Asian university rankings – Top universities in Asia 2008

There are a few world university rankings that came out during the past few months and so it’s an opportunity to refresh my rankings watchlist for Asia’s best universities.

Various other rankings posts include:

• Top Asian Academic Universities in World University Rankings 2009
• Asian academic research and the top research universities in Asia 2007
• Best universities in Asia 2007 : The top Asian programs rankings list
• The top universities in Asia 2006 : An update
• The top universities in China 2006
• The top universities in Taiwan (ROC) 2006
• The top MBA programs in East-Asia 2006
• NCKU? but why NCKU? NCKU rankings explored (2008)

QS’ Top Universities, formerly known as Times Higher Rankings, has just release their rankings for the year 2008. This is the last of the more well-known rankings  to announce their list for this year. According to QS, the top universities in Asia are:

Asia 2008/World 2008/World 2007/University Name/Country

1. 19     17    University of TOKYO    Japan
2. 25     25    KYOTO University    Japan
3. 26     18    University of HONG KONG    Hong Kong
4. 30=     33=    National University of SINGAPORE (NUS)    Singapore
5. 39     53=    HONG KONG University of Science & Technology    Hong Kong
6. 42     38=    The CHINESE University of Hong Kong    Hong Kong
7. 44     46    OSAKA University    Japan
8. 50=     36    PEKING University    China
9. 50=     51=    SEOUL National University    Korea, South
10. 56     40    TSINGHUA University    China
11. 61     90=    TOKYO Institute of Technology    Japan
12. 77     69    NANYANG Technological University    Singapore
13. 93=     128    Hebrew University of JERUSALEM    Israel
14. 112     102=    TOHOKU University    Japan
15. 113     85=    FUDAN University    China
16. 114     151=    TEL AVIV University    Israel
17. 120     112=    NAGOYA University    Japan
18. 124=     102=    National TAIWAN University    Taiwan
19. 141     155=    University of Science and Technology    China
20. 143     125    NANJING University    China
21. 144=     163=    SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University    China
22. 147=     149=    CITY University of Hong Kong    Hong Kong
23. 154     307=    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi   India
24. 158     136    KYUSHU University    Japan
25. 174=     151=    HOKKAIDO University    Japan
26. 174=     269    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay  India
27. 188=     233    POHANG University of Science and Technology    Korea, South
28. 199     197=    KOBE University    Japan

Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.topuniversities.com)

Shanghai’s Jiao Tung University recently their rankings for the year 2008 a few months ago. Following are the rankings for the top universities in Asia (Pacific removed) :

World Rank	Institution*	Regional Rank	Country	National Rank
19	Tokyo Univ	1	Japan	1
23	Kyoto Univ	2	Japan	2
65	Hebrew Univ Jerusalem	4	Israel	1
68	Osaka Univ	5	Japan	3
79	Tohoku Univ	7	Japan	4
101-151	Kyushu Univ	9-16	Japan	5-7
101-151	Nagoya Univ	9-16	Japan	5-7
101-151	Natl Univ Singapore	9-16	Singapore	1
101-151	Technion Israel Inst Tech	9-16	Israel	2-3
101-151	Tel Aviv Univ	9-16	Israel	2-3
101-151	Tokyo Inst Tech	9-16	Japan	5-7
152-200	Hokkaido Univ	17-22	Japan	8-9
152-200	Natl Taiwan Univ	17-22	Taiwan	1
152-200	Seoul Natl Univ	17-22	South Korea	1
152-200	Tsukuba Univ	17-22	Japan	8-9
152-200	Weizmann Inst Sci	17-22	Israel	4
201-302	Chinese Univ Hong Kong	23-41	China-hk	1-3
201-302	Hiroshima Univ	23-41	Japan	10-12
201-302	Hong Kong Univ Sci & Tech	23-41	China-hk	1-3
201-302	Keio Univ	23-41	Japan	10-12
201-302	Kobe Univ	23-41	Japan	10-12
201-302	Korea Advanced Inst Sci & Tech	23-41	South Korea	2-3
201-302	Nanjing Univ	23-41	China	1-6
201-302	Peking Univ	23-41	China	1-6
201-302	Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ	23-41	China	1-6
201-302	Tsinghua Univ	23-41	China	1-6
201-302	Univ Hong Kong	23-41	China-hk	1-3
201-302	Univ Sci & Tech China	23-41	China	1-6
201-302	Yonsei Univ	23-41	South Korea	2-3
201-302	Zhejiang Univ	23-41	China	1-6
303-401	Bar Ilan Univ	42-68	Israel	5-6
303-401	Ben Gurion Univ	42-68	Israel	5-6
303-401	City Univ Hong Kong	42-68	China-hk	4-5
303-401	Fudan Univ	42-68	China	7
303-401	Hanyang Univ	42-68	South Korea	4-7
303-401	Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ	42-68	China-hk	4-5
303-401	Indian Inst Sci	42-68	India	1-2
303-401	Indian Inst Tech – Kharagpur	42-68	India	1-2
303-401	Kanazawa Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
303-401	Korea Univ	42-68	South Korea	4-7
303-401	Nanyang Tech Univ	42-68	Singapore	2
303-401	Natl Cheng Kung Univ	42-68	Taiwan	2-4
303-401	Natl Chiao Tung Univ	42-68	Taiwan	2-4
303-401	Natl Tsing Hua Univ	42-68	Taiwan	2-4
303-401	Niigata Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
303-401	Okayama Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
303-401	Pohang Univ Sci & Tech	42-68	South Korea	4-7
303-401	Sungkyunkwan Univ	42-68	South Korea	4-7
303-401	Tokyo Med & Dental Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
303-401	Waseda Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
303-401	Yamaguchi Univ	42-68	Japan	13-18
402-503	Chang Gung Univ	69-100	Taiwan	5-7
402-503	Chiba Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	China Agr Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Dalian Univ Tech	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Ehime Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Gifu Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Gunma Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Harbin Inst Tech	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Huazhong Univ Sci & Tech	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Jilin Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Kagoshima Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Lanzhou Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Nagasaki Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Nankai Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Nara Inst Sci & Tech	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Natl Cent Univ	69-100	Taiwan	5-7
402-503	Natl Yang Ming Univ	69-100	Taiwan	5-7
402-503	Nihon Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Osaka City Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Osaka Prefecture Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Pusan Natl Univ	69-100	South Korea	8
402-503	Shandong Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Sichuan Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Tianjin Univ	69-100	China	8-18
402-503	Tokyo Metropolitan Univ	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Tokyo Univ Agr & Tech	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Univ Tokushima	69-100	Japan	19-31
402-503	Zhongshan Univ	69-100	China	8-18

Another research oriented one comes from the UTD Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions:

(Rank    University    Articles    Score    Country)
31    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology     87    47.45    China
49    National University of Singapore (Business School)    57    27.40    Singapore
69    Nanyang Technological University (Nanyang Business School)    33    18.15    Singapore
75    Chinese University of Hong Kong (Faculty of Business Administration)    37    16.96    China
78    Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Graduate School of Business)    26    16.00    China
90    City University of Hong Kong (Faculty of Business)    27    12.40    China
95    Singapore Management University (Lee Kong Chian School of Business)    26    10.73    Singapore

Financial Times also releases a list of leading MBA programs. Here’s the list for Asia 2008 (Asia rank, world rank, school name):

1. 11 Ceibs China
2. 17 Hong Kong UST Business School
3. 20 Indian School of Business
4. 41 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ACEM
5. 46 Nanyang Business School

Financial Times also has a list for the leading EMBA programs. Following is the list for Asia 2008:

Current rank	School name	Country	FT research rank
2	Kellogg / Hong Kong UST Business School	China	14
6	Insead	France / Singapore	10
7	University of Chicago GSB	US / UK / Singapore	8
8	Washington University: Olin	China	13
11	Chinese University of Hong Kong	China	59
20	National University of Singapore	Singapore	62
23	Ceibs	China	63
27	OneMBA: CUHK/RSM/UNC/FGV São Paulo/EGADE	China / Netherlands / US / Brazil / Mexico	53
31	University of Western Ontario: Ivey	Canada / China	22
37	Tongji University/ENPC	China	88
42	Arizona State University: Carey	China	34
43	National Taiwan University – College of Management	Taiwan	69
57	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Taiwan	89
67	Helsinki School of Economics	Finland / S. Korea / Singapore	84
73	National Chengchi University	Taiwan	86

Finally, Financial Times has a “Masters in management” rankings for 2008. Following is the very short list for Asia :

Current Rank	School name	Country
47	National Chengchi University	Taiwan
49	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Taiwan

Economist Intelligence Unit of The Economist also has a list of the top 100 business schools in the world. The Asian universities on that list are :

1. China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
2. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — School of Business and Management – 11
3. Hong Kong, University of — Faculty of Business and Economics – 58
4. Chinese University of Hong Kong – 73
5. Nanyang Technological University – Nanyang Business School – 81
6. International University of Japan – Graduate School of International Management – 82
7. National University of Singapore–The NUS Business School – 89
8. Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad – 91

Another rankings list of somewhat less authority  that has released new rankings around the same month as Jiao Tung is the “Webometrics – Ranking Web of World Universities”. Following are their rankings for Asia 2008 :

1 University of Tokyo 54

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2 National Taiwan University 70

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3 Kyoto University 89

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4 National University of Singapore 111

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5 Beijing University 112

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6 Chinese University of Hong Kong 123

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7 University of Hong Kong 148

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8 Keio University 165

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9 University of Tsukuba 234

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10 Tsinghua University China 238

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11 National Chiao Tung University 239

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12 National Sun Yat-Sen University 242

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13 Nagoya University 256

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14 Osaka University 266

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15 Tohoku University 284

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16 Shanghai Jiao Tong University 285

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17 National Taiwan Normal University 307

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18 Tokyo Institute of Technology 308

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19 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 309

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20 National Cheng Kung University 310

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21 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology 312

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22 Seoul National University 332

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23 University of Science & Technology of China 334

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24 ZheJiang University 337

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25 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan 338

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26 Kyushu University 363

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27 National Central University 373

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28 Prince of Songkla University 384

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29 Kobe University 394

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30 Fudan University 418

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31 City University of Hong Kong 438

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32 Chulalongkorn University 444

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33 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 456

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34 Nanyang Technological University 474

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35 Ritsumeikan University 482

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36 National Chengchi University 486

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37 United Nations University 498

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38 Tamkang University 509

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39 Pohang University of Science & Technology 518

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40 National Chung Cheng University 519

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41 Hiroshima University 524

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42 Nanjing University 529

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43 Shandong University 541

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44 Kasetsart University 544

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45 I-Shou University 559

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46 Wuhan University 570

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47 Hong Kong Baptist University 573

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48 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 605

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49 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 607

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50 Korea University 630

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51 Nankai University 643

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52 Tokyo University of Science (Note 29) 646

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53 Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 668

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54 Yonsei University 676

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55 Xiamen University 691

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56 Beijing Normal University 694

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57 National Chung Hsing University 707

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58 Hosei University 711

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59 Waseda University 718

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60 Harbin Institute of Technology 736

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61 Mahidol University 740

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62 Asian Institute of Technology Thailand 741

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63 University of Electro-Communications 753

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64 Xi’An Jiaotong University 769

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65 Nara Institute of Science & Technology 774

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66 Fu Jen Catholic University 777

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67 Doshisha University 778

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68 Renmin University of China 779

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69 Yamagata University 780

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70 Providence University 787

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71 Okayama University 789

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72 East China Normal University 794

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73 Tokai University 812

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74 Gadjah Mada University 819

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75 Feng Chia University 821

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76 Yuan Ze University 823

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77 Ryukoku University 825

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78 Institute of Technology Bandung 826

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79 Nihon University 828

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80 Shinshu University 832

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81 Gunma University 834

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82 Pusan National University 844

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83 Niigata University 847

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84 Thammasat University 850

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85 Huazhong University of Science & Technology 859

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86 Hanyang University 871

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87 University of Tokushima 875

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88 Chiang Mai University 877

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89 Tunghai University 888

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90 Mie University 897

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91 Meiji University 901

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92 Tongji University 911

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93 Chiba University 916

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94 Sungkyunkwan University 920

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95 Assumption University of Thailand 921

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96 Nagaoka University of Technology 926

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97 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 929

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98 Khon Kaen University 937

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99 Gifu University 946

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100 Shih Hsin University 947

Disclaimer : These are not my rankings, they’ve been conducted by relatively high authority institutions that have their own special methodology and way of calculating university rankings. If you have something to say about the methodology, I suggest contacting them. If you have something to say about Asian academics – this would be a good place to discuss it. This list is simply provided as a service that attempts to give a general overview of academics in Asia and their rankings in the world.