Best Philosophy Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Philosophy

#1 in Japan #80 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Philosophy

#1 in China #83 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Philosophy

#1 in Singapore #85 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

4

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Philosophy

#1 in Israel #86 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Philosophy

#2 in China #87 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#2 in Israel #107 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Philosophy

#1 in Indonesia #127 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

8

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Philosophy

#2 in Japan #135 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Philosophy

#2 in Singapore #148 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Philosophy

#3 in China #150 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

11

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Philosophy

#4 in China #161 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

12

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Philosophy

#5 in China #177 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

13

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Philosophy

#2 in Indonesia #179 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

14

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Philosophy

#6 in China #201 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

15

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Philosophy

#7 in China #223 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

16

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Philosophy

#3 in Indonesia #226 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

17

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Philosophy

#5 in Indonesia #233 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

18

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#3 in Israel #241 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

19

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#8 in China #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

20

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Philosophy

#9 in China #267 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

21

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Philosophy

#3 in Japan #271 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

22

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#10 in China #277 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

23

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Philosophy

#1 in South Korea #278 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

24

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Philosophy

#7 in Indonesia #290 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

25

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Philosophy

#11 in China #303 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

26

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Philosophy

#12 in China #324 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

27

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Philosophy

#4 in Israel #325 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

28

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Philosophy

#13 in China #326 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

29

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Philosophy

#14 in China #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

30

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Philosophy

#5 in Israel #337 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

31

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Philosophy

#15 in China #341 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

32

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Philosophy

#12 in Indonesia #343 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

33

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Philosophy

#6 in Israel #354 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

34

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#16 in China #365 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

35

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Philosophy

#7 in Israel #366 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

36

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Philosophy

#1 in Taiwan #385 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

37

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#4 in Japan #392 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

38

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Philosophy

#5 in Japan #399 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

39

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

For Philosophy

#1 in Turkey #402 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

40

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Philosophy

#2 in South Korea #405 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Philosophy

#18 in China #406 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

42

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Philosophy

#19 in China #407 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

43

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Philosophy

#20 in China #410 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

44

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Philosophy

#15 in Indonesia #418 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Philosophy

#6 in Japan #424 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Philosophy

#21 in China #435 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Philosophy

#22 in China #440 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

48

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Philosophy

#7 in Japan #443 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

49

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Philosophy

#3 in South Korea #447 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

50

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Philosophy

#23 in China #449 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

51

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Philosophy

#2 in Taiwan #459 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

52

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Philosophy

#24 in China #460 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

53

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Philosophy

#25 in China #467 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Philosophy

#26 in China #482 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

55

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Philosophy

#27 in China #490 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

56

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#28 in China #496 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

57

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Philosophy

#2 in Malaysia #504 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

58

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Philosophy

#29 in China #516 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

59

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Philosophy

#8 in Japan #518 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

60

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Philosophy

#9 in Japan #526 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

61

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Philosophy

#1 in Iran #557 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

62

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Philosophy

#30 in China #563 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

63

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Philosophy

#31 in China #571 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

64

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Philosophy

#32 in China #579 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

65

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Philosophy

#4 in South Korea #590 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

66

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Philosophy

#33 in China #594 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

67

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Philosophy

#3 in Taiwan #599 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

68

Indonesia | Bandung

Bandung Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#23 in Indonesia #600 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1959 Founded

69

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

For Philosophy

#24 in Indonesia #601 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

70

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Philosophy

#34 in China #608 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

71

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Philosophy

#35 in China #612 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

72

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Philosophy

#10 in Japan #617 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

73

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Philosophy

#36 in China #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

74

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Philosophy

#27 in Indonesia #619 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

75

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Philosophy

#1 in India #624 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

76

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Philosophy

#11 in Japan #636 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

77

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Philosophy

#1 in Saudi Arabia #643 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

78

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Philosophy

#37 in China #648 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

79

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Philosophy

#38 in China #654 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

80

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Philosophy

#3 in Malaysia #657 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

81

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Philosophy

#4 in Malaysia #672 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

82

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Philosophy

#5 in Malaysia #679 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

83

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Philosophy

#39 in China #684 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

84

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Philosophy

#10 in Turkey #699 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

85

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Philosophy

#5 in South Korea #700 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

86

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Philosophy

#40 in China #710 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

87

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Philosophy

#41 in China #711 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

88

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Philosophy

#42 in China #712 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

89

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Philosophy

#43 in China #724 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

90

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Philosophy

#12 in Turkey #741 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

91

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Philosophy

#6 in Malaysia #745 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

92

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Philosophy

#2 in India #749 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

93

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Philosophy

#44 in China #753 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

94

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Philosophy

#45 in China #757 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

95

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Philosophy

#46 in China #760 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

96

Indonesia | Jakarta

Mercu Buana University

For Philosophy

#32 in Indonesia #777 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,564 Enrollment

1985 Founded

97

Indonesia | Surabaya

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#35 in Indonesia #792 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,625 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Philosophy

#3 in India #805 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

99

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Philosophy

#49 in China #819 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

100

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Philosophy

#50 in China #832 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

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