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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #52 |
Chiba University
Japan |
62.8 | 54.3 | 3.9 | 99.2 | 15 | 45.1 | 91.2 |
| #51 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
63.5 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 72.5 | 44.4 | 60.7 | 59.5 |
| #50 | 64.1 | 26.5 | 44 | 99.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 92.2 | |
| #49 | 64.1 | 53.5 | 44.8 | 49 | 91.8 | 89.5 | 61.8 | |
| #48 |
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong |
64.4 | 44.2 | 11.9 | 85.6 | 99.8 | 97.7 | 93.3 |
| #47 | 64.4 | 68.2 | 85 | 40 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 68.4 | |
| #45 | 64.7 | 77.9 | 41.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 41 | 54.1 | |
| #45 | 64.7 | 72.3 | 89.9 | 42.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 53.5 | |
| #44 |
Hiroshima University
Japan |
65.4 | 66.9 | 15.8 | 69.2 | 15.4 | 40.4 | 89.8 |
| #43 |
Chulalongkorn University
Thailand |
66.9 | 98.4 | 74.2 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 5.6 | 65.2 |
| #42 |
Waseda University
Japan |
67.5 | 96.6 | 98 | 47.2 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 56.3 |
| #41 |
Kyung Hee University
South Korea |
68.9 | 71.7 | 40.4 | 93.3 | 40.7 | 86.7 | 65.2 |
| #40 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
69.7 | 75.1 | 55 | 66.4 | 47.2 | 74.5 | 95.3 |
| #39 |
Kobe University
Japan |
70.5 | 76.9 | 45 | 79.3 | 20.2 | 41.4 | 90 |
| #38 |
Mahidol University
Thailand |
70.6 | 85.6 | 47.1 | 94.3 | 29.1 | 18.4 | 93.5 |
| #37 | 70.7 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 52.1 | 76.6 | |
| #36 | 71.2 | 82.6 | 96.1 | 48.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 62.5 | |
| #35 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
71.4 | 84.6 | 80.5 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 19.7 |
| #34 | 72 | 89.5 | 99.8 | 39.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 69.4 | |
| #33 |
Hanyang University
South Korea |
72.3 | 71.5 | 58.6 | 91.9 | 53 | 79 | 71.4 |
| #32 |
University of Tsukuba
Japan |
73.9 | 81.7 | 14.5 | 95.2 | 33 | 63.5 | 92.5 |
| #31 | 74.8 | 87.4 | 47.9 | 42 | 89.5 | 29.9 | 84.3 | |
| #30 |
Keio University
Japan |
76.6 | 89.1 | 94.9 | 76.8 | 32.3 | 19.4 | 91.5 |
| #29 | 77.4 | 98.1 | 99.7 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 52.7 | ||
| #28 |
Nanjing University
China |
77.9 | 93.8 | 75 | 67.9 | 50.4 | 14.5 | 77.4 |













