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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #74 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Malaysia |
52.5 | 62 | 55.7 | 76.5 | 38.1 | 99.3 | 8.9 |
| #96 | 46.3 | 41.9 | 45.2 | 64.4 | 16 | 9 | 9.7 | |
| #58 |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Malaysia |
59.7 | 77.5 | 52.8 | 74.7 | 99.6 | 87.9 | 10.9 |
| #76 |
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Malaysia |
52.4 | 65.5 | 62.8 | 70.2 | 38.9 | 82.3 | 12.8 |
| #66 |
Tongji University
China |
55.5 | 61.4 | 55.4 | 80.3 | 5.9 | 25.2 | 15.4 |
| #84 | 49.5 | 34.5 | 54 | 72.5 | 8.1 | 17.4 | ||
| #35 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
71.4 | 84.6 | 80.5 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 19.7 |
| #98 | 45.6 | 38.7 | 34.3 | 85.6 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 20.6 | |
| #85 |
Southeast University
China |
48.9 | 40.3 | 11.6 | 64.8 | 13.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 |
| #71 |
Tianjin University
China |
53.1 | 56.3 | 44.2 | 63.3 | 5 | 22.2 | |
| #55 | 61.1 | 62.9 | 75.3 | 71.2 | 15.3 | 25.5 | 23 | |
| #63 |
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysia |
57.5 | 77.8 | 63 | 45.7 | 55 | 96.3 | 27.6 |
| #95 |
Shanghai University
China |
46.5 | 59.1 | 29.4 | 54.8 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 28 |
| #97 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 79.3 | 64.7 | 20 | 43.4 | 30.1 | |
| #86 |
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippines |
48.9 | 71.4 | 69.3 | 50.5 | 32.2 | 25.2 | 30.7 |
| #79 |
Wuhan University
China |
50.5 | 58.5 | 52.2 | 44.2 | 19.8 | 35.2 | |
| #69 |
Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
Korea, South |
53.2 | 43.1 | 61.3 | 86.9 | 86.3 | 77.7 | 36.8 |
| #54 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 71.9 | 29.8 | 54 | 45.7 | |
| #59 |
University of Indonesia
Indonesia |
59.7 | 88.6 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 57.1 | 9.6 | 46 |
| #82 |
Chung-Ang University
South Korea |
49.8 | 39.6 | 34.9 | 65.3 | 44.2 | 76.9 | 47.9 |
| #83 |
University of Seoul
South Korea |
49.7 | 51.9 | 30.3 | 57.2 | 23.1 | 39.9 | 48.9 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #29 | 77.4 | 98.1 | 99.7 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 52.7 | ||
| #45 | 64.7 | 72.3 | 89.9 | 42.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 53.5 | |
| #45 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 41.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 41 | 54.1 |














