World's Best Universities
Asia
The U.S. News World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, evaluated schools in countries such as China, India, Singapore, and more, and identified these to be the top universities in Asia. See the methodology.
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| Rank | School | Overall Score | Asian Academic Reputation Score | Asian Employer Review Score | Faculty-Student Ratio Score | International Faculty Score | International Students Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 95.3 | 100 | 100 | 98 | |
| #2 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
99.1 | 100 | 100 | 95.9 | 100 | 100 | 99.6 |
| #3 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
99.1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 100 | 100 | 99.7 |
| #4 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
97.8 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.2 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 95.8 |
| #5 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
97.1 | 99.8 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 95.9 |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
96.7 | 100 | 100 | 95.6 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 84.7 |
| #7 | 95 | 98.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 71.2 | 58.1 | 79.5 | |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #9 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 77.3 | 100 | 95.9 | 33.8 | 97.8 | |
| #10 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
94.6 | 100 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 34.8 | 53.6 | 99.4 |
| #11 |
Osaka University
Japan |
93.1 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 98.5 | 34.7 | 50.1 | 97.8 |
| #12 |
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
92.3 | 96.1 | 67.1 | 85 | 100 | 99.8 | 85.6 |
| #13 | 92 | 97.9 | 92.7 | 91.4 | 32.3 | 79.9 | 87 | |
| #14 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
91.9 | 95.6 | 83 | 99.7 | 48.4 | 60.4 | 93.2 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #16 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
90.9 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 91.9 | 28.6 | 77.4 | 94 |
| #17 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
90.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 68.4 | 100 | 100 | 81.4 |
| #18 |
Nagoya University
Japan |
89.1 | 91.2 | 81.6 | 96.7 | 39.5 | 67 | 97.4 |
| #19 |
Fudan University
China |
86.1 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 62.6 | 34.1 | 93.1 | 88.6 |
| #20 | 84.7 | 100 | 83.7 | 51.7 | 42.8 | 38.1 | 94.3 | |
| #21 |
Korea University
South Korea |
84.3 | 96.7 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 34.4 | 45.2 | 88.6 |
| #22 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
83.8 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 83.2 | 34.5 | 54.5 | 86.3 |
| #23 |
Hokkaido University
Japan |
82.8 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 91.4 | 31.3 | 45.3 | 90.3 |
| #24 |
Sungkyunkwan University
South Korea |
81 | 78.4 | 65.8 | 95.6 | 41.8 | 81 | 91.4 |
| #25 |
Zhejiang University
China |
80.5 | 91.5 | 96.8 | 70.8 | 31.1 | 17.4 | 57 |














