7 October 2006
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The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been ranked amongst the World's Top 20 and Top 3 universities in Asia in the QS World University Rankings 2006 conducted by the
Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). In this annual ranking of the top 200 universities worldwide, NUS shared 2nd place in Asia and 19th spot overall with University of Tokyo.
Harvard University topped the poll in which only three Asian universities – Beijing University, University of Tokyo and NUS – made it to the top 20.
The list of Top 20 universities is given in the table below:
|
World's Top 20 Universities |
| 1 |
Harvard University |
11 |
University of Chicago |
| 2 |
University of Cambridge |
12 |
Columbia University |
| 3 |
University of Oxford |
13 |
Duke University |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
14 |
Beijing University |
| 4 |
Yale University |
15 |
Cornell University |
| 6 |
Stanford University |
16 |
Australian National University |
| 7 |
California Institute of Technology |
17 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 8 |
University of California, Berkeley |
18 |
Ecole Normale Supérieure |
| 9 |
Imperial College London |
19 |
National University of Singapore |
| 10 |
Princeton University |
19 |
University of Tokyo |
The criteria used for this year's rankings include research quality (peer review by 3,703 academics who were asked to identify up to 30 universities best for research within their own field of expertise, and citations per faculty); teaching quality; graduate employability (recruiter review by 736 employers world-wide); and international outlook (international-to-total faculty and international students-to-total students ratios).
Upon receiving the news, NUS President Professor Shih Choon Fong said, "We are encouraged and heartened to be ranked once again among the world's leading universities and one of Asia's top three. Our position within the top 20 this year is a recognition of NUS' global standing by the international community. In our continuing pursuit of excellence in education and research, NUS can contribute to Singapore's rising reputation and visibility in the global higher education landscape."
Rankings by Disciplines
NUS continues to be regarded highly in the major disciplines. It is among the world’s top 10 for
Technology and
Biomedicine, ranking 8th and 9th respectively. Amongst universities in Asia, NUS emerged second for Biomedicine and within the top three for Technology. The University made a significant leap in
Science, jumping 12 spots from 34th last year to 22nd this year. Its ranking in
Arts & Humanities also rose significantly from 56th last year to 22nd this year, taking second place in Asia. NUS is ranked 11th in the world and top in Asia for
Social Sciences.
|
World's Top 20 Technology Universities |
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
11 |
Oxford University |
| 2 |
University of California, Berkeley |
12 |
ETH Zurich |
| 3 |
Indian Institutes of Technology |
13 |
Delft University of Technology |
| 4 |
Imperial College London |
14 |
Tsing Hua University |
| 5 |
Stanford University |
15 |
Nanyang Technological University |
| 6 |
Cambridge University |
16 |
Melbourne University |
| 7 |
Tokyo University |
17 |
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
|
8 |
National University of Singapore |
18 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 9 |
California Institute of Technology |
19 |
University of New South Wales |
| 10 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
20 |
Beijing University |
|
World's Top 20 Biomedicine Universities |
| 1 |
Cambridge University |
11 |
Yale University |
| 2 |
Harvard University |
12 |
Tokyo University |
| 3 |
Oxford University |
13 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 4 |
Imperial College London |
14 |
Edinburgh University |
| 5 |
Stanford University |
14 |
University of California, San Diego |
| 6 |
Johns Hopkins University |
16 |
University College London |
| 7 |
Melbourne University |
17 |
Kyoto University |
| 8 |
Beijing University |
18 |
University of Toronto |
|
9 |
National University of Singapore |
19 |
Monash University |
| 10 |
University of California, Berkeley |
20 |
Sydney University |
|
World's Top 20 Social Science Universities |
| 1 |
Oxford University |
11 |
National University of Singapore |
| 2 |
Harvard University |
12 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 3 |
London School of Economics & Political Science |
13 |
Princeton University |
| 4 |
Cambridge University |
14 |
Columbia University |
| 5 |
University of California, Berkeley |
15 |
Tokyo University |
| 6 |
Australian National University |
16 |
Monash University |
| 7 |
Stanford University |
17 |
Peking University |
| 7 |
Yale University |
17 |
University of Toronto |
| 9 |
University of Chicago |
19 |
Sydney University |
| 10 |
Melbourne University |
20 |
McGill University |
|
World’s Top 25 Arts and Humanities Universities |
| 1 |
Cambridge University |
13 |
Edinburgh University |
| 2 |
Oxford University |
14 |
Columbia University |
| 3 |
Harvard University |
15 |
Stanford University |
| 4 |
University of California, Berkeley |
16 |
Paris IV – Sorbonne |
| 5 |
Sydney University |
17 |
University of Chicago |
| 6 |
Australian National University |
18 |
University of New South Wales |
| 7 |
Melbourne University |
19 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 8 |
Yale University |
20 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| 9 |
Princeton University |
21 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 10 |
Beijing University |
22 |
National University of Singapore |
| 11 |
University of Toronto |
23 |
King's College London |
| 12 |
McGill University |
24 |
Amsterdam University |
| |
|
25 |
Ecole Normale Superiere Paris |
|
World's Top 25 Science Universities |
| 1 |
Cambridge University |
13 |
Kyoto University |
| 2 |
Oxford University |
14 |
Yale University |
| 3 |
University of California, Berkeley |
15 |
Cornell University |
| 4 |
Harvard University |
16 |
Australian National University |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
17 |
Ecole Normale Supérieure |
| 6 |
Princeton University |
18 |
University of Chicago |
| 7 |
Stanford University |
19 |
Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 8 |
California Institute of Technology |
20 |
University of Toronto |
| 9 |
Imperial College London |
21 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| 10 |
Tokyo University |
22 |
National University of Singapore |
| 11 |
ETH Zurich |
22 |
Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| 12 |
Beijing University |
24 |
Ecole Polytechnique |
| |
|
25 |
Columbia University |
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