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 |
| #54 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 71.9 | 29.8 | 54 | 45.7 | |
| #55 | 61.1 | 62.9 | 75.3 | 71.2 | 15.3 | 25.5 | 23 | |
| #25 |
Zhejiang University
China |
80.5 | 91.5 | 96.8 | 70.8 | 31.1 | 17.4 | 57 |
| #76 |
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Malaysia |
52.4 | 65.5 | 62.8 | 70.2 | 38.9 | 82.3 | 12.8 |
| #44 |
Hiroshima University
Japan |
65.4 | 66.9 | 15.8 | 69.2 | 15.4 | 40.4 | 89.8 |
| #17 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
90.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 68.4 | 100 | 100 | 81.4 |
| #28 |
Nanjing University
China |
77.9 | 93.8 | 75 | 67.9 | 50.4 | 14.5 | 77.4 |
| #40 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
69.7 | 75.1 | 55 | 66.4 | 47.2 | 74.5 | 95.3 |
| #82 |
Chung-Ang University
South Korea |
49.8 | 39.6 | 34.9 | 65.3 | 44.2 | 76.9 | 47.9 |
| #85 |
Southeast University
China |
48.9 | 40.3 | 11.6 | 64.8 | 13.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 |
| #92 |
Chang Gung University
Taiwan |
47.8 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 64.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 85.1 |
| #97 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 79.3 | 64.7 | 20 | 43.4 | 30.1 | |
| #96 | 46.3 | 41.9 | 45.2 | 64.4 | 16 | 9 | 9.7 | |
| #57 |
Sun Yat-sen University
China |
60 | 55.2 | 45.8 | 64 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 75.4 |
| #89 | 48.7 | 34 | 20.7 | 63.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 54.8 | |
| #71 |
Tianjin University
China |
53.1 | 56.3 | 44.2 | 63.3 | 5 | 22.2 | |
| #53 |
National Central University
Taiwan |
62.2 | 56 | 42.5 | 63.1 | 46.4 | 32.7 | 70.6 |
| #19 |
Fudan University
China |
86.1 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 62.6 | 34.1 | 93.1 | 88.6 |
| #63 |
Pusan National University
South Korea |
57.5 | 64.3 | 44.5 | 59.8 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 66.6 |
| #29 | 77.4 | 98.1 | 99.7 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 52.7 | ||
| #43 |
Chulalongkorn University
Thailand |
66.9 | 98.4 | 74.2 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 5.6 | 65.2 |
| #37 | 70.7 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 52.1 | 76.6 | |
| #83 |
University of Seoul
South Korea |
49.7 | 51.9 | 30.3 | 57.2 | 23.1 | 39.9 | 48.9 |













