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March 16, 2017

Singapore Tops List of Best Asian Universities

Photo: University Campus. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Image Credit: Alan C.

LONDON, March 16, 2017 — The Times Higher Education (THE) today announced its Asia University Rankings. Singapore’s National University of Singapore is first overall, closely followed by Nanyang Technological University in fourth place.

For the second year running, Singapore’s National University and China’s Peking University ranked first and second respectively.

Only two Japanese institutions appear in the top 20, despite the country’s strong representation in the rankings with 69 universities in the top 300.

After Mainland China with six universities in the top 20, Hong Kong and South Korea are well-represented with five institutions each.

Of the Southeast Asian region as a whole, Phil Baty, the editor of the Times Higher Education rankings, said:

“Singapore is the higher education star of the Southeast Asian region, with its national university topping the ranking for the second year in a row. Its younger sister Nanyang Technological University is not far behind in fourth place, but it drops two places this year despite an improved performance due to stiff competition from China.

“Thailand is also facing a tough contest, with all seven of its established universities dropping down the table, due to other institutions improving at a faster rate.

“But the expansion of the ranking to include 300 universities, up from 200 last year, provides good news elsewhere in the region. Malaysia, for instance, has nine representatives, up from four last year, with its flagship institution, the University of Malaya, debuting at 59th place. Indonesia has also doubled its representation to two. And the Philippines make the table for the first time, with the University of the Philippines joining the 201-250 cohort.

“Overall this ranking of Asia’s best 300 universities proves what a dynamic, diverse and competitive higher education region the continent is becoming - and the southeast Asian region is a key part of that development. It must make sure it doesn’t get left behind.”

On the South Asian region as a whole, Phil Baty continued: “India is the higher education star of the South Asian region, taking an impressive 33 places in the table this year - more than double its representation a year ago. This means that India is now the third most-represented nation in the table for the first time.”

He said that Pakistan has also made great gains, more than tripling its representation since last year, from two to seven, while Sri Lanka makes its debut with the University of Colombo making the 251+ band.

THE Asia University Rankings 2017 — Top 20

Rank — Institution — Country

1. National University of Singapore — Singapore
2. Peking University — Mainland China
3. Tsinghua University — Mainland China
4. Nanyang Technological University — Singapore
5. University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong
6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — Hong Kong
7. University of Tokyo — Japan
8. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) — South Korea
9. Seoul National University — South Korea
10. Pohang University of Science and Technology — South Korea
11. Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong
12. City University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong
13. Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) — South Korea
14. Kyoto University — Japan
15. University of Science and Technology of China — Mainland China
16. Fudan University — Mainland China
17. Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Hong Kong
18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University — Mainland China
19. Zhejiang University — Mainland China
20. Korea University — South Korea

THE Asia University Rankings 2017 — INDIA

Rank — Institution — No. of Full-time Students — Student.Staff Ratio — International Students — Female : Male Ratio

• =27 Indian Institute of Science 3,398 8.3 1% 20 : 80
• 42 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 9,207 16.3 1% 17 : 83
• =43 Veltech University n/a n/a n/a n/a
• =54 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 6,926 13.8 1% 19 : 81
• 62 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 8,692 15.5 1% 19 : 81
• 63 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 6,513 16.7 1% 14 : 86
• 70 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 8,134 14.2 1% 17 : 83
• 87 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 10,586 17.6 n/a 16 : 84
• 101-110 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 4,959 13.3 1% 15 : 85
• 101-110 Jadavpur University 11,017 16.7 n/a 32 : 68
• 111-120 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 579 2.2 1% 33 : 67
• 121-130 Panjab University Chandigarh 15,778 22.3 1% 48 : 52
• 131-140 University of Delhi 22,494 20.4 1% 49 : 51
• 131-140 Tezpur University 3,300 13.6 n/a 42 : 58
• 151-160 Aligarh Muslim University 15,627 12.3 2% 29 : 71
• 161-170 Savitribai Phule Pune University 5,493 14.7 4% 33 : 67
• 181-190 Birla Institute of Technology Pilani 12,292 17.5 n/a 19 : 81
• 191-200 University of Calcutta 18,883 34.1 n/a 50 : 50
• 191-200 National Institute of Technology Rourkela 5,675 19.2 3% 22 : 78
• 191-200 Sri Venkateswara University 6,880 15.5 n/a 25 : 75
• 201-250 Acharya Nagarjuna University 5,605 17.4 3% 27 : 73
• 201-250 Osmania University 11,921 12.2 4% 34 : 66
• 251+ Amity University 25,391 15.0 3% 38 : 62
• 251+ Amrita University 18,938 11.9 9% n/a
• 251+ Andhra University 10,882 21.0 4% 55 : 45
• 251+ Annamalai University n/a n/a n/a n/a
• 251+ Cochin University of Science and Technology 7,615 32.1 n/a 35 : 65
• 251+ Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 37,783 54.8 n/a 52 : 48
• 251+ Manipal University 24,022 9.8 10% 45 : 55
• 251+ SASTRA University 13,649 18.5 n/a 48 : 52
• 251+ SRM University 42,345 15.6 2% 23 : 77
• 251+ Sathyabama University 15,918 20.1 1% 45 : 55
• 251+ VIT University 29,572 20.0 2% 25 : 75

|GlobalGiants.Com|

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