Best Political Science Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#1 in China #52 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Political Science

#1 in Singapore #65 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Political Science

#2 in China #94 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

4

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Political Science

#3 in China #95 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

5

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#4 in China #103 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Political Science

#5 in China #117 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

7

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Political Science

#1 in Israel #124 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Political Science

#2 in Israel #134 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Political Science

#2 in Singapore #142 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Political Science

#1 in Japan #144 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

11

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Political Science

#6 in China #190 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

12

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Political Science

#2 in Japan #199 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

13

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Political Science

#7 in China #201 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

14

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Political Science

#8 in China #213 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

15

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Political Science

#9 in China #218 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

16

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Political Science

#10 in China #234 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

17

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#11 in China #237 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

18

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Political Science

#12 in China #260 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

19

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Political Science

#1 in Taiwan #274 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

20

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Political Science

#13 in China #275 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

21

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Political Science

#14 in China #284 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

22

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Political Science

#3 in Israel #285 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

23

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Political Science

#1 in South Korea #291 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

24

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Political Science

#15 in China #328 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

25

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Political Science

#4 in Israel #334 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

26

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Political Science

#1 in Malaysia #337 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

27

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Political Science

#1 in Indonesia #340 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

28

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Political Science

#5 in Israel #343 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

29

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#16 in China #349 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

30

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#6 in Israel #384 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

31

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Political Science

#18 in China #393 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

32

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#19 in China #411 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

33

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Political Science

#2 in South Korea #414 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

34

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Political Science

#2 in Indonesia #415 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

35

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Political Science

#20 in China #418 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

36

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Political Science

#21 in China #423 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

37

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Political Science

#22 in China #431 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

38

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Political Science

#23 in China #436 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

39

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Political Science

#24 in China #439 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

40

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#25 in China #441 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

41

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Political Science

#3 in Japan #443 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

42

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Political Science

#26 in China #447 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

43

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Political Science

#27 in China #449 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Political Science

#28 in China #458 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

45

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#29 in China #467 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

46

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Political Science

#30 in China #472 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

47

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Political Science

#3 in Malaysia #477 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

48

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Political Science

#3 in South Korea #482 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

49

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Political Science

#2 in Taiwan #486 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

50

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Political Science

#3 in Indonesia #489 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

51

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Political Science

#31 in China #491 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

52

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Political Science

#4 in Indonesia #493 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Political Science

#4 in South Korea #502 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

54

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Political Science

#4 in Malaysia #503 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Political Science

#32 in China #506 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

56

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Political Science

#5 in Malaysia #507 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

57

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Political Science

#1 in Saudi Arabia #509 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

58

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Political Science

#33 in China #518 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

59

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Political Science

#1 in Iran #519 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

60

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Political Science

#6 in Malaysia #528 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

61

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Political Science

#34 in China #533 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

62

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Political Science

#35 in China #537 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

63

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Political Science

#36 in China #544 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

64

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Political Science

#4 in Japan #550 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

65

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Political Science

#5 in Japan #554 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

66

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Political Science

#37 in China #562 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

67

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Political Science

#38 in China #566 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

68

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Political Science

#39 in China #572 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

69

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Political Science

#41 in China #574 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

70

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Political Science

#6 in Indonesia #585 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

71

Singapore | Singapore City

Singapore Management University

For Political Science

#3 in Singapore #597 in the World

45% Acceptance

9,697 Enrollment

2000 Founded

72

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Political Science

#6 in Japan #608 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

73

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

For Political Science

#8 in Indonesia #611 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

74

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Political Science

#42 in China #620 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

75

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Political Science

#7 in Israel #621 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

76

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Political Science

#43 in China #632 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

77

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#7 in Japan #634 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

78

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

For Political Science

#1 in Turkey #654 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

79

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Political Science

#8 in Japan #655 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

80

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Political Science

#3 in Taiwan #656 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

81

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Political Science

#9 in Japan #662 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

82

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Political Science

#5 in South Korea #667 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

83

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Political Science

#44 in China #683 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

84

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Political Science

#45 in China #685 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

85

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Political Science

#46 in China #697 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

86

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Political Science

#47 in China #707 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

87

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Political Science

#10 in Indonesia #713 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

88

China | Macau

University of Macau

For Political Science

#48 in China #715 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

89

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Political Science

#2 in India #721 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

90

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Political Science

#10 in Japan #722 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

91

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Political Science

#11 in Japan #724 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

92

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Political Science

#49 in China #728 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

93

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Political Science

#11 in Indonesia #731 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

94

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

For Political Science

#6 in South Korea #732 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

95

Malaysia | Sintok

Northern University of Malaysia

For Political Science

#7 in Malaysia #746 in the World

56% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

96

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Political Science

#12 in Indonesia #747 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

97

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Political Science

#4 in India #754 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

98

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Political Science

#51 in China #755 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Political Science

#53 in China #762 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

100

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Political Science

#4 in Turkey #763 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

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