Best Universities in Asia 2027

As of the QS World University Rankings 2027, the top university in Asia is National University of Singapore (NUS) (QS world rank #10); the region has 554 QS-ranked universities across 38 countries and territories. This page lists every QS-ranked university in the region, side by side, drawn directly from the official QS World University Rankings 2027.

Source: QS World University Rankings 2027 · 554 universities · 38 countries & territories · Sources & citation ↓

What this ranking shows: universities are ordered by their official QS World University Rankings 2027 position, then re-numbered within Asia (the "#" column). The "QS 2027" column shows each university's global QS rank. For a cross-system view that also blends Times Higher Education, ARWU and U.S. News, see the global consensus ranking.

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University

Country / territory

QS 2027

2026

Overall

🇸🇬 National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

#10

96.2

🇭🇰 The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

#11

95.9

🇸🇬 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)

Singapore

#12

93.6

🇨🇳 Peking University

China

#13

#14

92.6

🇨🇳 Tsinghua University

China

#14

#17

92.1

🇭🇰 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Hong Kong

#18

#32

89.9

🇨🇳 Fudan University

China

#26

#30

🇭🇰 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong

#33

#44

86.4

🇨🇳 Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China

#36

#47

85.8

🇰🇷 Seoul National University

South Korea

#38

85.4

🇯🇵 The University of Tokyo

Japan

#39

#36

84.8

🇰🇷 Yonsei University

South Korea

#42

#50

84.2

🇨🇳 Zhejiang University

China

#47

#49

83.5

🇭🇰 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

#50

#54

82.3

🇭🇰 City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)

Hong Kong

#52

#63

81.9

🇰🇷 Korea University

South Korea

#52

#61

81.9

🇹🇼 National Taiwan University (NTU)

Taiwan

#54

#63

81.7

🇲🇾 Universiti Malaya (UM)

Malaysia

#56

#58

81.2

🇸🇦 KFUPM

Saudi Arabia

#63

#67

78.3

🇯🇵 Kyoto University

Japan

#64

#57

78.2

🇰🇷 KAIST

South Korea

#65

—

77.7

🇨🇳 Nanjing University

China

#90

#103

70.4

🇯🇵 The University of Osaka

Japan

#95

#91

69.5

🇯🇵 Institute of Science Tokyo

Japan

#97

—

69.2

🇯🇵 Tohoku University

Japan

#102

#109

68.4

🇰🇷 Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)

South Korea

#106

#102

67.7

🇸🇦 King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

#107

#143

67.4

🇰🇷 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

South Korea

#108

#126

67.3

🇶🇦 Qatar University

Qatar

#109

#112

67.2

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

India

#118

#123

65.7

🇲🇾 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Malaysia

#128

#134

64.9

🇲🇾 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Malaysia

#130

#126

64.6

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

India

#134

#129

63.9

🇨🇳 University of Science and Technology of China

China

#134

#132

63.9

🇲🇾 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Malaysia

#138

#134

62.9

🇹🇼 National Tsing Hua University - NTHU

Taiwan

#142

#176

62.5

🇨🇳 Tongji University

China

#146

#177

62.2

🇦🇪 Khalifa University

United Arab Emirates

#147

#177

🇰🇷 Hanyang University

South Korea

#155

#159

60.9

🇯🇵 Nagoya University

Japan

#156

#164

60.8

🇲🇾 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Malaysia

#158

#153

60.6

🇨🇳 Wuhan University

China

#165

#186

60.1

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

India

#170

#180

59.3

🇯🇵 Kyushu University

Japan

#171

#170

58.8

🇰🇿 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Kazakhstan

#177

#166

57.9

🇹🇼 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU Taiwan)

Taiwan

#177

#199

57.9

🇯🇵 Hokkaido University

Japan

#179

#170

57.6

🇨🇳 Harbin Institute of Technology

China

#190

#256

56.8

🇹🇼 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Taiwan

#191

#203

56.7

🇮🇩 Universitas Indonesia

Indonesia

#191

#189

56.7

🇸🇦 King Abdulaziz University (KAU)

Saudi Arabia

#200

#163

55.9

🇯🇵 Waseda University

Japan

#201

#196

55.7

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)

India

#205

#215

55.1

🇮🇩 Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia

#206

#224

🇮🇱 Tel Aviv University

Israel

#208

#223

54.9

🇹🇭 Chulalongkorn University

Thailand

#212

#221

54.6

🇶🇦 Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Qatar

#213

#244

54.5

🇯🇵 Keio University

Japan

#213

#215

54.5

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Baptist University

Hong Kong

#216

#244

54.3

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates

#217

#229

54.2

🇮🇱 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

#218

#240

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

India

#221

#219

53.8

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)

India

#221

#222

53.8

🇱🇧 American University of Beirut (AUB)

Lebanon

#223

#237

53.7

🇨🇳 Tianjin University

China

#235

#257

52.7

🇨🇳 Beijing Normal University

China

#237

#247

52.5

🇨🇳 Beijing Institute of Technology

China

#243

#259

🇦🇪 American University of Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

#258

#272

50.4

🇨🇳 Sun Yat-sen University

China

#258

#276

50.4

🇲🇾 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)

Malaysia

#261

#251

49.9

🇸🇬 Singapore University of Technology and Design

Singapore

#266

#519

49.2

🇲🇴 University of Macau

Macao

#267

#285

49.1

🇲🇾 Taylor's University

Malaysia

#272

#253

48.4

🇮🇩 Universitas Airlangga

Indonesia

#276

#287

🇹🇷 Istanbul Technical University

Türkiye

#279

#298

47.6

🇲🇾 UCSI University

Malaysia

#282

#269

47.4

🇦🇪 University of Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

#283

#328

47.3

🇮🇩 Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)

Indonesia

#287

#255

47.2

🇨🇳 Xi’an Jiaotong University

China

#296

#305

46.2

🇰🇷 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

South Korea

#299

#310

🇨🇳 Sichuan University

China

#300

#324

45.9

🇨🇳 Xiamen University

China

#303

#341

45.6

🇹🇷 Middle East Technical University

Türkiye

#305

#269

45.5

🇴🇲 Sultan Qaboos University

Oman

#306

#334

45.3

🇨🇳 Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China

#307

#319

45.1

🇰🇷 Kyung Hee University

South Korea

#309

#331

44.8

🇨🇳 Shandong University

China

#309

#339

44.8

🇨🇳 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

China

#317

#343

44.1

🇮🇳 University of Delhi

India

#322

#328

43.8

🇯🇴 University of Jordan

Jordan

#326

#324

43.5

🇹🇷 Koç University

Türkiye

#329

#323

43.3

🇨🇳 Nankai University

China

#329

#355

43.3

🇮🇱 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel

#334

#350

🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)

India

#335

#339

42.9

🇨🇳 Southeast University

China

#335

#392

42.9

🇰🇿 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU)

Kazakhstan

#338

#317

42.6

🇨🇳 South China University of Technology

China

#342

#377

42.3

🇹🇷 Boğaziçi University

Türkiye

#345

#371

42.1

🇹🇭 Mahidol University

Thailand

#345

#358

42.1

100

🇧🇳 Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Brunei

#345

#367

42.1

Showing the top 100 of 554 QS-ranked universities in Asia. Full machine-readable list: /rankings/region/asia.json

About higher education in Asia

Asia is now the largest region in the QS World University Rankings 2027 by number of ranked institutions. Singapore, China (Mainland), Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea host the region's highest-ranked universities, with the National University of Singapore and Peking University competing inside the global top 20.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best university in Asia in 2027?

According to the QS World University Rankings 2027, National University of Singapore (NUS) is the top-ranked university in Asia, placing #10 in the world.

How many universities in Asia are ranked by QS?

The QS World University Rankings 2027 includes 554 universities in Asia, spread across 38 countries and territories.

How is this Asia ranking ordered?

Universities are ordered by their official QS World University Rankings 2027 global position, then re-numbered within the region. The order is reproduced unmodified from QS; EduRank does not re-weight or re-score it.

Data source

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · official rankings

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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Asia 2027 — QS World University Rankings. Retrieved from https://edurank.co/rankings/region/asia/

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