13 best universities for computer science in Asia

By Hai Anh April 12, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT

Thirteen universities in Asia are among the world's top 50 for computer science, with tuition fees ranging from US$3,400 to US$34,000 per year.

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, released in mid-March by British higher education analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds, Asian universities continue to demonstrate strong performance in computer science.

Among the top 50 universities worldwide, 13 are from Asia, with China leading the region with eight universities featured.

Singaporean institutions secured the highest positions, with the National University of Singapore ranking 4th globally, and Nanyang Technological University at 6th.

They were followed by Tsinghua University (11th), Peking University (14th), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (20th), all in mainland China, the University of Hong Kong (21st), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (24th) in Hong Kong.

University	2025 Ranking	2024 Ranking	Tuition fees (USD) 2025-2026
National University of Singapore	4	6	29,600
Nanyang Technological University	6	9	34,300
Tsinghua University	11	11	4,100
Peking University	14	15	4,100
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	20	27	3,400 (in Chinese) - 11,000 (in English)
University of Hong Kong	21	52	28,000
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology	24	32	23,700
Chinese University of Hong Kong	27	35	22,880
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	29	50	6,500
University of Tokyo	30	38	4,400
Zhejiang University	31	29	3,400
Fudan University	39	40	11,000
Seoul National University	44	72	4,130 (average)

South Korea and Japan had three universities represented in the top 50: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (29th), the University of Tokyo (30th), and Seoul National University (44th).

Seoul National University experienced the most significant improvement, rising 28 positions from the previous year to 44th.

Regarding tuition fees for international students, universities in mainland China offer the lowest rates, ranging from $3,400 to $4,100 per year. In contrast, Singapore's universities charge the highest fees, between $29,600 and $34,300 annually.

National University of Singapore campus. Photo courtesy of NUS Fanpage

The National University of Singapore. Photo courtesy of the university

QS is one of the world's three largest university ranking organizations, alongside Times Higher Education and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Rankings.

The QS rankings evaluate approximately 1,700 universities from over 100 countries and territories. Rankings are determined by five criteria, with academic reputation carrying the highest weight (40-50%). The other criteria include employer reputation, average citations per paper, the H-index measuring research productivity and impact, and the International Research Network (IRN) index assessing international collaboration effectiveness.

In Vietnam, five universities were ranked by QS in computer science: Duy Tan University (201-250), the University of Danang - University of Science and Technology (451-500), Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and Vietnam National University, Hanoi (both 551-600), and Ton Duc Thang University (601-650).