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Best universities in the Asia-Pacific region 2017

Best universities in the Asia Pacific

THE’s Asia-Pacific University Ranking 2017 analysed universities across 38 nations in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The overall ranking features just over 200 universities from 13 different nations.

The ranking uses the same performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings 2016-17, however the weightings were adjusted to reflect the younger profile of some of the universities in the region. The full methodology can be found here.

Japan is the most-represented nation with 69 universities featured. China is in second place with 52 universities. Other countries with a strong presence in the ranking are Australia (35 universities), Taiwan (26), South Korea (25) and Thailand (nine).

Universities from China and Singapore dominate the top five places. The only university outside Asia to appear in the top five is the University of Melbourne in third place. The other four universities are the National University of Singapore (in first place), Peking University (second place), Tsinghua University (fourth place) and Nanyang Technological University (fifth place).

Top five universities in Asia-Pacific region

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1. National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore is a highly international university with more than half the student body made up of international students. It has overseas colleges in many different locations including Israel, Germany, the US and Sweden. It has also formed collaborations with leading US institutions Duke University and Yale University.

The university has 17 schools across three campuses in Singapore and regularly ranks highly in both the Asia University Rankings and the THE World University Rankings.

The university started as a medical school in 1905 and has since developed to be one of Asia’s flagship universities. It was established as the National University of Singapore after the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University in 1980.

2. Peking University

The university was founded in 1898 and was the first national university in Chinese modern history. The teaching language for undergraduates is English, while graduate-level programmes are taught in either English or Chinese. It is the leading liberal arts university in China and also has a large mathematics and science faculty. The university consists of 31 colleges and 14 departments.

It has the largest university library in China containing more than 4 million volumes, including more than 1 million thread-bound Chinese books.

Many of the buildings on campus retain their original Chinese-style design and structure including traditional houses, gardens and pagodas, as well as many notable historic buildings and structures.

3. University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public research institution and Australia’s second-oldest university. Four Australian prime ministers have graduated from the institution and nine Nobel laureates have been associated with it.

The undergraduate curriculum is unusual for Australia since it offers nine generalised three-year degrees instead of more specialised undergraduate courses. This style of teaching has been labelled the “Melbourne Model”. The university also offers postgraduate courses.

Melbourne is one of the leading research universities in Australia and some of the research developed there has been adapted throughout the world. In the 1970s, research at the institution led to the first successful cochlear implant. Since 1984, more than 220,000 people worldwide have received a cochlear implant.

4. Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University is one of the most selective institutions in the world and a comprehensive research university. Its 20 schools and 54 departments cover subjects in art, economics, education, engineering, history, management, medicine, law, literature, philosophy and the sciences.

Tsinghua has more than 110 student associations and groups covering five areas: science and technology, physical training, humanities, arts and public welfare.

Tsinghua campus is in northwest Beijing, in the Haidian district, which was traditionally reserved specifically for universities and other academic institutes.

5. Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University is a relatively young research-intensive institution and is considered Singapore’s main science and technology university. It was formally established in 1991 through the merger of Nanyang Technological Institute and the National Institute of Education.

The university has three campuses: Yunnan Garden, NTU @one-north, and Novena. Yunnan Garden is the biggest in Singapore and has been voted one of the top 15 most beautiful campuses in the world. Yunnan is also an eco-friendly campus and the university has pledged to become the greenest campus in the world by 2022.

Best universities in the Asia-Pacific region

Asia-Pacific rank 2017THE World University rank 2016-17UniversityCountry/region
124National University of SingaporeSingapore
229Peking UniversityChina
3=33University of MelbourneAustralia
435Tsinghua UniversityChina
554Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
6=43University of Hong KongHong Kong
749Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
847Australian National UniversityAustralia
939University of TokyoJapan
10=60University of QueenslandAustralia
11=60University of SydneyAustralia
1274Monash UniversityAustralia
13=89Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)South Korea
14=72Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea
15=104Pohang University of Science and TechnologySouth Korea
16=78University of New South WalesAustralia
1776Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong
18119City University of Hong KongHong Kong
19125University of Western AustraliaAustralia
20142University of AdelaideAustralia
21=137Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)South Korea
22=91Kyoto UniversityJapan
23=153University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina
24=165University of AucklandNew Zealand
25155Fudan UniversityChina
26201—250University of Technology SydneyAustralia
27=192Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong
28201—250Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina
29201—250Zhejiang UniversityChina
30201—250Korea UniversitySouth Korea
31201—250University of OtagoNew Zealand
32201—250Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia
33=195National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan
34201—250Nanjing UniversityChina
35201—250University of NewcastleAustralia
36251—300University of South AustraliaAustralia
37201—250Tohoku UniversityJapan
=38251—300Charles Darwin UniversityAustralia
=38251—300Macquarie UniversityAustralia
40251—300University of WollongongAustralia
41251—300Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea
42251—300Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan
=43251—300Griffith UniversityAustralia
=43251—300James Cook UniversityAustralia
45301—350Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea
46251—300Osaka UniversityJapan
47251—300National Tsing Hua UniversityTaiwan
48301—350University of TasmaniaAustralia
49251—300Deakin UniversityAustralia
50301—350Nagoya UniversityJapan
51351—400Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea
52351—400Hanyang UniversitySouth Korea
53401—500National Chiao Tung UniversityTaiwan
54351—400University of CanterburyNew Zealand
55351—400Victoria UniversityAustralia
56351—400Toyota Technological InstituteJapan
57401—500National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)Taiwan
=58351—400La Trobe UniversityAustralia
=58351—400Victoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand
60351—400Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia
61351—400University of MacauMacao
=62351—400Kyushu UniversityJapan
=62401—500Murdoch UniversityAustralia
64351—400Flinders UniversityAustralia
=65401—500National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)Taiwan
=65401—500Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina
=67351—400Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong
=67401—500Wuhan UniversityChina
=69401—500Curtin UniversityAustralia
=69401—500Western Sydney UniversityAustralia
71401—500Lincoln UniversityNew Zealand
72401—500Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)Japan
=73401—500Ewha Womans UniversitySouth Korea
=73401—500RMIT UniversityAustralia
75401—500University of TsukubaJapan
76401—500Hokkaido UniversityJapan
77401—500Central Queensland UniversityAustralia
78401—500University of WaikatoNew Zealand
79401—500Chung-Ang UniversitySouth Korea
80501—600Tongji UniversityChina
=81401—500University of CanberraAustralia
=81401—500Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina
83501—600University of UlsanSouth Korea
84501—600China Medical University, TaiwanTaiwan
85401—500Massey UniversityNew Zealand
86401—500Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityJapan
=87501—600Soochow UniversityChina
=87501—600Southeast UniversityChina
89401—500Renmin University of ChinaChina
90501—600Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina
91501—600East China Normal UniversityChina
=92501—600Southern Cross UniversityAustralia
=92501—600Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityChina
94501—600Tianjin UniversityChina
95501—600East China University of Science and TechnologyChina
96501—600Edith Cowan UniversityAustralia
=97501—600Bond UniversityAustralia
=97401—500Xiamen UniversityChina
99501—600National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaiwan
100501—600Pusan National UniversitySouth Korea
101–110501—600Auckland University of TechnologyNew Zealand
101–110501—600China Agricultural UniversityChina
101–110501—600Hiroshima UniversityJapan
101–110501—600Mahidol UniversityThailand
101–110601—800National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityTaiwan
101–110501—600Sejong UniversitySouth Korea
101–110501—600Sogang UniversitySouth Korea
101–110601—800South China University of TechnologyChina
101–110501—600University of the Sunshine CoastAustralia
101–110601—800Taipei Medical UniversityTaiwan
111–120601—800Australian Catholic UniversityAustralia
111–120601—800Chiba UniversityJapan
111–120601—800Dalian University of TechnologyChina
111–120601—800Kanazawa UniversityJapan
111–120601—800Keio UniversityJapan
111–120601—800King Mongkut’s University of Technology ThonburiThailand
111–120601—800Nanjing Medical UniversityChina
111–120601—800National Central UniversityTaiwan
111–120501—600National Yang-Ming UniversityTaiwan
111–120601—800Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea
121–130601—800Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina
121–130601—800Chang Gung UniversityTaiwan
121–130601—800China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)China
121–130601—800China University of Petroleum (Beijing)China
121–130601—800Ehime UniversityJapan
121–130601—800Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina
121–130601—800Osaka City UniversityJapan
121–130601—800Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia
121–130601—800Sichuan UniversityChina
121–130601—800Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaMalaysia
131–140601—800Inha UniversitySouth Korea
131–140601—800Kobe UniversityJapan
131–140601—800Kochi UniversityJapan
131–140601—800Konkuk UniversitySouth Korea
131–140601—800Kumamoto UniversityJapan
131–140601—800Northeast Normal UniversityChina
131–140601—800Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina
131–140601—800Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia
131–140601—800Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyJapan
131–140601—800Waseda UniversityJapan
141–150601—800Chulalongkorn UniversityThailand
141–150601—800Feng Chia UniversityTaiwan
141–150601—800Hunan UniversityChina
141–150601—800Jilin UniversityChina
141–150601—800Juntendo UniversityJapan
141–150601—800Nagoya City UniversityJapan
141–150601—800Northeastern UniversityChina
141–150601—800Okayama UniversityJapan
141–150601—800Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia
141–150601—800University of Science and Technology BeijingChina
141–150601—800University of Southern QueenslandAustralia
141–150601—800Yokohama City UniversityJapan
151–160601—800Ajou UniversitySouth Korea
151–160601—800Capital Medical UniversityChina
151–160601—800Kaohsiung Medical UniversityTaiwan
151–160601—800Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaMalaysia
151–160601—800National Taiwan Ocean UniversityTaiwan
151–160601—800Shantou UniversityChina
151–160601—800Tokushima UniversityJapan
151–160601—800Tokyo University of ScienceJapan
161–170601—800Chiang Mai UniversityThailand
161–170601—800Chonbuk National UniversitySouth Korea
161–170601—800Chonnam National UniversitySouth Korea
161–170601—800Chung Yuan Christian UniversityTaiwan
161–170> 800King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology LadkrabangThailand
161–170601—800Kyungpook National UniversitySouth Korea
161–170601—800Nanjing Normal UniversityChina
161–170601—800National Chung Cheng UniversityTaiwan
161–170601—800National Chung Hsing UniversityTaiwan
161–170601—800Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT)Japan
171–180601—800Asia University, TaiwanTaiwan
171–180> 800Chongqing UniversityChina
171–180601—800Jikei University School of MedicineJapan
171–180601—800Kindai UniversityJapan
171–180601—800Nagoya Institute of TechnologyJapan
171–180> 800National Taipei University of TechnologyTaiwan
171–180601—800Shinshu UniversityJapan
171–180601—800Suranaree University of TechnologyThailand
171–180601—800Yamagata UniversityJapan
171–180601—800Yuan Ze UniversityTaiwan
181–190> 800Central South UniversityChina
181–190> 800Nagaoka University of TechnologyJapan
181–190601—800Nagasaki UniversityJapan
181–190601—800Niigata UniversityJapan
181–190> 800Ocean University of ChinaChina
181–190> 800Shanghai UniversityChina
181–190> 800University of ToyamaJapan
181–190> 800Xidian UniversityChina
181–190601—800University of YamanashiJapan
181–190> 800Yokohama National UniversityJapan
191–200> 800China University of Mining and TechnologyChina
191–200> 800Chuo UniversityJapan
191–200> 800Gifu UniversityJapan
191–200> 800Jinan UniversityChina
191–200> 800Khon Kaen UniversityThailand
191–200> 800Nanjing Tech UniversityChina
191–200> 800Osaka Prefecture UniversityJapan
191–200> 800Prince of Songkla UniversityThailand
191–200> 800Saitama UniversityJapan
191–200> 800Saitama Medical UniversityJapan
191–200> 800Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyJapan
191–200> 800Xiangtan UniversityChina
200+> 800Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)Indonesia
200+> 800Chiba Institute of TechnologyJapan
200+> 800Chungnam National UniversitySouth Korea
200+> 800Doshisha UniversityJapan
200+> 800University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina
200+> 800Fu Jen Catholic UniversityTaiwan
200+> 800Gunma UniversityJapan
200+> 800Hallym UniversitySouth Korea
200+> 800Hosei UniversityJapan
200+> 800I-Shou UniversityTaiwan
200+> 800University of IndonesiaIndonesia
200+> 800Iwate UniversityJapan
200+> 800Jiangsu UniversityChina
200+> 800Kansai UniversityJapan
200+> 800Kasetsart UniversityThailand
200+> 800Kwansei Gakuin UniversityJapan
200+> 800Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech)Japan
200+> 800Meiji UniversityJapan
200+> 800Ming Chuan UniversityTaiwan
200+> 800National Chengchi UniversityTaiwan
200+> 800Oita UniversityJapan
200+> 800University of the PhilippinesPhilippines
200+> 800Ritsumeikan UniversityJapan
200+> 800University of SeoulSouth Korea
200+> 800Shaanxi Normal UniversityChina
200+> 800Shibaura Institute of Technology TokyoJapan
200+> 800Shimane UniversityJapan
200+> 800Shizuoka UniversityJapan
200+> 800Showa UniversityJapan
200+> 800Sophia UniversityJapan
200+> 800Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina
200+> 800Tamkang UniversityTaiwan
200+> 800Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia
200+> 800Tokai UniversityJapan
200+> 800Tokyo City UniversityJapan
200+> 800Tokyo Denki UniversityJapan
200+> 800Tottori UniversityJapan
200+> 800Universiti Utara MalaysiaMalaysia
200+> 800Utsunomiya UniversityJapan
200+> 800Wuhan University of TechnologyChina
200+> 800Yamaguchi UniversityJapan

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