QS World University Rankings: Asia 2019
QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the rankings of Asia's 500 best universities. National University of Singapore takes back the leadership of the Asia ranking from Nanyang Technological University, and the University of Hong Kong moves three places to second. However, it is Mainland China's universities that have made the biggest impact with five in the top 20 - two more than last year - all improving their position. Japan is the second most represented country, followed by India and South Korea.
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Number of ranked universities by location
Mainland China | 111 |
Japan | 89 |
India | 75 |
Korea | 57 |
Malaysia | 26 |
Pakistan | 23 |
Indonesia | 22 |
Taiwan | 20 |
Thailand | 11 |
Philippines | 8 |
Hong Kong S.A.R. | 7 |
Vietnam | 7 |
Bangladesh | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 4 |
Singapore | 3 |
Macau | 2 |
Brunei | 2 |
QS University Rankings: Asia 2019 (Top 20) | |||
2019 | 2018 | Location | |
1 | 2 | National University of Singapore | SG |
2 | 5 | University of Hong Kong | HK |
3= | 1 | Nanyang Technological University | SG |
3= | 6 | Tsinghua University | CN |
5 | 9 | Peking University | CN |
6 | 7 | Fudan University | CN |
7 | 3 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | HK |
8 | 4 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | KR |
9 | 10 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | HK |
10 | 11 | Seoul National University | KR |
11 | 13 | The University of Tokyo | JP |
12 | 16 | Korea University | KR |
13 | 21 | Zhejiang University | CN |
14 | 17 | Kyoto University | JP |
15 | 18 | Sungkyunkwan University | KR |
16 | 15 | Osaka University | JP |
17 | 19 | Yonsei University | KR |
18 | 14 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | JP |
19= | 24 | Universiti Malaya | MY |
19= | 22 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | CN |
QS uses eleven indicators to compile the ranking, a global survey of 83,877 academics and 42,862 recruiters.
INDICATOR | Most represented | No of top-100 universities |
Academic Reputation | CN | 25 |
Employer Reputation | JP | 15 |
Faculty/Student Ratio | JP | 31 |
Staff with PhD | IN | 20 |
Citations per Paper | CN | 42 |
Papers per Faculty | CN | 35 |
International Research Network | CN | 35 |
International Faculty Ratio | CN | 25 |
International Student Ratio | CN | 17 |
Inbound Exchange Students | TW | 22 |
Outbound Exchange Students | CN | 33 |
*All ranked universities in these locations feature in the top-100 in some indicators
INDICATOR | Next most represented | No of top-100 universities | All in top-100* |
Academic Reputation | JP | 14 | |
Employer Reputation | KR | 13 | SG |
Faculty/Student Ratio | KR | 20 | Brunei |
Staff with PhD | KR | 17 | |
Citations per Paper | KR | 18 | HK, SG |
Papers per Faculty | IN | 26 | |
International Research Network | JP | 16 | |
International Faculty Ratio | MY | 18 | Brunei, HK, Macau, SG |
International Student Ratio | MY | 16 | Brunei, HK, Macau, SG |
Inbound Exchange Students | KR | 21 | |
Outbound Exchange Students | KR | 22 | Brunei, HK, SG |
Ben Sowter, Research Director at QS says: "Mainland China's impressive investment in education and research is paying off, Japan's strength is confirmed and India's regional ambitions come across, The rankings also celebrates the competitive edge of education hubs with smaller populations and resources: Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia, shine this analysis."
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