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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 | 92 | 97.9 | 92.7 | 91.4 | 32.3 | 79.9 | 87 | |
| #14 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
91.9 | 95.6 | 83 | 99.7 | 48.4 | 60.4 | 93.2 |
| #71 |
Tianjin University
China |
53.1 | 56.3 | 44.2 | 63.3 | 5 | 22.2 | |
| #8 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
94.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.4 | 25.2 | 61.4 | 98.7 |
| #94 |
The Catholic University of Korea
South Korea |
46.8 | 12 | 5.1 | 98.8 | 9.5 | 25.4 | 81.1 |
| #64 |
Taipei Medical University
Taiwan |
57.2 | 42.3 | 29 | 43 | 60.9 | 43.8 | 79.5 |
| #57 |
Sun Yat-sen University
China |
60 | 55.2 | 45.8 | 64 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 75.4 |
| #24 |
Sungkyunkwan University
South Korea |
81 | 78.4 | 65.8 | 95.6 | 41.8 | 81 | 91.4 |
| #85 |
Southeast University
China |
48.9 | 40.3 | 11.6 | 64.8 | 13.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 |
| #51 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
63.5 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 72.5 | 44.4 | 60.7 | 59.5 |
| #95 |
Shanghai University
China |
46.5 | 59.1 | 29.4 | 54.8 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 28 |
| #29 | 77.4 | 98.1 | 99.7 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 52.7 | ||
| #4 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
97.8 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.2 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 95.8 |
| #97 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 79.3 | 64.7 | 20 | 43.4 | 30.1 | |
| #63 |
Pusan National University
South Korea |
57.5 | 64.3 | 44.5 | 59.8 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 66.6 |
| #9 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 77.3 | 100 | 95.9 | 33.8 | 97.8 | |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
96.7 | 100 | 100 | 95.6 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 84.7 |
| #11 |
Osaka University
Japan |
93.1 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 98.5 | 34.7 | 50.1 | 97.8 |
| #62 |
Osaka City University
Japan |
57.7 | 37.7 | 3.2 | 90 | 36.2 | 20.4 | 94.1 |
| #90 |
Okayama University
Japan |
48.3 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 88.6 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 93.7 |
| #93 |
Niigata University
Japan |
47 | 24.5 | 3.2 | 51.7 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 88 |
| #50 | 64.1 | 26.5 | 44 | 99.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 92.2 | |
| #2 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
99.1 | 100 | 100 | 95.9 | 100 | 100 | 99.6 |
| #31 | 74.8 | 87.4 | 47.9 | 42 | 89.5 | 29.9 | 84.3 | |
| #54 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 71.9 | 29.8 | 54 | 45.7 |













