The National University of Singapore (NUS) has become the first Asian university to rank in the Best 10 of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking. It moved up three positions from rank 11 last year to break into the top 10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),US, topped the ranking for the twelfth consecutive time this year, followed closely by Cambridge University and Oxford University of the United Kingdom.
The top 10 global universities also included Harvard University at number four, Stanford University at number five, Imperial College London at number six, ETH Zurich at number seven, National University of Singapore (NUS) at number eight, UCL at rank nine, and University of California, Berkeley (UCB) at the tenth spot.
In the latest rankings, American universities made up half of the top 20 institutions in the world. UC Berkeley has made a comeback to the best 10 after a long absence this time. Three Australian universities also jumped in rankings to enter the top 20.
From India, the best performer was IIT Bombay, which climbed 23 positions to secure a spot among the world’s top 150 universities.
The annual rankings in the latest edition, released on June 28, saw minimal changes within the top 10 list. However, significant fluctuations were observed in the lower rankings, as QS introduced new metrics — sustainability, employment outcomes and international research network.
