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Universities and colleges in Asia

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Ajou University (아주대학교)

Ajou University (아주대학교) is a private comprehensive university in Suwon, South Korea, founded in 1973 under a Korean-French agreement, acquired by the Daewoo Foundation in 1977, and ranked around 563rd by QS in 2026.

Aligarh Muslim University (علی گڑھ مسلم یونیورسٹی)

Aligarh Muslim University (علی گڑھ مسلم یونیورسٹی), a central university in Aligarh, India, founded as MAO College in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, incorporated by the AMU Act 1920; its Article 30 minority status remains judicially undetermined after the November 2024 4:3 Supreme Court ruling.

Allama Iqbal Open University (علامہ اقبال اوپن یونیورسٹی)

Allama Iqbal Open University (علامہ اقبال اوپن یونیورسٹی, AIOU), Islamabad, founded May 1974, is Pakistan's largest public distance-learning university, with over 1.2 million students, 53 regional campuses, and programs from Matric to PhD.

American University of Beirut (الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت)

American University of Beirut (الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت, AUB), private university in Beirut founded 1866 as Syrian Protestant College; New York-chartered, seven faculties, MSCHE-accredited, Cyprus branch campus, top-ranked in Lebanon.

Amity University, Noida

Amity University, Noida is the main 2005-established campus of Amity University Uttar Pradesh, a private not-for-profit university in Sector 125, Noida, UGC-recognized under Section 2(f), QAA-reviewed in 2023, and ranked #22 among Indian universities in NIRF 2025.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (अमृता विश्व विद्यापीठम्)

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, also called Amrita University, is a multi-campus private deemed-to-be university in India founded in 1994, headquartered at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with ten campuses.

Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்)

Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state public university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established 4 September 1978 and named after C.N. Annadurai. Formed from CEG (1794), ACT, MIT, and SAP, it affiliates ~494 engineering colleges and holds NAAC A++ and NIRF top-tier rankings.

Annamalai University

Annamalai University, founded 1 January 1929 by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar at Annamalainagar near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, is a state university on a nearly 1,000-acre campus, NAAC A+ accredited, with on-campus and distance education programmes.

Ashoka University

Ashoka University: private, non-profit liberal arts and sciences university in Rai, Sonepat, Haryana, established May 2, 2014; India's first interdisciplinary university, fully residential, with IIRF No. 1 private ranking and noted academic-freedom controversies.

Banaras Hindu University (बनारस हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय)

Banaras Hindu University (BHU, काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय) is a central university in Varanasi, India, founded 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya under the BHU Act 1915; largest residential university in Asia, NIRF 2025 university rank 6.

Bangalore University (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ)

Bangalore University (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ), a dual-mode state university in Bengaluru founded 1964, trifurcated in 2017; 293 colleges, 1,112-acre Jnana Bharathi campus, NAAC A++ 3.75 (2023), NIRF rank 64.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, also known as BUET, is a public university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest institution for engineering and architecture in the country.

Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学)

Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学, BFSU), founded 1941 in Yan'an, is a MOE-administered Beijing university teaching 101 foreign languages, a Double First-Class institution known as a cradle of diplomats.

Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学)

Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学, BLCU), founded 1962, is China's Ministry of Education-administered language university in Haidian, nicknamed the Mini-United Nations, training over 300,000 international students from 189 countries.

Belarusian State University

Belarusian State University, also known as BSU (Belarusian: Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т), is the oldest and leading university of Belarus, founded in Minsk in 1921 and ranked first nationally.

Bilkent University

Bilkent University (Bilkent Üniversitesi) is Turkey's first private, nonprofit foundation university, founded October 20, 1984 in Ankara by İhsan Doğramacı, admitting 386 students in 1986, now ~12,500 students, 30 undergraduate and 59 graduate programs.

Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University (CU), a private university in Mohali, Punjab, established 2012 under Punjab legislation; NAAC A+, NIRF 2025 University #19, QS 2027 #526, and India's top-ranked private university in QS Asia 2026.

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a state university in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, established in 1966 as an affiliating university.

Christ University (ಕ್ರೈಸ್ಟ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ)

Christ University (ಕ್ರೈಸ್ಟ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), is a CMI-administered deemed university in Bengaluru founded as Christ College in 1969, deemed a university in 2008, NAAC A+, six campuses, 30,000+ students.

Chulalongkorn University (จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)

Chulalongkorn University (จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย), also called Chula, is a public university in Bangkok founded March 26, 1917 by King Vajiravudh and named after King Chulalongkorn; it has ranked first in Thailand in QS rankings for 18 consecutive years.

Chung-Ang University (중앙대학교)

Chung-Ang University (중앙대학교), private comprehensive university founded 1916 in Seoul, with campuses in Heukseok (Seoul) and Anseong (Da Vinci Campus); 15 colleges, 18 graduate schools, Doosan Group foundation since 2008, motto Justice and Truth.

Daigaku-ryō

Daigaku-ryō (大学寮, also read ōtsukasa) was the central government academy for training officials under Japan's ritsu-ryō system, formalized by the Taihō Code of 701 and destroyed by fire in 1177.

Dayananda Sagar University

Dayananda Sagar University (DSU), a private unitary university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, established under Karnataka Act 20 of 2013 and notified 16 May 2014, run by the Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Peetha Trust with eight schools and campuses at Harohalli and Kudlu Gate.

De La Salle University

De La Salle University (Pamantasang De La Salle, DLSU) is a private Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines, founded in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, granted university status in 1975, with Manila and Laguna campuses.

Delhi Technological University

Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering and originally Delhi Polytechnic (1941), is a Delhi state university reconstituted by Delhi Act 6 of 2009, with a 164-acre Bawana Road campus, 21 UG and 36 PG programs, and NIRF 2025 Overall rank 62.

Delhi University

Delhi University, formally the University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय), is a central university in Delhi, India, established in 1922, with about 90 colleges and over 600,000 students.

Dhaka Central University

Dhaka Central University (ঢাকা সেন্ট্রাল ইউনিভার্সিটি, DCU) is an autonomous public federal university in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established 8 February 2026 as the country's 57th public and 5th autonomous university, uniting seven government colleges formerly affiliated with Dhaka University.

Dongguk University (동국대학교)

Dongguk University (동국대학교), a private Buddhist comprehensive university in Seoul founded in 1906 as the Myeongjin School, Korea's oldest and largest Buddhist university with over 350,000 graduates, Seoul and Gyeongju campuses, and Jogye Order affiliation.

Education University of Hong Kong (香港教育大学)

The Education University of Hong Kong (香港教育大學, EdUHK), a UGC-funded teacher education university renamed from HKIEd on 27 May 2016; about 16,600 students, Tai Po campus, ranked 7th worldwide in Education (QS 2026) and 3rd by Shanghai and US News.

Far Eastern University

Far Eastern University (Pamantasan ng Malayong Silangan), a private university in Sampaloc, Manila founded in 1928 by Nicanor Reyes; PSE-listed, UNESCO-recognized Art Deco campus, CHED autonomous status, and a multi-campus FEU Group of Schools.