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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 |
Okayama University
Japan |
48.3 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 88.6 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 93.7 |
| #81 |
Yokohama City University
Japan |
50 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 99.9 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 98.3 |
| #97 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 79.3 | 64.7 | 20 | 43.4 | 30.1 | |
| #39 |
Kobe University
Japan |
70.5 | 76.9 | 45 | 79.3 | 20.2 | 41.4 | 90 |
| #27 | 79 | 89.5 | 50.6 | 73.4 | 21 | 2.6 | 90.3 | |
| #75 | 52.5 | 47.5 | 12.1 | 28.7 | 22.9 | 17.1 | 99.7 | |
| #83 |
University of Seoul
South Korea |
49.7 | 51.9 | 30.3 | 57.2 | 23.1 | 39.9 | 48.9 |
| #88 |
Kumamoto University
Japan |
48.7 | 20.6 | 3.7 | 74 | 23.3 | 17.9 | 88.9 |
| #100 |
Hallym University
South Korea |
45.2 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 84.6 | 23.6 | 29.3 | 82.5 |
| #99 |
University of Ulsan
South Korea |
45.3 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 74.5 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 93.5 |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #70 |
Kyungpook National University
South Korea |
53.1 | 47.5 | 31.4 | 50 | 26.9 | 35.8 | 83.6 |
| #63 |
Pusan National University
South Korea |
57.5 | 64.3 | 44.5 | 59.8 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 66.6 |
| #50 | 64.1 | 26.5 | 44 | 99.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 92.2 | |
| #16 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
90.9 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 91.9 | 28.6 | 77.4 | 94 |
| #80 | 50.5 | 32.3 | 5.6 | 49.9 | 28.7 | 48.1 | 64.3 | |
| #57 |
Sun Yat-sen University
China |
60 | 55.2 | 45.8 | 64 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 75.4 |
| #38 |
Mahidol University
Thailand |
70.6 | 85.6 | 47.1 | 94.3 | 29.1 | 18.4 | 93.5 |
| #54 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 71.9 | 29.8 | 54 | 45.7 | |
| #25 |
Zhejiang University
China |
80.5 | 91.5 | 96.8 | 70.8 | 31.1 | 17.4 | 57 |
| #23 |
Hokkaido University
Japan |
82.8 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 91.4 | 31.3 | 45.3 | 90.3 |
| #68 |
Inha University
South Korea |
53.8 | 42.9 | 14.4 | 83.7 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 70.1 |
| #77 |
Kanazawa University
Japan |
52.1 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 97.2 | 31.7 | 15.3 | 97.6 |
| #86 |
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippines |
48.9 | 71.4 | 69.3 | 50.5 | 32.2 | 25.2 | 30.7 |
| #30 |
Keio University
Japan |
76.6 | 89.1 | 94.9 | 76.8 | 32.3 | 19.4 | 91.5 |