This university beats China and Singapore's top schools to represent Asia in global top 20 for mathematics
Japan's Kyoto University is the only Asian institution to rank among the world's top 20 universities for mathematics in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which is dominated by universities in the United States and Europe.
Kyoto University secures a 16th place ranking in global mathematics, outperforming China and Singapore in research output. The top five universities are Princeton, Paris-Saclay, Oxford, MIT, and Cambridge. Imperial College London, Université Paris Cité, Toronto, and Columbia round out the top six. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the highest-ranked Asian institution at 24th.
China's Tsinghua University claims 26th place, followed by Yale. Seven more Chinese universities rank between 32nd and 52nd. The National University of Singapore sits at 56th. China and Singapore have seen their universities climb global rankings, while PISA 2025 data shows Chinese students leading in math and science. The ShanghaiRanking considers only mathematics research, not overall university quality, based on data from 2020-2024.
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