Chula Ranked No. 1 University in Thailand and Top 50 Universities in Asia by QS Asia University Rankings 2021
Chulalongkorn University was ranked Thailand’s top university and 43rd in Asia by the QS Asia University Rankings 2021. This is a ranking of the world’s most popular universities, with Chula achieving high scores for Academic Reputation, ranked 22nd in Asia; International Research Network, based on the number of publications co–authored with foreign researchers in the Scopus database, ranked 26th; and Employer Reputation, ranked 29th. Notably, Chula’s scores in the QS Asia University Rankings have been going up over the past four years (2018–2021).
The QS Asia University Rankings 2021 is based and weighted on 11 key metrics, including Academic Reputation (30%), Employer Reputation (20%), Faculty/Student Ratio (10%), International Research Network (10%), Citations per Paper (10%) and Papers per Faculty (5%), Staff with Ph.D. (5%), Proportion of International Faculty (2.5%) and Proportion of International Students (2.5%), Proportion of Inbound Exchange Students (2.5%), and Proportion of Outbound Exchange Students (2.5%).
Out of 650 universities in the rankings, the National University of Singapore has been ranked top in Asia for the third year in a row. The second place went to Tsinghua University, the People’s Republic of China, and the third place went to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Two Thai universities made the top 50 Universities in Asia this year: Chulalongkorn University (No. 43) and Mahidol University (No.44). Also in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 are several other universities in Thailand, namely Chiang Mai University (No.102), Thammasart University (No.111), Kasetsart University (No. 149), Khon Kaen University (No. 151), Prince of Songkla University (No. 165), and the King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (No. 189).
Follow the results of QS Asia University Rankings 2021 at https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021.
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Chula’s encouragement and support for research is excellent for teachers, students, and the public.
Associate Professor Dr. Suchana Chavanich Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
