Best Software Engineering Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Software Engineering

#1 in China #12 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Software Engineering

#1 in Singapore #32 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

3

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Software Engineering

#2 in China #50 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Singapore #51 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

5

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Software Engineering

#3 in China #52 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

6

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#4 in China #57 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Software Engineering

#5 in China #74 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

8

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Software Engineering

#1 in Japan #77 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

9

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Software Engineering

#6 in China #82 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

10

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#1 in Israel #95 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

11

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#7 in China #103 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

12

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Software Engineering

#8 in China #112 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

13

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Software Engineering

#9 in China #113 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

14

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#10 in China #114 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

15

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Software Engineering

#11 in China #122 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

16

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#12 in China #130 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

17

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Software Engineering

#1 in South Korea #142 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

18

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Japan #151 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

19

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Software Engineering

#13 in China #154 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#14 in China #168 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

21

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Software Engineering

#15 in China #175 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

22

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Israel #179 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

23

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Software Engineering

#16 in China #183 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

24

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Software Engineering

#17 in China #184 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Software Engineering

#19 in China #193 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

26

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Software Engineering

#20 in China #204 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

27

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#21 in China #206 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

28

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#3 in Japan #215 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

29

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#22 in China #217 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Software Engineering

#23 in China #227 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

31

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

For Software Engineering

#24 in China #228 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

32

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Software Engineering

#2 in South Korea #240 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

33

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Software Engineering

#25 in China #241 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

34

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Software Engineering

#4 in Japan #248 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

35

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#26 in China #252 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Taiwan #255 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

37

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Software Engineering

#1 in Malaysia #261 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

38

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Software Engineering

#27 in China #267 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

39

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Software Engineering

#28 in China #276 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

40

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Software Engineering

#3 in Israel #277 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

41

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Software Engineering

#29 in China #278 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

42

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Software Engineering

#30 in China #280 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

43

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Software Engineering

#31 in China #283 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

44

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

For Software Engineering

#32 in China #293 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

45

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Taiwan #307 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

46

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Software Engineering

#33 in China #317 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

47

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Software Engineering

#34 in China #333 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

48

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Software Engineering

#35 in China #334 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

49

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Software Engineering

#4 in Israel #337 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

50

India | Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Software Engineering

#1 in India #343 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

51

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Software Engineering

#5 in Israel #363 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

52

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Software Engineering

#5 in Japan #368 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

53

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Taiwan #369 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

54

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Software Engineering

#36 in China #380 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

55

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Software Engineering

#37 in China #388 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Software Engineering

#2 in India #389 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

57

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Saudi Arabia #392 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

58

China | Wuxi

Jiangnan University

For Software Engineering

#38 in China #394 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

59

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Software Engineering

#6 in Japan #395 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

60

Singapore | Singapore City

Singapore Management University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Singapore #405 in the World

45% Acceptance

9,697 Enrollment

2000 Founded

61

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Software Engineering

#2 in Malaysia #408 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

62

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Software Engineering

#3 in India #421 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

63

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Software Engineering

#39 in China #422 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

64

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Software Engineering

#4 in India #423 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

65

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#40 in China #440 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

66

India | Tamil Nadu

VIT University

For Software Engineering

#5 in India #441 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

67

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Software Engineering

#42 in China #444 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

68

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Software Engineering

#6 in India #449 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Turkey #451 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

70

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#43 in China #455 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

71

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Software Engineering

#3 in South Korea #462 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

72

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Software Engineering

#4 in South Korea #469 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

73

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Software Engineering

#9 in Japan #470 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

74

Israel | Ramat Gan

Bar-Ilan University

For Software Engineering

#6 in Israel #476 in the World

55% Acceptance

16,787 Enrollment

1955 Founded

75

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Software Engineering

#1 in Iran #479 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

76

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Software Engineering

#10 in Japan #480 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

77

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Software Engineering

#3 in Saudi Arabia #482 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

78

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#5 in South Korea #483 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

79

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Software Engineering

#44 in China #485 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

80

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Software Engineering

#45 in China #504 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

China | Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#46 in China #512 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Software Engineering

#4 in Malaysia #518 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

83

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Software Engineering

#47 in China #526 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

84

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Software Engineering

#12 in Japan #527 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

85

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Software Engineering

#13 in Japan #533 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

86

South Korea | Seoul

Kyung Hee University

For Software Engineering

#6 in South Korea #540 in the World

54% Acceptance

35,826 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

For Software Engineering

#50 in China #542 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

88

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Software Engineering

#4 in Taiwan #546 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

89

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Software Engineering

#7 in South Korea #573 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

90

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Turkey #574 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

91

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Software Engineering

#51 in China #575 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

92

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Software Engineering

#52 in China #579 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

93

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Software Engineering

#53 in China #586 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

94

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#5 in Malaysia #589 in the World

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

95

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Software Engineering

#8 in India #597 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

96

Iran | Tehran

Iran University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#3 in Iran #605 in the World

12% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

97

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Software Engineering

#8 in South Korea #606 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

98

Israel | Haifa

University of Haifa

For Software Engineering

#7 in Israel #607 in the World

70% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

99

China | Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

For Software Engineering

#55 in China #609 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

100

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Software Engineering

#56 in China #629 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

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