Our University Rankings

In the 21^st QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2025 published in June 2024, NTU was ranked 15^th position in the world, up by 11 places from last year.
In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025 published in September 2024, NTU’s overall rank had risen 2 places to 30^th position in the world and 5^th position in Asian order rank.
In the 10^th U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2024-25 published in June 2024, NTU’s overall rank moved up 3 places to 27^th position and maintained 3^rd position within Asia.

NTU is ranked comprehensively among global top 30 universities in all three major rankings as below.

Note: (…) refers to Asian order rank.

In the 16^th QS Asia University Rankings (AUR) 2025 released in November 2024, NTU maintained rank of 4^thposition.

In the 12^th Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings (AUR) 2024 published in April 2024, NTU was ranked at 4^th position, up by 1 place.

In the 10^th QS World University Rankings (WUR) Top 50 Under 50 rankings published in June 2020, NTU continued to be ranked 1^st position for seven consecutive years among the world’s young (under 50 years) universities.

In the 13^th Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings released in May 2024, NTU was ranked the world’s best young university for the second year.

In the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking 2025 published in February 2025, NTU’s Nanyang Business School was ranked 22^nd position, up by 10 places, top ranked in Singapore. The average weighted annual salary three years after graduation was US$186,832, with a salary percentage increase of 142%.

In the QS full-time MBA ranking published in September 2024, Nanyang Business School’s MBA was ranked 36^th position in the world and 3^rd position in Asian order rank.

In the QS’s Global Executive MBA (EMBA) ranking published in July 2024, Nanyang Business School EMBA was ranked 24^th position and 2^nd position in Asia-Pacific order rank.

In the 14^th QS World University Rankings (WUR) by subject published in April 2024, for broad subjects, NTU’s Engineering & Technology was ranked 15^th position globally and 3^rd in Asian order rank. Its Social Sciences & Management was ranked 29^th while its Natural Sciences was ranked 37^th.

Note: (…) refers to Asian order rank.

NTU had 10 specific subjects among QS Top 10 in the world: i.e. Communication & Media Studies (4^th), Materials Sciences (5^th), followed by Library and Information Management (7^th), Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (8^th), Computer Science & Information System (9^th), Civil & Structural (9^th), Chemical (9^th), Electrical & Electronic (10^th), Chemistry (10^th) and Education & Training (10^th). See tables below for the NTU subjects ranked in global Top 50.

QS WUR by Subject (Global Top 50)
Subject	Specific Subject Rank
Communication & Media Studies	4 (1) *
Materials Science	5 (1) *
Library & Information Management	7 (1) *
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	8 (2)
Computer Science & Information Systems	9 (2)
Chemical	9 (2)
Civil & Structural	9 (3)
Electrical & Electronic	10 (2)
Chemistry	10 (2)
Education & Training	10 (2) *
Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing	12 (2)
Environmental Sciences	14 (3)
Business & Management Studies	14 (2)
Marketing	14 (2)
Physics & Astronomy	20 (5)
Accounting & Finance	22 (3)
Linguistics	23 (4)
Statistics & Operational Research	27 (3)
Architecture & Built Environment	28 (7)
Psychology	28 (2)
Mathematics	28 (4)
Development Studies	28 (4)
Politics & International Studies	28 (2)
Art & Design	33 (5)
Hospitality & Leisure Management	34 (6) *
Biological Sciences	38 (5)
Sport-related Subjects	39 (4)
Economics & Econometrics	40 (6)
English Language and Literature	42 (5)
Geography	48 (8)
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	50 (6)

Note: (…) refers to Asian order rank. * Refers to No. 1 in Singapore.

NTU had 10 subjects ranked in US News rankings (2024-25) by subject as among Top 4 universities and 19 subjects in Top 50 (16 among them ranked 1^st in Singapore). See table below for the NTU subjects in global Top 50.

U.S. News (Global Top 50)
Subject	Subject Rank
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	1 (1) *
Artificial Intelligence	2 (2) *
Computer Science	2 (2) *
Condensed Matter Physics	2 (2) *
Engineering	2 (2) *
Materials Science	2 (2) *
Chemistry	3 (3) *
Energy and Fuels	3 (3) *
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	4 (4) *
Physical Chemistry	4 (4) *
Chemical Engineering	13 (13) *
Optics	13 (8)
Civil Engineering	21 (19) *
Mechanical Engineering	22 (20) *
Environmental Engineering	23 (22) *
Water Resources	24 (18) *
Green and Sustainable Science and Technology	32 (29)
Education and Educational Research	34 (10) *
Polymer Science	40 (37)

Note: (…) refers to Asian order rank. * Refers to No. 1 in Singapore.

In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025 by subject published in September 2024, NTU had 7 subjects out of a total 10 eligible subjects, ranked among top 50, as follows.

Times Higher Education (Global Top 50)
Subject	Subject Rank
Engineering	14 (4)
Education Studies	18 (5) *
Computer Science	19 (4)
Physical Sciences	26 (6)
Business and Economics	36 (8)
Social Sciences	47 (6)
Life Sciences	49 (9)

Note: (…) refers to Asian order rank. * Refers to No. 1 in Singapore.

In the 9th THE World’s Most International Universities 2024 released in January 2024, NTU was ranked at 15th position in the world.