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Explore the best universities in Asia with the?Times Higher Education?Asia University Rankings 2025, providing the most comprehensive assessment of Asia¡¯s research universities.

This year, we¡¯ve ranked 853 universities from 35 countries/territories,?assessing their research, teaching, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Our globally recognised and?trusted methodology, developed by Times Higher Education¡¯s in-house data team, includes 18 performance indicators, and is relied on by students, academics, policymakers and industry leaders worldwide.

Asian universities: highlights

• China leads the rankings, retaining first and second place and holding five of the top 10 spots
• Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong also feature in the top 10
• Four countries rank for the first time: Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Mongolia and Syria
• All six of Hong Kong¡¯s ranked universities make the top 50 for the first time since 2017

Explore the table below to discover the full ranking and how universities across Asia are performing this year.

Our analysis?finds that China¡¯s university excellence initiative has contributed to its stellar, and growing, performance.

There is more analysis on the results, including tables, charts and?views from?university leaders in our Asia?University Rankings 2025?digital report.

To unlock the data behind?THE¡¯s rankings and access a range of analytical and benchmarking tools, visit our?data and insights page.