China (Mainland) claims QS Asia University Rankings top spot for the first time
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quacquarelli Symonds, higher education experts, released the 15th annual QS World University Rankings: Asia—the largest-ever—featuring 760 universities: 61% declining, 14% improving, 15% unchanged and 10% brand-new.
Peking University claims Asia's top spot, breaking the National University of Singapore's four-year run in first. NUS falls to second while Tsinghua University comes third. China-Mainland has the most universities ranked, (128), followed by India (118) and Japan (106).
Top-20 |
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2023 |
2022 |
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1 |
2 |
Peking University |
China-Mainland |
2 |
1 |
National University of Singapore |
Singapore |
3 |
5 |
Tsinghua University |
China-Mainland |
4 |
3= |
University of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong SAR |
5 |
3= |
Nanyang Technological University |
Singapore |
6= |
7 |
Fudan University |
China-Mainland |
6= |
6 |
Zhejiang University |
China-Mainland |
8 |
14 |
KAIST |
South Korea |
9 |
8 |
Universiti Malaya |
Malaysia |
10 |
10 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
China-Mainland |
11 |
11= |
The University of Tokyo |
Japan |
12= |
11= |
CUHK |
Hong Kong SAR |
12= |
16 |
Yonsei University |
South Korea |
14 |
9 |
HKUST |
Hong Kong SAR |
15 |
13 |
Korea University |
South Korea |
16 |
15 |
Kyoto University |
Japan |
17 |
18 |
Seoul National University |
South Korea |
18 |
17 |
Sungkyunkwan University |
South Korea |
19 |
19 |
National Taiwan University |
Taiwan |
20 |
21 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Japan |
- Japan and China boast two universities each in the top-5 for Academic and Employer Reputation. The University of Tokyo tops both these metrics.
- India excels in research production, with three universities among the top-5 for Papers/Faculty.
- Considering only locations with 10+ ranked institutions, South Korea enjoys the highest concentration of top-20 universities while Malaysia has the highest concentration of top-50 (17%) and top-100 institutions (22%).
- Singapore and Hong Kong-SAR produce high-impact research, with two institutions each among the top-5 for Citations/Paper.
- Pakistan's Aga Khan University enjoys Asia's highest teaching capacity according to Faculty/Student Ratio.
- Five new entrants rank among top-100. Kazakhstan's Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the highest (44th).
- Iran boasts some of Asia's most highly trained faculty, according to QS' Staff with PhD indicator.
- Thailand achieves its best results for Academic Reputation, with five universities among top-100, while The Philippines for Employer Reputation, with four Filipino universities among top-100.
- Vietnam sees most improvement – 55% of its institutions rise.
Ben Sowter QS Senior Vice-President said: "China's sustained and substantial investment in higher education underpins today's success, with Peking University named Asia's best and Tsinghua University third-best. Singapore continues to punch above its weigh, with two top-5 universities.
Some Asian higher education systems face challenges due to declining population."
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