Asia is the home to some of the world’s best universities. It is counted among the top in the world, according to uniRank’s World University Rankings 2020.

Many of Asia’s universities are renowned for promoting a global outlook by recruiting international students, faculty and encouraging international collaborations, so you can expect a technologically driven learning atmosphere as well as diversity on campus.
Universities in Asia have always gained a wide reputation for good teaching and excellent research. Asian universities are highly ranked among international schools and institutions worldwide, and they continue to attract the smartest people to their highly respected and prestigious degree programmes. All these top ranked colleges, universities, law schools, medical schools, and engineering schools have a wide, global reputation and continue to be the top-ranked schools for international students. To go to some of the best universities in the world for your Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D, you should certainly consider Asia as your destination for the best rankings and widest reputation.
uniRank tries to answer this question of the top universities in Asia by publishing the 2020 Asian University Ranking of 50 recognized Asian higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed and/or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization
- offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees)
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format
TOP 50 UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA- 2020 RANKING
Rank | University | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | cn |
2 | Peking University | cn |
3 | Tsinghua University | cn |
4 | Fudan University | cn |
5 | Zhejiang University | cn |
6 | University of Science and Technology of China | cn |
7 | National University of Singapore | sg |
8 | The University of Tokyo | jp |
9 | The University of Hong Kong | hk |
10 | National Taiwan University | tw |
11 | King Saud University | sa |
12 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | hk |
13 | Nanyang Technological University | sg |
14 | Anadolu Üniversitesi | tr |
15 | University of Tehran | ir |
16 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | in |
17 | Kyoto University | jp |
18 | Nanjing University | cn |
19 | Wuhan University | cn |
20 | Keio University | jp |
21 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | hk |
22 | Xiamen University | cn |
23 | Beijing Jiaotong University | cn |
24 | Seoul National University | kr |
25 | City University of Hong Kong | hk |
26 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | cn |
27 | Xi’an Jiaotong University | cn |
28 | Waseda University | jp |
29 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | hk |
30 | Renmin University of China | cn |
31 | Tongji University | cn |
32 | Beijing Institute of Technology | cn |
33 | East China Normal University | cn |
34 | University of Tsukuba | jp |
35 | Shenzhen University | cn |
36 | South China University of Technology | cn |
37 | Shandong University | cn |
38 | Northwestern Polytechnical University | cn |
39 | University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | cn |
40 | Tianjin University | cn |
41 | Harbin Institute of Technology | cn |
42 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | in |
43 | Dalian University of Technology | cn |
44 | National Chiao Tung University | tw |
45 | Osaka University | jp |
46 | National Tsing Hua University | tw |
47 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | my |
48 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | in |
49 | Beihang University | cn |
50 | Sun Yat-Sen University | cn |