Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in China #62 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Singapore #70 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in China #80 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Japan #84 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

5

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Israel #95 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in China #100 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

7

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in China #117 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

8

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Israel #122 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Singapore #140 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Japan #146 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

11

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in China #152 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

12

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in China #161 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in China #170 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

14

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in China #198 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

15

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in China #201 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

16

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in China #234 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

17

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in South Korea #237 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

18

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in China #258 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

19

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in China #264 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

20

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in China #277 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

21

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Taiwan #279 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

22

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in China #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

23

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Israel #286 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

24

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in China #294 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

25

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Japan #297 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

26

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Israel #303 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

27

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in China #315 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

28

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Israel #316 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

29

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in China #321 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

30

China | Xi'an

Xi’an Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in China #322 in the World

28% Acceptance

40,346 Enrollment

1896 Founded

31

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in China #343 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

32

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Indonesia #346 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

33

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in China #351 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

34

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Japan #361 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

35

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in South Korea #364 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

36

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Israel #370 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

37

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in China #375 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

38

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Indonesia #381 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Malaysia #389 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

40

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in China #390 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

41

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in China #395 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

42

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Indonesia #403 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

43

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Japan #407 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

44

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in China #420 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

45

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Indonesia #422 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

46

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in China #425 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

47

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in China #432 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Japan #434 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

49

Malaysia | Bangi

National University of Malaysia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Malaysia #438 in the World

52% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1970 Founded

50

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in South Korea #442 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

51

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in China #446 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

52

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Taiwan #453 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

53

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in China #454 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

54

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in China #462 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

55

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Israel #466 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

56

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Indonesia #468 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

57

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Japan #470 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

58

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Indonesia #474 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

59

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Japan #476 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

60

Indonesia | Surakarta

Sebelas Maret University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Indonesia #479 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1976 Founded

61

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in China #484 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

62

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Indonesia #486 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Iran #488 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

64

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Turkey #489 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

65

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Japan #497 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

66

Indonesia | Semarang

State University of Semarang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Indonesia #499 in the World

90% Acceptance

1965 Founded

67

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Saudi Arabia #504 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

68

Indonesia | Sleman

State University of Yogyakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Indonesia #508 in the World

10% Acceptance

1964 Founded

69

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in China #512 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

70

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in China #513 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in China #515 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

72

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in South Korea #516 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

73

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in China #522 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

74

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in China #525 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

75

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in China #532 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

76

Indonesia | Sleman

State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Indonesia #548 in the World

31% Acceptance

31,643 Enrollment

2004 Founded

77

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Malaysia #554 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

78

Turkey | Ankara

Ankara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Turkey #555 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1946 Founded

79

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in China #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

80

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Malaysia #558 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

81

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Turkey #570 in the World

32% Acceptance

35,190 Enrollment

1933 Founded

82

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Malaysia #575 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

83

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in China #576 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

84

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Taiwan #585 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

85

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Japan #588 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

86

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in China #591 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

87

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#40 in China #599 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

88

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

King AbdulAziz University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Saudi Arabia #601 in the World

25% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

1967 Founded

89

Indonesia | Surabaya

State University of Surabaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Indonesia #606 in the World

10% Acceptance

1964 Founded

90

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in China #610 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

91

Iran | Tehran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Iran #613 in the World

10% Acceptance

14,440 Enrollment

1934 Founded

92

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in China #616 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

93

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in South Korea #617 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

94

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in China #618 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

95

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Malaysia #620 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

96

India | Haryana

University of Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in India #623 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

97

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in China #628 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

98

Indonesia | Bandung

Telkom University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Indonesia #637 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

99

Indonesia | Surabaya

Airlangga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Indonesia #638 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1954 Founded

100

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in China #644 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

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