10 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#19 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

63

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#12 in Asia #4 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

64

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#16 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

65

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#13 in Asia #1 in Israel

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

66

Greece | Mytilene

University of the Aegean

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#20 in Europe #1 in Greece

20% Acceptance

59,370 Enrollment

1984 Founded

67

United Kingdom | England

University of Westminster

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#21 in Europe #9 in United Kingdom

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

68

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#14 in Asia #5 in Indonesia

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

69

South Korea | Seoul

Sejong University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#15 in Asia #2 in South Korea

29% Acceptance

13,350 Enrollment

1940 Founded

70

Canada | Ontario

University of Guelph

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#17 in North America #3 in Canada

68% Acceptance

4,336 Enrollment

1964 Founded

71

Spain | Girona

University of Girona

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#22 in Europe #6 in Spain

50% Acceptance

15,336 Enrollment

72

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#23 in Europe #1 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

73

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#16 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

74

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#17 in Oceania #11 in Australia

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

75

Netherlands | Breda

Breda University of Applied Sciences

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#24 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

57% Acceptance

2,331 Enrollment

1966 Founded

76

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#17 in Asia #2 in Israel

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

77

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in Oceania #12 in Australia

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

78

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#19 in Oceania #13 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

79

Croatia | Rijeka

University of Rijeka

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#25 in Europe #1 in Croatia

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

80

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#26 in Europe #7 in Spain

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

81

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#27 in Europe #1 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

82

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in Asia #4 in Malaysia

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

83

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#28 in Europe #1 in Austria

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

84

China | Macau

University of Macau

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#19 in Asia #5 in China

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

85

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#29 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

86

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#30 in Europe #10 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

87

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#20 in Asia #6 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

88

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#31 in Europe #3 in Portugal

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

89

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#32 in Europe #8 in Spain

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

90

United Kingdom | England

University of Central Lancashire

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#33 in Europe #11 in United Kingdom

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

91

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#20 in Oceania #14 in Australia

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

92

Indonesia | Bogor

Bogor Agricultural University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#21 in Asia #7 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

New Zealand | Christchurch

Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#21 in Oceania #7 in New Zealand

60% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1878 Founded

94

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#22 in Oceania #15 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

95

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#34 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

96

China | Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#22 in Asia #6 in China

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

Denmark | Frederiksberg

Copenhagen Business School

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#35 in Europe #1 in Denmark

30% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

1917 Founded

98

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#23 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

99

United States | Arizona

Northern Arizona University

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in North America #15 in United States

90% Acceptance

7,713 Enrollment

1045 Avg SAT

1899 Founded

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