The University of Tokyo has been ranked first in Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings for 2014, beating out the National University of Singapore (2nd, for the 2nd year in a row) and the University of Hong Kong (3rd).
The University of Tokyo retained their crown as the top university in Asia according to the annual rankings. Thirteen countries were represented in the top 100 with universities from five countries making up the top 10 alone.
The rivalry between Japan and China continues. While Japan has captured the top spot once again and has the most universities in the top 100, several Chinese universities have gained ground, including the University of Science and Technology of China and Wuhan University of Technology.
The Asia Rankings are judged according to the same 13 performance indicators as the Times World Rankings. The Rankings offer a look at the growing reputation of Asian universities and the competition they pose their Western counterparts in the near future. Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education Rankings, said: ‘Many Asian institutions are making strong progress in the World University Rankings, but the global list remains dominated by North America and Western Europe – for now, at least. This new table offers us a clearer picture of the Asian institutions poised to mount a serious challenge to the traditional Western elite.’
Other highlights this year include India with 10 universities in the top 100 (up from three last year) and Hong Kong with six in the top 50 (particularly noteworthy given its size).
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You can check out the full Times Higher Education Asia Rankings 2014 below:
2014 Asia ranking |
2013 Asia ranking |
Institution name |
Country/region |
1 |
1 |
University of Tokyo |
Japan |
2 |
2 |
National University of Singapore |
Singapore |
3 |
3 |
University of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
4 |
8 |
Seoul National University |
South Korea |
5 |
4 |
Peking University |
China |
6 |
6 |
Tsinghua University |
China |
7 |
7 |
Kyoto University |
Japan |
8 |
10 |
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
South Korea |
9 |
9 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Hong Kong |
10 |
5 |
Pohang University of Science and Technology |
South Korea |
11 |
11 |
Nanyang Technological University |
Singapore |
12 |
12 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
13 |
13 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Japan |
14 |
14 |
National Taiwan University |
Taiwan |
15 |
17 |
Osaka University |
Japan |
16 |
=15 |
Tohoku University |
Japan |
17 |
20 |
Yonsei University |
South Korea |
18 |
=15 |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Israel |
19 |
37 |
Boğaziçi University |
Turkey |
19 |
18 |
Tel Aviv University |
Israel |
21 |
25 |
University of Science and Technology of China |
China |
22 |
19 |
City University of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
23 |
=28 |
Korea University |
South Korea |
24 |
38 |
Istanbul Technical University |
Turkey |
25 |
24 |
Fudan University |
China |
26 |
21 |
Technion Israel Institute of Technology |
Israel |
27 |
23 |
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) |
South Korea |
27 |
36 |
Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Japan |
29 |
22 |
Middle East Technical University |
Turkey |
29 |
26 |
Nagoya University |
Japan |
31 |
=28 |
Bilkent University |
Turkey |
32 |
- |
Panjab University |
India |
32 |
41 |
Renmin University of China |
China |
34 |
32 |
National Chiao Tung University |
Taiwan |
35 |
=33 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Hong Kong |
36 |
35 |
Nanjing University |
China |
37 |
=42 |
Sharif University of Technology |
Iran |
38 |
27 |
National Tsing Hua University |
Taiwan |
39 |
39 |
Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
Japan |
40 |
31 |
Koç University |
Turkey |
41 |
45 |
Zhejiang University |
China |
42 |
50 |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
Hong Kong |
42 |
=42 |
University of Tsukuba |
Japan |
44 |
47 |
National Cheng Kung University |
Taiwan |
45 |
30 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
India |
46 |
46 |
National Sun Yat-Sen University |
Taiwan |
47 |
40 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
China |
48 |
44 |
Hokkaido University |
Japan |
49 |
=58 |
Wuhan University of Technology |
China |
50 |
55 |
King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi |
Thailand |
50 |
48 |
Kyushu University |
Japan |
52 |
52 |
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
Taiwan |
53 |
49 |
King Abdulaziz University |
Saudi Arabia |
54 |
54 |
National Central University |
Taiwan |
55 |
- |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
India |
56 |
51 |
Sun Yat-sen University |
China |
57 |
=69 |
China Medical University, Taiwan |
Taiwan |
58 |
77 |
King Saud University |
Saudi Arabia |
59 |
74 |
Hanyang University |
South Korea |
59 |
- |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
India |
59 |
56 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
India |
62 |
- |
Tianjin University |
China |
63 |
60 |
Juntendo University |
Japan |
64 |
64 |
Kyung Hee University |
South Korea |
64 |
57 |
Waseda University |
Japan |
64 |
=58 |
Wuhan University |
China |
67 |
- |
East China Normal University |
China |
67 |
=62 |
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
Saudi Arabia |
69 |
66 |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
China |
70 |
68 |
National Taiwan Normal University |
Taiwan |
71 |
=69 |
Osaka City University |
Japan |
72 |
53 |
Keio University |
Japan |
72 |
- |
University of Seoul |
South Korea |
74 |
67 |
Hiroshima University |
Japan |
74 |
- |
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
India |
76 |
- |
Ewha Woman’s University |
South Korea |
76 |
- |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
India |
76 |
- |
Jadavpur University |
India |
79 |
80 |
Dalian University of Technology |
China |
80 |
- |
Aligarh Muslim University |
India |
81 |
- |
Hunan University |
China |
82 |
61 |
Mahidol University |
Thailand |
83 |
- |
Asia University, Taiwan |
Taiwan |
83 |
=62 |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
Iran |
85 |
95 |
Isfahan University of Technology |
Iran |
86 |
=87 |
American University of Beirut |
Lebanon |
87 |
- |
Tongji University |
China |
88 |
73 |
Kobe University |
Japan |
89 |
84 |
Kyungpook National University |
South Korea |
90 |
- |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
India |
91 |
71 |
Yuan Ze University |
Taiwan |
92 |
78 |
Sogang University |
South Korea |
93 |
=89 |
National Yang-Ming University |
Taiwan |
94 |
85 |
Okayama University |
Japan |
95 |
=89 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
China |
96 |
=96 |
Kanazawa University |
Japan |
97 |
72 |
Chung Yuan Christian University |
Taiwan |
98 |
75 |
Chiba University |
Japan |
98 |
79 |
Pusan National University |
South Korea |
100 |
94 |
Chung-Ang University |
South Korea |