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Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学, SJTU), founded 1896 in Shanghai as Nanyang Public School by Sheng Xuanhuai, is a top Chinese national university; split from Xi'an Jiao Tong in 1959 and home of the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU).
Silliman University
Silliman University, private Protestant university in Dumaguete City, Philippines; founded 1901 by Horace B. Silliman gift, university status 1938; CHED autonomous, QS Asia 2026 694th, 9th nationally.
Singapore Management University
Singapore Management University (SMU) is a publicly funded private university founded in 2000 in downtown Singapore, modeled on Wharton, with eight schools in business, accountancy, law, computing, economics, and social sciences.
SKY (universities)
SKY is the collective name for South Korea's three most prestigious universities, Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, all in Seoul, dominating domestic rankings, admissions, and elite career pipelines.
Sophia University (上智大学)
Sophia University (上智大学, Jochi Daigaku) is a Jesuit-founded private university in Tokyo, established 1913 from St. Francis Xavier's 1549 wish; motto "For Others, With Others"; 9 faculties, 12,419 undergraduates in 2025.
Southeast University
Southeast University (东南大学, SEU) is a Project 985/211 national key research university in Nanjing, China, tracing to 1902; strong in engineering, with five A+ disciplines and twelve Double First-Class disciplines.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, also known as SRMIST, is a private deemed university at Kattankulathur near Chennai, India, founded in 1985 and granted deemed status in 2003.
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi, St. Stephen's College is a Christian minority institution and a constituent college of the University of Delhi.
Sungkyunkwan University (성균관대학교)
Sungkyunkwan University (성균관대학교, SKKU), founded 1398 as Joseon Korea's highest royal Confucian academy, is a private research university with Seoul and Suwon campuses, funded by Samsung since 1996, ranked 68th in THE 2027 and 108th in QS 2027.
SVKM's NMIMS
SVKM's NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) is a private Deemed-to-be University founded in 1981 in Mumbai by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal trust, declared a university in 2003, with 17 schools, eight campuses, and NAAC A++ accreditation.
Taihoku Imperial University
Taihoku Imperial University (台北帝國大學), founded by Japan in Taipei in 1928 as Taiwan's only colonial-era university, with faculties in literature-politics, science-agriculture, medicine, and engineering, was reorganized as National Taiwan University on November 15, 1945.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (टाटा सामाजिक विज्ञान संस्थान)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (टाटा सामाजिक विज्ञान संस्थान, TISS), founded 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, is India's first social work school, a UGC-funded deemed university in Mumbai with campuses in Tuljapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad.
Tianjin University (天津大学)
Tianjin University (天津大学, TJU), formerly Peiyang University (北洋大学), founded October 2, 1895, is China's first modern university, a Ministry of Education national key university with Project 211, 985, and Double First-Class status in Tianjin.
Tokyo Normal School
Tokyo Normal School (東京師範学校, Tōkyō Shihan Gakkō) was Japan's first government normal school, established in Tokyo in 1872; its line of descent runs to the University of Tsukuba.
Tsinghua University (清华大学)
Tsinghua University (清华大学), a comprehensive research university in Beijing founded in 1911 as Tsing Hua Imperial College, became National Tsing Hua University in 1928, a polytechnic in 1952, and now ranks first in Asia in THE 2026.
United Nations University
United Nations University (UNU) is an autonomous UN organ that operates as a decentralized system of 13 institutes in 12 countries, and it is mandated to grant degrees.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), originally Universiti Pulau Pinang, is Malaysia's second-oldest public research university, founded 1969 in Penang, the sole APEX university, ranked QS #=128 (2027), with main, Engineering, and Health campuses.
University of Allahabad (इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय)
University of Allahabad (इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय), a central university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, established 23 September 1887 as India's fourth oldest university; central status in 2005, four faculties, 11 constituent colleges, over 25,000 students.
University of Calcutta (কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়)
University of Calcutta (কলিকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also called Calcutta University, is a public university in Kolkata founded 24 January 1857 on the London model; first an examining body, now a multi-campus collegiate university ranked 39th among Indian universities in NIRF 2025.
University of Calicut (കാലിക്കറ്റ് സർവകലാശാല)
University of Calicut (കാലിക്കറ്റ് സർവകലാശാല), or Calicut University, is Kerala's largest state university, established 1968 as the state's second university, headquartered at Tenhipalam with hundreds of affiliated colleges across northern Kerala.
University of Dhaka (ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়)
University of Dhaka (ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), DU, Oxford of the East: Bangladesh's oldest public university, founded 1 July 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920; 13 faculties, 83 departments, central role in the 1952 Language Movement and 1971 Liberation War.
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore), Pakistan's historic public engineering university founded in 1921 as Mughalpura Technical College; seven faculties, multiple campuses, 19 research centers, QS Engineering & Technology rank 201 in 2026.
University of Hong Kong (香港大学)
The University of Hong Kong (HKU, 香港大學), founded 1911 and opened 1912, is Hong Kong's oldest university, with ten faculties, about 38,000 students, and top Asian rankings (QS Asia 2026 first).
University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad (UoH), Central University at Gachibowli, Hyderabad, founded 2 October 1974 by Act No. 39 of 1974. Institution of Eminence since 2019; NAAC A+ (CGPA 3.28); NIRF 2025 university rank #18; 12 schools, 42 departments on a 2,300-acre campus.
University of Indonesia
University of Indonesia (Universitas Indonesia, UI): state university born 1950 from a merger under Emergency Law No. 7 of 1950, roots in the 1849 Dokter-Djawa School; main campus Depok since 1987, Salemba in Jakarta; 40,000+ students, 263 programs, 16 faculties.
University of Lucknow (लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय)
University of Lucknow (लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय), a public state university founded 25 November 1920, with Badshah Bagh and Jankipuram campuses, 13 faculties, 556 associated colleges, NAAC A++ accreditation, and NIRF 2024 rank 97.
University of Macau (澳门大学)
The University of Macau (澳门大学) is a comprehensive public research university in Macao, founded in 1981, with its main campus on Hengqin Island under Macao jurisdiction.
University of Madras (சென்னைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்)
University of Madras (சென்னைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்), also called Madras University, is a state affiliating university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, incorporated 5 September 1857 on the London University model; mother university of most south Indian universities, NAAC A++ graded, UGC Category-1.
University of Malaya
Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia's oldest university, a public research university in Kuala Lumpur founded 1905 as King Edward VII College of Medicine, merged 1949, re-established 1962; QS 2027 rank 56.
University of Mumbai (मुंबई विद्यापीठ)
University of Mumbai (मुंबई विद्यापीठ), formerly University of Bombay, is a public state university founded in 1857 as one of India's first three universities; renamed 1996, NAAC A++ 2021, NIRF 2025 university rank 54.