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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 | 49.5 | 34.5 | 54 | 72.5 | 8.1 | 17.4 | ||
| #51 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
63.5 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 72.5 | 44.4 | 60.7 | 59.5 |
| #27 | 79 | 89.5 | 50.6 | 73.4 | 21 | 2.6 | 90.3 | |
| #59 |
University of Indonesia
Indonesia |
59.7 | 88.6 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 57.1 | 9.6 | 46 |
| #88 |
Kumamoto University
Japan |
48.7 | 20.6 | 3.7 | 74 | 23.3 | 17.9 | 88.9 |
| #99 |
University of Ulsan
South Korea |
45.3 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 74.5 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 93.5 |
| #58 |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Malaysia |
59.7 | 77.5 | 52.8 | 74.7 | 99.6 | 87.9 | 10.9 |
| #74 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Malaysia |
52.5 | 62 | 55.7 | 76.5 | 38.1 | 99.3 | 8.9 |
| #30 |
Keio University
Japan |
76.6 | 89.1 | 94.9 | 76.8 | 32.3 | 19.4 | 91.5 |
| #45 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 41.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 41 | 54.1 | |
| #39 |
Kobe University
Japan |
70.5 | 76.9 | 45 | 79.3 | 20.2 | 41.4 | 90 |
| #21 |
Korea University
South Korea |
84.3 | 96.7 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 34.4 | 45.2 | 88.6 |
| #66 |
Tongji University
China |
55.5 | 61.4 | 55.4 | 80.3 | 5.9 | 25.2 | 15.4 |
| #22 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
83.8 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 83.2 | 34.5 | 54.5 | 86.3 |
| #68 |
Inha University
South Korea |
53.8 | 42.9 | 14.4 | 83.7 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 70.1 |
| #100 |
Hallym University
South Korea |
45.2 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 84.6 | 23.6 | 29.3 | 82.5 |
| #12 |
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
92.3 | 96.1 | 67.1 | 85 | 100 | 99.8 | 85.6 |
| #48 |
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong |
64.4 | 44.2 | 11.9 | 85.6 | 99.8 | 97.7 | 93.3 |
| #98 | 45.6 | 38.7 | 34.3 | 85.6 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 20.6 | |
| #69 |
Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
Korea, South |
53.2 | 43.1 | 61.3 | 86.9 | 86.3 | 77.7 | 36.8 |
| #90 |
Okayama University
Japan |
48.3 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 88.6 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 93.7 |
| #5 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
97.1 | 99.8 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 95.9 |
| #62 |
Osaka City University
Japan |
57.7 | 37.7 | 3.2 | 90 | 36.2 | 20.4 | 94.1 |
| #35 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
71.4 | 84.6 | 80.5 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 19.7 |
| #72 |
Nagasaki University
Japan |
52.8 | 28.7 | 90.4 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 90.5 |













