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 Asiaweek Magazine's 1998 List of the Best Asian Universities
Notes: This list includes the top 50 multi-disciplinary schools. Click here to see the Asiaweek list of 65 multi-disciplinary schools as well as the top science and technology schools. Schools were ranked on the basis of a) academic reputation (20%), b) student selectivity (25%), c) faculty resources (25%), d) research output (20%), and e) financial resources (10%).
 
Rank University Score
1. University of Tokyo (Japan) 74.14
2. Tohoku University (Japan) 69.56
3. Kyoto University (Japan) 67.05
4. University of Hong Kong 63.50
5. National University of Singapore 62.39
6. Seoul National University (South Korea) 61.96
7. National Taiwan University 61.92
8. Chinese University of Hong Kong 59.90
9.  University of Melbourne (Australia) 59.62
10.  University of New South Wales (Australia) 58.70
11. Yonsei University (South Korea) 57.26
12. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 57.26
13. Australian National University 56.22
14. National ChiaoTung University (Taiwan) 55.95
15. Korea University 55.91
16. National Central University (Taiwan) 55.64
17. National ChengKung University (Taiwan) 54.75
18. National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan) 53.59
19. Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) 53.31
20. University of Sydney (Australia) 52.23
21. Ewha Women's University (South Korea) 51.89
22. Pusan National University 51.41
23. Keio University (Japan) 51.13
24. Monash University (Australia) 50.73
25. University of Western Australia 50.59
26. Waseda University (Japan) 50.07
27. University of Adelaide (Australia) 50.06
28. Tongji University (China) 49.66
29. Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) 49.39
30. National Chengchi University (Taiwan) 48.32
31. Kyungpook National University (South Korea) 48.31
32. Sogang University (South Korea) 47.95
33. University of Malaya (Malaysia) 47.29
34. Hong Kong Polytechnic University 47.15
35. University of Auckland (New Zealand) 46.84
36. University of Otago (New Zealand) 46.83
37. Kyung Hee University (South Korea) 46.37
38. Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) 46.34
39. University of the Punjab (Pakistan) 46.34
40. Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) 46.26
41. Thammasat University (Thailand) 46.13
42. Mahidol University (Thailand) 45.95
43. Ochanomizu University (Japan) 45.94
44. University of Dhaka (Bangladesh) 45.85
45. Macquarie University (Australia) 44.90
46. University of the Philippines  43.11
47. University of Delhi (India) 43.10
48. Southeast University (China) 42.12
49. University of Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) 41.83
50. Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan) 41.38
 
    Source: Asiaweek, May 15, 1998.
 
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Last Updated on 6/22/98
By Clayton Dube
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