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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #59 |
University of Indonesia
Indonesia |
59.7 | 88.6 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 57.1 | 9.6 | 46 |
| #64 |
Taipei Medical University
Taiwan |
57.2 | 42.3 | 29 | 43 | 60.9 | 43.8 | 79.5 |
| #42 |
Waseda University
Japan |
67.5 | 96.6 | 98 | 47.2 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 56.3 |
| #37 | 70.7 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 52.1 | 76.6 | |
| #7 | 95 | 98.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 71.2 | 58.1 | 79.5 | |
| #4 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
97.8 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.2 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 95.8 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #69 |
Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
Korea, South |
53.2 | 43.1 | 61.3 | 86.9 | 86.3 | 77.7 | 36.8 |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
96.7 | 100 | 100 | 95.6 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 84.7 |
| #31 | 74.8 | 87.4 | 47.9 | 42 | 89.5 | 29.9 | 84.3 | |
| #49 | 64.1 | 53.5 | 44.8 | 49 | 91.8 | 89.5 | 61.8 | |
| #45 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 41.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 41 | 54.1 | |
| #9 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 77.3 | 100 | 95.9 | 33.8 | 97.8 | |
| #35 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
71.4 | 84.6 | 80.5 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 19.7 |
| #58 |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Malaysia |
59.7 | 77.5 | 52.8 | 74.7 | 99.6 | 87.9 | 10.9 |
| #48 |
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong |
64.4 | 44.2 | 11.9 | 85.6 | 99.8 | 97.7 | 93.3 |
| #5 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
97.1 | 99.8 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 95.9 |
| #12 |
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
92.3 | 96.1 | 67.1 | 85 | 100 | 99.8 | 85.6 |
| #26 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong |
79.6 | 89.8 | 64.4 | 45.6 | 100 | 99.8 | 76.1 |
| #1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 95.3 | 100 | 100 | 98 | |
| #17 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
90.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 68.4 | 100 | 100 | 81.4 |
| #2 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
99.1 | 100 | 100 | 95.9 | 100 | 100 | 99.6 |
| #3 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
99.1 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 100 | 100 | 99.7 |
| #84 | 49.5 | 34.5 | 54 | 72.5 | 8.1 | 17.4 | ||
| #65 | 55.8 | 44.1 | 58.2 | 51.1 | 68.4 |