Best Sociology Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Sociology

#1 in China #67 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Sociology

#1 in Singapore #82 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Sociology

#2 in China #95 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

4

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Sociology

#1 in Israel #98 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Sociology

#3 in China #133 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

6

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Sociology

#2 in Israel #137 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Sociology

#1 in Japan #144 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

8

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Sociology

#2 in Singapore #155 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

9

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Sociology

#2 in Japan #201 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

10

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Sociology

#4 in China #214 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

11

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Sociology

#5 in China #216 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

12

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Sociology

#3 in Israel #243 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

13

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Sociology

#6 in China #254 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

14

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Sociology

#7 in China #255 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

15

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Sociology

#8 in China #256 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

16

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Sociology

#1 in South Korea #258 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Sociology

#4 in Israel #283 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

18

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Sociology

#5 in Israel #293 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

19

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Sociology

#9 in China #303 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

20

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Sociology

#2 in South Korea #304 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

21

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Sociology

#10 in China #305 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

22

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#11 in China #308 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

23

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Sociology

#12 in China #312 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

24

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Sociology

#13 in China #317 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

25

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Sociology

#1 in Malaysia #323 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

26

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Sociology

#14 in China #328 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

27

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Sociology

#1 in Taiwan #342 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

28

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

For Sociology

#15 in China #355 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

29

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#6 in Israel #356 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

30

Indonesia | Bandung

Indonesia University of Education

For Sociology

#1 in Indonesia #359 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

31

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Sociology

#3 in Japan #371 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

32

Indonesia | Depok

University of Indonesia

For Sociology

#2 in Indonesia #388 in the World

8% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1950 Founded

33

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Sociology

#4 in Japan #392 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

34

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Sociology

#2 in Taiwan #395 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

35

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Sociology

#5 in Japan #414 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

36

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Sociology

#3 in Indonesia #420 in the World

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

37

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Sociology

#16 in China #421 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

38

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Sociology

#4 in Indonesia #423 in the World

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

39

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Sociology

#3 in Malaysia #440 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

40

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Sociology

#1 in Saudi Arabia #448 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

41

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Sociology

#4 in Malaysia #463 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

42

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Sociology

#3 in South Korea #467 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

43

India | Haryana

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Sociology

#1 in India #468 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

44

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Sociology

#6 in Japan #469 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

45

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#18 in China #476 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Sociology

#19 in China #477 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Sociology

#2 in Iran #485 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

48

Indonesia | Sleman

Gadjah Mada University

For Sociology

#7 in Indonesia #487 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Sociology

#5 in Malaysia #489 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

50

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Sociology

#7 in Japan #492 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

51

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Sociology

#20 in China #493 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

52

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#21 in China #501 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

53

Turkey | Ankara

Hacettepe University

For Sociology

#1 in Turkey #506 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

54

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Sociology

#8 in Japan #515 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

55

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Sociology

#22 in China #542 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

56

China | Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong

For Sociology

#23 in China #543 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

57

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Sociology

#6 in Malaysia #545 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

58

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Sociology

#4 in South Korea #550 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

59

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Sociology

#24 in China #552 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

60

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Sociology

#7 in Israel #561 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

61

China | Beijing

Capital Medical University

For Sociology

#25 in China #562 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1960 Founded

62

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Sociology

#26 in China #581 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

63

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Sociology

#27 in China #582 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

64

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Sociology

#28 in China #583 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

65

China | Beijing

Renmin University of China

For Sociology

#29 in China #596 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

66

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

For Sociology

#30 in China #597 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

67

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Sociology

#3 in Taiwan #606 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

68

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Sociology

#31 in China #608 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

69

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Sociology

#9 in Japan #609 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

70

Indonesia | Semarang

Diponegoro University

For Sociology

#11 in Indonesia #612 in the World

10% Acceptance

38,503 Enrollment

1957 Founded

71

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#32 in China #617 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

72

Indonesia | Badung

Udayana University

For Sociology

#12 in Indonesia #621 in the World

74% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1962 Founded

73

Indonesia | Sumedang

Padjadjaran University

For Sociology

#13 in Indonesia #634 in the World

10% Acceptance

41,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

74

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Sociology

#5 in South Korea #635 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

75

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Sociology

#33 in China #637 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

76

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Sociology

#34 in China #639 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

77

China | Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

For Sociology

#36 in China #656 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

78

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Sociology

#2 in Turkey #681 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

79

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Sociology

#3 in India #687 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

80

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Sociology

#37 in China #690 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Sociology

#10 in Japan #694 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

82

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Sociology

#38 in China #698 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

83

China | Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Sociology

#39 in China #702 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

84

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Sociology

#40 in China #703 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

85

Indonesia | Malang

Brawijaya University

For Sociology

#15 in Indonesia #715 in the World

10% Acceptance

13,927 Enrollment

1963 Founded

86

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

For Sociology

#6 in South Korea #737 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Sociology

#42 in China #739 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

88

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Sociology

#44 in China #743 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

89

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Sociology

#7 in South Korea #748 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

90

Singapore | Singapore City

Singapore Management University

For Sociology

#3 in Singapore #756 in the World

45% Acceptance

9,697 Enrollment

2000 Founded

91

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Sociology

#45 in China #761 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

92

India | Punjab

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Sociology

#5 in India #762 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

93

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Sociology

#46 in China #769 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

94

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Sociology

#48 in China #775 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

95

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#13 in Japan #778 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

96

China | Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

For Sociology

#49 in China #784 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

97

China | Macau

University of Macau

For Sociology

#50 in China #786 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

98

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Sociology

#51 in China #794 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

99

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For Sociology

#6 in India #798 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

100

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Sociology

#52 in China #813 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

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