The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2014 are based on the same criteria as the THE World University Rankings, powered by Thomson Reuters. We judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.

Asia University Rankings 2014 top 100

RankInstitutionLocationOverall scorechange criteria
1The University of TokyoJapan
76.4
2National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
72.4
3The University of Hong KongHong Kong
65.3
4Seoul National UniversityRepublic of Korea
65.2
5Peking UniversityChina
65.0
6Tsinghua UniversityChina
63.5
7Kyoto UniversityJapan
63.2
8Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Republic of Korea
62.9
9Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
62.5
10Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech)Republic of Korea
61.7
11Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
57.2
12Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong
52.0
13Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan
50.8
14National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan
49.2
15Osaka UniversityJapan
49.0
16Tohoku UniversityJapan
48.5
17Yonsei UniversityRepublic of Korea
45.1
18Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael
45.0
19Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael
44.3
19Boğaziçi UniversityTurkey
44.3
21University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina
44.0
22City University of Hong KongHong Kong
43.7
23Korea UniversityRepublic of Korea
43.3
24Istanbul Technical UniversityTurkey
42.7
25Fudan UniversityChina
42.3
26Technion Israel Institute of TechnologyIsrael
41.7
27Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityJapan
41.6
27Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Republic of Korea
41.6
29Middle East Technical UniversityTurkey
41.5
29Nagoya UniversityJapan
41.5
31Bilkent UniversityTurkey
40.3
32Panjab UniversityIndia
40.2
32Renmin University of ChinaChina
40.2
34National Chiao Tung UniversityTaiwan
39.6
35Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong
39.5
36Nanjing UniversityChina
38.9
37Sharif University of TechnologyIran
38.8
38National Tsing Hua UniversityTaiwan
38.6
39Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJapan
37.7
40Koç UniversityTurkey
37.1
41Zhejiang UniversityChina
35.3
42Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong
35.2
42University of TsukubaJapan
35.2
44National Cheng Kung UniversityTaiwan
34.3
45Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurIndia
33.9
46National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityTaiwan
33.7
47Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina
33.6
48Hokkaido UniversityJapan
33.4
49Wuhan University of TechnologyChina
33.1
50King Mongkut's University of Technology, ThonburiThailand
33.0
50Kyushu UniversityJapan
33.0
52National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaiwan
32.5
53King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia
32.3
54National Central UniversityTaiwan
32.0
55Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurIndia
31.9
56Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina
31.7
57China Medical University, TaiwanTaiwan
31.0
58King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia
30.2
59Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiIndia
30.1
59Indian Institute of Technology, RoorkeeIndia
30.1
59Hanyang UniversityRepublic of Korea
30.1
62Tianjin UniversityChina
29.9
63Juntendo UniversityJapan
29.8
64Kyung Hee UniversityRepublic of Korea
29.4
64Waseda UniversityJapan
29.4
64Wuhan UniversityChina
29.4
67King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsSaudi Arabia
28.5
67East China Normal UniversityChina
28.5
69Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina
28.4
70National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaiwan
28.2
71Osaka City UniversityJapan
28.1
72Keio UniversityJapan
28.0
72University of SeoulRepublic of Korea
28.0
74Hiroshima UniversityJapan
27.9
74Indian Institute of Technology, GuwahatiIndia
27.9
76Ewha Womans UniversityRepublic of Korea
27.6
76Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasIndia
27.6
76Jadavpur UniversityIndia
27.6
79Dalian University of TechnologyChina
27.5
80Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia
27.2
81Hunan UniversityChina
26.8
82Mahidol UniversityThailand
26.7
83Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran
26.6
83Asia University, TaiwanTaiwan
26.6
85Isfahan University of TechnologyIran
26.2
86American University of BeirutLebanon
25.8
87Tongji UniversityChina
25.7
88Kobe UniversityJapan
25.6
89Kyungpook National UniversityRepublic of Korea
25.5
90Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia
25.3
91Yuan Ze UniversityTaiwan
25.2
92Sogang UniversityRepublic of Korea
24.9
93National Yang-Ming UniversityTaiwan
24.8
94Okayama UniversityJapan
24.5
95Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina
24.2
96Kanazawa UniversityJapan
24.1
97Chung Yuan Christian UniversityTaiwan
24.0
98Chiba UniversityJapan
23.9
98Pusan National UniversityRepublic of Korea
23.9
100Chung-Ang UniversityRepublic of Korea
23.7

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