泰晤士报首次公布了亚洲大学的排名情况，东京大学位列第一，新加坡国立大学和香港大学分列二、三。
1 University of Tokyo Japan 78.3
2 National University of Singapore Singapore 77.5
3 The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 75.6
4 Peking University China 70.7
5 Pohang University of Science and Technology Republic of Korea 69.4
6 Tsinghua University China 67.1
7 Kyoto University Japan 66.8
8 Seoul National University Republic of Korea 65.9
9 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 64.4
10 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Republic of Korea 64.0
11 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 59.4
12 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 54.4
13 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 53.7
14 National Taiwan University Taiwan 53.2
15 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 53.1
15 Tohoku University Japan 53.1
17 Osaka University Japan 52.0
18 Tel Aviv University Israel 50.5
19 City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 48.5
20 Yonsei University Republic of Korea 48.2
21 Technion Israel Institute of Technology Israel 46.9
22 Middle East Technical University Turkey 45.8
23 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Republic of Korea 45.3
24 Fudan University China 44.9
25 University of Science and Technology of China China 44.8
26 Nagoya University Japan 43.8
27 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan 42.8
28 Korea University Republic of Korea 41.7
28 Bilkent University Turkey 41.7
30 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur India 41.6
31 Koç University Turkey 41.5
32 National Chiao Tung University Taiwan 40.7
33 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 40.6
33 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay India 40.6
35 Nanjing University China 40.4
36 Tokyo Metropolitan University Japan 40.0
37 Boğaziçi University Turkey 38.9
38 Istanbul Technical University Turkey 38.0
39 Tokyo Medical and Dental University Japan 37.7
40 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 37.2
41 Renmin University of China China 36.9
42 Sharif University of Technology Iran 36.5
42 University of Tsukuba Japan 36.5
44 Hokkaido University Japan 36.4
45 Zhejiang University China 36.0
46 National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan 35.5
47 National Cheng Kung University Taiwan 35.4
48 Kyushu University Japan 34.5
49 King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia 34.3
50 Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong 34.1
51 Sun Yat-sen University China 33.8
52 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan 33.3
53 Keio University Japan 32.8
54 National Central University Taiwan 31.2
55 King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi Thailand 30.3
56 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee India 29.9
57 Waseda University Japan 29.7
58 Wuhan University China 29.0
58 Wuhan University of Technology China 29.0
60 Juntendo University Japan 28.8
61 Mahidol University Thailand 28.7
62 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Saudi Arabia 27.9
62 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran 27.9
64 Kyung Hee University Republic of Korea 27.8
65 Bar-Ilan University Israel 27.6
66 Harbin Institute of Technology China 27.5
67 Hiroshima University Japan 27.2
68 National Taiwan Normal University Taiwan 27.1
69 China Medical University Taiwan Taiwan 27.0
69 Osaka City University Japan 27.0
71 Yuan Ze University Taiwan 26.8
72 Chung Yuan Christian University Taiwan 26.5
73 Kobe University Japan 26.4
74 Hanyang University Republic of Korea 26.1
75 Chiba University Japan 26.0
76 National Taiwan Ocean University Taiwan 25.8
77 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 25.6
78 Sogang University Republic of Korea 25.5
79 Pusan National University Republic of Korea 25.4
80 Dalian University of Technology China 25.3
81 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Japan 24.9
82 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 24.8
83 National Chung Cheng University Taiwan 24.5
84 Kyungpook National University Republic of Korea 24.2
85 Okayama University Japan 24.0
86 United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates 23.7
87 American University of Beirut Lebanon 23.6
87 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 23.6
89 National Yang-Ming University Taiwan 23.4
89 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 23.4
91 Inha University Republic of Korea 23.1
92 National Chung Hsing University Taiwan 23.0
92 Konkuk University Republic of Korea 23.0
94 Chung-Ang University Republic of Korea 22.6
95 Isfahan University of Technology Iran 22.5
96 Kanazawa University Japan 22.4
96 Yokohama National University Japan 22.4
98 Feng Chia University Taiwan 22.1
99 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 22.0
100 National Taipei University of Technology Taiwan
从以上排名可以看出在前100名之内，日本大学占了22所，是亚洲国家中进榜大学数目最多的国家。
