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.
See complete list of World's Best Universities
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 |
Nagoya University
Japan |
89.1 | 91.2 | 81.6 | 96.7 | 39.5 | 67 | 97.4 |
| #32 |
University of Tsukuba
Japan |
73.9 | 81.7 | 14.5 | 95.2 | 33 | 63.5 | 92.5 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #51 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
63.5 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 72.5 | 44.4 | 60.7 | 59.5 |
| #14 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
91.9 | 95.6 | 83 | 99.7 | 48.4 | 60.4 | 93.2 |
| #7 | 95 | 98.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 71.2 | 58.1 | 79.5 | |
| #42 |
Waseda University
Japan |
67.5 | 96.6 | 98 | 47.2 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 56.3 |
| #22 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
83.8 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 83.2 | 34.5 | 54.5 | 86.3 |
| #54 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 71.9 | 29.8 | 54 | 45.7 | |
| #10 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
94.6 | 100 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 34.8 | 53.6 | 99.4 |
| #37 | 70.7 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 52.1 | 76.6 | |
| #11 |
Osaka University
Japan |
93.1 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 98.5 | 34.7 | 50.1 | 97.8 |
| #61 | 58.1 | 22.8 | 3.2 | 100 | 15.4 | 48.9 | 100 | |
| #80 | 50.5 | 32.3 | 5.6 | 49.9 | 28.7 | 48.1 | 64.3 | |
| #87 | 48.7 | 58.1 | 30.5 | 54.5 | 17.4 | 45.4 | 57.4 | |
| #23 |
Hokkaido University
Japan |
82.8 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 91.4 | 31.3 | 45.3 | 90.3 |
| #21 |
Korea University
South Korea |
84.3 | 96.7 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 34.4 | 45.2 | 88.6 |
| #52 |
Chiba University
Japan |
62.8 | 54.3 | 3.9 | 99.2 | 15 | 45.1 | 91.2 |
| #64 |
Taipei Medical University
Taiwan |
57.2 | 42.3 | 29 | 43 | 60.9 | 43.8 | 79.5 |
| #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 |
| #45 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 41.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 41 | 54.1 | |
| #44 |
Hiroshima University
Japan |
65.4 | 66.9 | 15.8 | 69.2 | 15.4 | 40.4 | 89.8 |
| #83 |
University of Seoul
South Korea |
49.7 | 51.9 | 30.3 | 57.2 | 23.1 | 39.9 | 48.9 |













