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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #27 | 79 | 89.5 | 50.6 | 73.4 | 21 | 2.6 | 90.3 | |
| #26 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong |
79.6 | 89.8 | 64.4 | 45.6 | 100 | 99.8 | 76.1 |
| #25 |
Zhejiang University
China |
80.5 | 91.5 | 96.8 | 70.8 | 31.1 | 17.4 | 57 |
| #24 |
Sungkyunkwan University
South Korea |
81 | 78.4 | 65.8 | 95.6 | 41.8 | 81 | 91.4 |
| #23 |
Hokkaido University
Japan |
82.8 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 91.4 | 31.3 | 45.3 | 90.3 |
| #22 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
83.8 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 83.2 | 34.5 | 54.5 | 86.3 |
| #21 |
Korea University
South Korea |
84.3 | 96.7 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 34.4 | 45.2 | 88.6 |
| #20 | 84.7 | 100 | 83.7 | 51.7 | 42.8 | 38.1 | 94.3 | |
| #19 |
Fudan University
China |
86.1 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 62.6 | 34.1 | 93.1 | 88.6 |
| #18 |
Nagoya University
Japan |
89.1 | 91.2 | 81.6 | 96.7 | 39.5 | 67 | 97.4 |
| #17 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
90.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 68.4 | 100 | 100 | 81.4 |
| #16 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
90.9 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 91.9 | 28.6 | 77.4 | 94 |
| #15 |
Tsinghua University
China |
91 | 100 | 100 | 96.3 | 86 | 62.3 | 51.7 |
| #14 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
91.9 | 95.6 | 83 | 99.7 | 48.4 | 60.4 | 93.2 |
| #13 | 92 | 97.9 | 92.7 | 91.4 | 32.3 | 79.9 | 87 | |
| #12 |
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
92.3 | 96.1 | 67.1 | 85 | 100 | 99.8 | 85.6 |
| #11 |
Osaka University
Japan |
93.1 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 98.5 | 34.7 | 50.1 | 97.8 |
| #10 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
94.6 | 100 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 34.8 | 53.6 | 99.4 |
| #9 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 77.3 | 100 | 95.9 | 33.8 | 97.8 | |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #7 | 95 | 98.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 71.2 | 58.1 | 79.5 | |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
96.7 | 100 | 100 | 95.6 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 84.7 |
| #5 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
97.1 | 99.8 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 95.9 |
| #4 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
97.8 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.2 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 95.8 |
| #2 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
99.1 | 100 | 100 | 95.9 | 100 | 100 | 99.6 |