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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong |
79.6 | 89.8 | 64.4 | 45.6 | 100 | 99.8 | 76.1 |
| #27 | 79 | 89.5 | 50.6 | 73.4 | 21 | 2.6 | 90.3 | |
| #28 |
Nanjing University
China |
77.9 | 93.8 | 75 | 67.9 | 50.4 | 14.5 | 77.4 |
| #29 | 77.4 | 98.1 | 99.7 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 52.7 | ||
| #30 |
Keio University
Japan |
76.6 | 89.1 | 94.9 | 76.8 | 32.3 | 19.4 | 91.5 |
| #31 | 74.8 | 87.4 | 47.9 | 42 | 89.5 | 29.9 | 84.3 | |
| #32 |
University of Tsukuba
Japan |
73.9 | 81.7 | 14.5 | 95.2 | 33 | 63.5 | 92.5 |
| #33 |
Hanyang University
South Korea |
72.3 | 71.5 | 58.6 | 91.9 | 53 | 79 | 71.4 |
| #34 | 72 | 89.5 | 99.8 | 39.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 69.4 | |
| #35 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
71.4 | 84.6 | 80.5 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 19.7 |
| #36 | 71.2 | 82.6 | 96.1 | 48.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 62.5 | |
| #37 | 70.7 | 75.8 | 48.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 52.1 | 76.6 | |
| #38 |
Mahidol University
Thailand |
70.6 | 85.6 | 47.1 | 94.3 | 29.1 | 18.4 | 93.5 |
| #39 |
Kobe University
Japan |
70.5 | 76.9 | 45 | 79.3 | 20.2 | 41.4 | 90 |
| #40 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
69.7 | 75.1 | 55 | 66.4 | 47.2 | 74.5 | 95.3 |
| #41 |
Kyung Hee University
South Korea |
68.9 | 71.7 | 40.4 | 93.3 | 40.7 | 86.7 | 65.2 |
| #42 |
Waseda University
Japan |
67.5 | 96.6 | 98 | 47.2 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 56.3 |
| #43 |
Chulalongkorn University
Thailand |
66.9 | 98.4 | 74.2 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 5.6 | 65.2 |
| #44 |
Hiroshima University
Japan |
65.4 | 66.9 | 15.8 | 69.2 | 15.4 | 40.4 | 89.8 |
| #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 | |
| #47 | 64.4 | 68.2 | 85 | 40 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 68.4 | |
| #48 |
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong |
64.4 | 44.2 | 11.9 | 85.6 | 99.8 | 97.7 | 93.3 |
| #49 | 64.1 | 53.5 | 44.8 | 49 | 91.8 | 89.5 | 61.8 | |
| #50 | 64.1 | 26.5 | 44 | 99.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 92.2 |