Best Music Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Music

#1 in China #41 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

China | Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

For Music

#2 in China #47 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

3

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Music

#1 in Israel #86 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

4

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Music

#1 in Japan #90 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

5

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Music

#1 in Singapore #97 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

6

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Music

#2 in Japan #98 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Music

#2 in Singapore #100 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

8

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Music

#3 in China #134 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

9

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Music

#4 in China #135 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

10

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Music

#2 in Israel #144 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

11

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Music

#3 in Japan #151 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

12

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Music

#3 in Israel #153 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

13

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Music

#5 in China #178 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

14

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Music

#4 in Japan #186 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

15

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Music

#1 in Malaysia #193 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

16

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Music

#4 in Israel #195 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

17

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Music

#5 in Israel #223 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

18

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Music

#1 in Taiwan #228 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

19

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Music

#1 in India #252 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Music

#6 in China #265 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

21

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Music

#7 in China #269 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

22

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Music

#8 in China #271 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

23

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Music

#1 in South Korea #274 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

24

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Music

#10 in China #276 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

25

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Music

#2 in South Korea #277 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

26

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Music

#11 in China #287 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

27

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Music

#6 in Israel #288 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

28

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Music

#12 in China #293 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

29

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Music

#3 in Indonesia #296 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

30

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Music

#6 in Japan #304 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

31

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Music

#13 in China #317 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

32

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Music

#1 in Iran #318 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

33

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Music

#7 in Japan #322 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

34

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Music

#14 in China #328 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

35

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Music

#2 in India #330 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

36

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Music

#6 in Indonesia #342 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

37

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Music

#15 in China #343 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

38

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Music

#16 in China #351 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

39

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Music

#17 in China #353 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

40

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Music

#8 in Japan #360 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

41

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Music

#9 in Japan #363 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

42

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Music

#2 in Taiwan #370 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

43

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Music

#18 in China #373 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

44

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Music

#7 in Israel #375 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

45

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Music

#10 in Japan #379 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

46

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Music

#8 in Indonesia #380 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

47

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Music

#19 in China #382 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

48

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

For Music

#9 in Indonesia #384 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

49

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Music

#10 in Indonesia #389 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

50

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Music

#3 in Taiwan #402 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

51

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Music

#2 in Malaysia #403 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

52

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Music

#11 in Japan #408 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

53

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Music

#23 in China #421 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

54

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Music

#24 in China #425 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

55

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Music

#11 in Indonesia #455 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

56

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Music

#26 in China #476 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

57

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Music

#12 in Indonesia #479 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

58

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Music

#27 in China #481 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

59

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Music

#4 in Malaysia #486 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

60

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Music

#3 in South Korea #504 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

61

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Music

#29 in China #515 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

62

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Music

#34 in China #548 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

63

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Music

#36 in China #555 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

64

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Music

#38 in China #565 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

65

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Music

#39 in China #568 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

66

China | Guiyang

Guizhou University

For Music

#40 in China #571 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

67

China | Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Music

#42 in China #573 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

68

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Music

#4 in South Korea #577 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

69

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Music

#5 in South Korea #579 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

70

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Music

#44 in China #581 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

71

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Music

#45 in China #582 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

72

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Music

#46 in China #586 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

73

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Music

#14 in Indonesia #617 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

74

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Music

#4 in Taiwan #627 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

75

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Music

#49 in China #631 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

76

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Music

#51 in China #647 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

77

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Music

#52 in China #651 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

78

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Music

#53 in China #653 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

79

China | Macau

University of Macau

For Music

#55 in China #686 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

80

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Music

#17 in Japan #737 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

81

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Music

#64 in China #764 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Music

#7 in South Korea #775 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

83

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Music

#68 in China #782 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

84

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Music

#75 in China #806 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

85

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Music

#78 in China #813 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

86

China | Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

For Music

#88 in China #859 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

87

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Music

#11 in Turkey #862 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

88

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Music

#93 in China #887 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

89

China | Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

For Music

#98 in China #897 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

90

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Music

#101 in China #901 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

91

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Music

#8 in Malaysia #924 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

92

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Music

#2 in Saudi Arabia #934 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

93

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Music

#111 in China #948 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

94

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Music

#127 in China #994 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

95

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Music

#137 in China #1017 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

96

India | Tamil Nadu

VIT University

For Music

#12 in India #1032 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

97

Japan | Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Music

#30 in Japan #1050 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

98

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

For Music

#63 in China #762 in the World

45% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1927 Founded

99

China | Hangzhou

Hangzhou Normal University

For Music

#74 in China #800 in the World

40% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

100

China | Anshan

Anshan Normal University

For Music

#82 in China #831 in the World

62% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

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