National University of Singapore has always been ranked among the top 50 universities in the world. The university currently ranks #8 in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and #19th in THE World University Rankings 2024. NUS received a score of 93.7 by QS based on 9 parameters. National University of Singapore is a good choice for Indian students seeking higher education in computer science, law, business, engineering and medical science.

Around 19 subjects offered by NUS are ranked among the top 10 globally in QS WUR by Subject Rankings. Meanwhile, U.S News has included 10 NUS programs among the top 10 subjects worldwide. NUS has achieved these rankings within a few decades. It's due the university's immense contribution to academic and research excellence by providing necessary resources to students. The National University of Singapore has received several accolades for its high quality research by the renowned ranking bodies. QS gave an overall score of 91.6 to NUS for its international research network.

National University of Singapore World Rankings

The National University of Singapore rankings have improved over the years according to top ranking agencies. NUS now stands at #8 position in QS WUR Rankings 2025. The further Rankings of NUS with previous year trends are as follows:

NUS_World_Rankings
Ranking Body Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024 Rankings Rankings 2025
QS World University Rankings #11 #11 #11 #8 #8
Times Higher Education #25 #21 #19 #19 -
U.S News and World Report #32 #29 #26 - -
CWUR #89 #85 #81 #79 -

National University of Singapore Ranking Parameters

Below we have mentioned ranking parameters followed by top agencies along with their respective scores for National University of Singapore:

National University of Singapore QS Ranking

QS has given ab overall score score of 93.7 to National University of Singapore for academic reputation, employability, quality of research and sustainability and international students to faculty ratio:

Ranking Indicators Score
Overall Score 93.7
Academic Reputation 99.5
Citations Per Faculty 93.1
Faculty Student Ratio 68.8
International Faculty Ratio 100
International Student Ratio 88.9
International Research Work 91.6
Employment Outcomes 100
Employment Reputation 91.1
Sustainability 97.7

National University of Singapore Times Higher Education Ranking

Times Higher Education has given an overall score of 90 to NUS based on 6 parameters. These parameters demonstrate university's quality of teaching and research, along with international outlook.

Ranking Indicators Score
Overall 90
Teaching 78.8
Research Environment 94
Research Quality 95.4
Industry 100
International Outlook 91.1

National University of Singapore U.S News Ranking

According to U.S News and World Report Rankings 2024, NUS has achieved an overall score of 80.4 based on 14 parameters. The respective scores achieved by NUS for such parameters are as follows:

Ranking Indicators Score
Global score 80.4
Global research reputation #18
Regional research reputation #11
Publications #38
Books #20
Conferences #36
Normalized citation impact #195
Total citations #34
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #132
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #82
International collaboration - relative to country #801
International collaboration #123
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #30
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #117

National University of Singapore Subject Rankings

As already discussed, 19 subjects of NUS are ranked among the top 10 in QS Rankings while 10 subjects were listed in the top 10 subjects worldwide by U.S News.

National University of Singapore Computer Science Rankings

The NUS Computer Science program ranks #6th in the QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2024. According to THE Rankings 2024, the course ranks #11 worldwide.

NUS_Computer_Science_Rankings

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS Computer Science and Information Systems #4 #6 #6 #6
Times Higher Education Computer Science #8 #=8 #7 #11

National University of Singapore Engineering Rankings

NUS has been listed among the top 10 for the majority of engineering specialization it offers in QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2024. For engineering and technology, National University of Singapore ranks #=13 in QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2024 and #9 in THE Rankings 2024.

NUS_Engineering_Rankings

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS Civil and Structural Engineering #2 #3 #4 #4
Mechanical Engineering #9 #9 #10 #=7
Chemical Engineering #3 #3 #6 #5
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #5 #8 #10 #6
Engineering and Technology #9 #7 #16 #=13
Times Higher Education Engineering and Technology #12 #10 #8 #9

National University of Singapore Business Rankings

The university has been typically ranked among top 10 - 15 by both QS and THE for its business courses. Tabulated below are the 4 year ranking trends for NUS business programs:

NUS_Business_Rankings

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS WUR By Subject Business and Management Studies #12 #13 #13 #10
Times Higher Education Business and Economics #14 #15 #11 #15

National University of Singapore Medical Science Rankings

National University of Singapore has shown slight improvement in the QS WUR by Subject for medical science rankings. However, it slightly dropped from #14th rank in 2023 to #16th in 2024 for Clinical and Pre Health.

NUS_Medical_Science_Rankings

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS WUR By Subject Medicine #24 #21 #20 #18
Pharmacy and Pharmacology #12 #12 #10 #14
Dentistry - #51-70 #31 #30
Life Sciences and Medicine #27 #21 #33 #=31
Times Higher Education Clinical and Pre Health #18 #17 #14 #16
Life Sciences #=25 #24 #23 #22

National University of Singapore Law Rankings

The rankings for NUS law course remains at #12th position from last 2 years in QS WUR by Subject Rankings. In the THE rankings, the ranking for law course dropped from #9 in 2023 to #11th in 2024.

NUS_Law_Rankings

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS WUR By Subject Law and Legal Studies #10 #11 #12 #12
Times Higher Education Law #12 #8 #9 #11

National University of Singapore US News Subject Rankings

10 of the National University of Singapore courses were listed among the top 10 subjects globally by U.S News and World Report Rankings. Meanwhile, overall 17 courses were included in the ranks for top 20 programs globally. Tabulated below are such courses:

Subject Rankings
Engineering #3
Polymer Science #4
Artificial Intelligence #5
Pharmacology and Toxicology #6
Civil Engineering #7
Energy & Fuels #8
Chemistry #8
Material Science #9
Physical Chemistry #10
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #10
Optics #11
Chemical Engineering #11
Condensed Matter Physics #11
Economics and Business #12
Food Science and Technology #19
Water Resource #19
Agricultural Sciences #19

FAQs

Ques. Where does National University of Singapore rank globally?

Ans. National University of Singapore ranks #8th in the world by QS WUR Rankings 2025 and #19th by Times Higher Education Rankings 2024. Mentioned below are the ranking trends for NUS world rankings:

Ranking Body Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024 Rankings Rankings 2025
QS World University Rankings #11 #11 #11 #8 #8
Times Higher Education #25 #21 #19 #19 -
U.S News and World Report #32 #29 #26 - -
CWUR #89 #85 #81 #79 -

Ques. What are the top ranked subjects of National University of Singapore?

Ans. The top ranked subjects of National University of Singapore include computer science, business, law, medical science and engineering. The latest rankings of these subjects are tabulated below:

Subject QS Rankings 2024 Times Higher Education
Computer Science #6 #11
Engineering and Technology #=13 #9
Business #10 #15
Law #12 #11
Medicine #18 -
Life Sciences and Medicine #31 #22

Ques. Is NUS the top university in Asia?

Ans. The National University of Singapore ranks #1st in Asia according to QS Asia University Rankings 2024. It also ranks #3rd in Asia by Times Higher Education Rankings 2024.

Ques. Where does the National University of Singapore ranks for computer science program.

Ans. NUS ranks #6th for computer science and information systems in QS Rankings 2024 and #11th in Times Higher Education for computer science. The ranking trends for NUS computer science program are tabulated below:

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS Computer Science and Information Systems #4 #6 #6 #6
Times Higher Education Computer Science #8 #=8 #7 #11

Ques. What are the rankings for the engineering program offered by National University of Singapore?

Ans. NUS has been ranked in QS WUR by Subject Rankings for multiple engineering specializations. Majority of these specializations are ranked among top 10 globally. The below table shows how NUS ranks over the years for various engineering courses by QS and Times Higher Education:

Ranking Agency Subject Rankings 2021 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2023 Rankings 2024
QS Civil and Structural Engineering #2 #3 #4 #4
Mechanical Engineering #9 #9 #10 #=7
Chemical Engineering #3 #3 #6 #5
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #5 #8 #10 #6
Engineering and Technology #9 #7 #16 #=13
Times Higher Education Engineering and Technology #12 #10 #8 #9