QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025

November 06, 2024 09:00 PM AEDT | By Cision

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Asia's Best Universities Revealed

LONDON, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the 16^th edition of the QS World University Rankings: Asia, featuring 984 universities across 25 higher education systems.

Peking University retains the top spot, The University of Hong Kong the second, with the National University of Singapore confirmed in third.

India is the most represented country, with 193 ranked universities, followed by Mainland China (135) and Japan (115).

Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice President, said: "This ranking features a record number of Asian universities. It reflects a flourishing and intensely competitive higher education ecosystem while providing insights for students and policymakers."

2025	2024
1	1	Peking University	Mainland China
2	2	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR
3	3	National University of Singapore	Singapore
4	4	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
5	7	Fudan University	Mainland China
6	10	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR
7	4	Tsinghua University	Mainland China
8	6	Zhejiang University	Mainland China
9	8	Yonsei University	South Korea
10	17	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR
11	15	HKUST	Hong Kong SAR
12	11	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia
13	9	Korea University	South Korea
14	11	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Mainland China
15	13	KAIST	South Korea
16	19	Sungkyunkwan University	South Korea
17	23	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong SAR
18	16	Seoul National University	South Korea
19	26	Hanyang University	South Korea
20	25	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia

Overview

Mainland China leads Asian higher education with the most top-10 universities. Fudan University climbs into the top-5.
India excels in research productivity. IIT Delhi now ranks 44th, surpassing IIT Bombay, which slips to 48th.
Indonesia achieves the greatest growth, adding 30 new universities. Universitas Indonesia climbs to 46^th.
Hong Kong SAR sees a 45% improvement rate, with gains in resources, productivity and international students.
Malaysian research shines. Thirty-two of its 38 previously ranked universities climb the table in Citations per Paper.
Philippine academic reputation rises, with 15 of 16 previously ranked universities improving in this indicator. University of the Philippines ranks highest at 86^th.
Singapore is Asia's most concentrated hub of higher education excellence. It produces exceptional research with three universities among the top-10 in Citations per Paper.
Six South Korean universities are among the region's top 20, more than any other country/territory.
Thailand improves in research. Chulalongkorn University retains the highest rank, placing 47^th.
Japan's premier university, The University of Tokyo, remains Asia's most well-regarded among international academics and employers.

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