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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 | 52.9 | 74.0 | 71.7 | 85.2 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 6.8 | |
| #53 |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Malaysia |
64.1 | 90.0 | 64.8 | 66.3 | 95.6 | 67.4 | 11.9 |
| #67 |
Tongji University
China |
56.7 | 66.4 | 51.4 | 84.5 | 6.7 | 33.5 | 12.8 |
| #76 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Malaysia |
55.1 | 69.7 | 75.8 | 65.5 | 19.9 | 94.2 | 12.8 |
| #57 |
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Malaysia |
60.4 | 83.5 | 69.4 | 75.6 | 19.0 | 84.3 | 13.3 |
| #72 | 55.8 | 63.4 | 42.7 | 60.5 | 12.6 | 24.8 | 18.7 | |
| #74 |
Tianjin University
China |
55.3 | 62.0 | 51.1 | 53.5 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 19.7 |
| #98 |
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Indonesia |
47.8 | 87.9 | 83.3 | 29.7 | 8.3 | 20.6 | |
| #39 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
73.7 | 92.9 | 91.2 | 80.6 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 21.0 |
| #54 |
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysia |
63.4 | 91.4 | 69.8 | 52.3 | 51.4 | 72.9 | 27.7 |
| #96 |
Shandong University
China |
48.8 | 62.9 | 46.6 | 38.7 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 36.9 |
| #62 | 58.1 | 64.7 | 50.2 | 63.3 | 22.1 | 44.2 | 37.1 | |
| #93 |
Chung-Ang University
South Korea |
50.1 | 48.7 | 39.3 | 57.4 | 37.2 | 89.9 | 39.0 |
| #80 |
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Indonesia |
54.4 | 94.1 | 86.8 | 35.4 | 19.0 | 13.7 | 42.1 |
| #16 |
Tsinghua University
China |
90.2 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 94.2 | 79.7 | 69.8 | 42.3 |
| #33 | 77.5 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 60.5 | 39.7 | 9.7 | 43.1 | |
| #43 | 71.4 | 83.3 | 95.5 | 45.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 43.8 | |
| #65 |
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippines |
57.2 | 84.7 | 86.9 | 46.5 | 19.5 | 32.5 | 44.0 |
| #64 | 58.0 | 67.3 | 15.3 | 81.7 | 90.5 | 48.0 | 45.2 | |
| #27 |
Zhejiang University
China |
79.6 | 95.5 | 66.1 | 76.2 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 46.9 |
| #55 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
63.3 | 74.0 | 73.5 | 68.3 | 41.1 | 74.0 | 49.9 |
| #52 | 66.5 | 64.4 | 84.1 | 41.4 | 68.2 | 46.6 | 51.2 | |
| #95 |
Prince of Songkla University
Thailand |
48.9 | 70.1 | 52.6 | 38.7 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 55.0 |
| #81 | 53.8 | 47.7 | 62.8 | 62.0 | 27.9 | 51.4 | 55.2 | |
| #42 |
Kyung Hee University
South Korea |
71.9 | 83.8 | 57.7 | 86.2 | 36.3 | 87.4 | 55.5 |