Best Petroleum Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in China #1 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

2

China | Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in China #3 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

3

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in China #9 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

China | Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in China #13 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Saudi Arabia #16 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in China #20 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

China | Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in China #21 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

8

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Japan #31 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

9

China | Jingzhou

Yangtze University

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in China #33 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

10

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in China #35 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

11

Iran | Tehran

Petroleum University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Iran #37 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,064 Enrollment

1939 Founded

12

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in China #39 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

13

Malaysia | Tronoh

Petronas Technology University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Malaysia #42 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,216 Enrollment

1997 Founded

14

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Singapore #44 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

15

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in China #51 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

16

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in China #54 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Iran #55 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

18

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in South Korea #58 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

19

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in China #59 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in China #60 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

21

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in China #62 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

22

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in China #65 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in China #71 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

24

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 in China #78 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

25

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in China #84 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

26

India | Jharkhand

Indian School of Mines

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in India #86 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

27

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Japan #87 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

28

Iran | Tehran

Amirkabir University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Iran #88 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,468 Enrollment

1958 Founded

29

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Singapore #89 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

30

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in China #91 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

31

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Japan #92 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

32

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Taiwan #97 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

33

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#22 in China #100 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

33 Best Universities in Asia for Petroleum

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