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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 77.3 | 100 | 95.9 | 33.8 | 97.8 | |
| #61 | 58.1 | 22.8 | 3.2 | 100 | 15.4 | 48.9 | 100 | |
| #50 | 64.1 | 26.5 | 44 | 99.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 92.2 | |
| #81 |
Yokohama City University
Japan |
50 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 99.9 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 98.3 |
| #14 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
91.9 | 95.6 | 83 | 99.7 | 48.4 | 60.4 | 93.2 |
| #52 |
Chiba University
Japan |
62.8 | 54.3 | 3.9 | 99.2 | 15 | 45.1 | 91.2 |
| #3 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
99.1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 100 | 100 | 99.7 |
| #94 |
The Catholic University of Korea
South Korea |
46.8 | 12 | 5.1 | 98.8 | 9.5 | 25.4 | 81.1 |
| #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 |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #4 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
97.8 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.2 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 95.8 |
| #7 | 95 | 98.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 71.2 | 58.1 | 79.5 | |
| #77 |
Kanazawa University
Japan |
52.1 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 97.2 | 31.7 | 15.3 | 97.6 |
| #18 |
Nagoya University
Japan |
89.1 | 91.2 | 81.6 | 96.7 | 39.5 | 67 | 97.4 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #2 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
99.1 | 100 | 100 | 95.9 | 100 | 100 | 99.6 |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
96.7 | 100 | 100 | 95.6 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 84.7 |
| #24 |
Sungkyunkwan University
South Korea |
81 | 78.4 | 65.8 | 95.6 | 41.8 | 81 | 91.4 |
| #1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 95.3 | 100 | 100 | 98 | |
| #32 |
University of Tsukuba
Japan |
73.9 | 81.7 | 14.5 | 95.2 | 33 | 63.5 | 92.5 |
| #38 |
Mahidol University
Thailand |
70.6 | 85.6 | 47.1 | 94.3 | 29.1 | 18.4 | 93.5 |
| #41 |
Kyung Hee University
South Korea |
68.9 | 71.7 | 40.4 | 93.3 | 40.7 | 86.7 | 65.2 |
| #33 |
Hanyang University
South Korea |
72.3 | 71.5 | 58.6 | 91.9 | 53 | 79 | 71.4 |
| #16 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
90.9 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 91.9 | 28.6 | 77.4 | 94 |














