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🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore·Est. 1991Public

Nanyang Technological University

Fast-rising engineering research

Global rank#32
shortlist
98.0aggregate score · 2 sourcesToo few sources for a meaningful chart
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
#27
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
#48
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
Unranked
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
Unranked
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
Unranked
Niche Best Colleges
2024 edition
Unranked
CWTS Leiden Ranking
2024 edition
Unranked

Ranking history

Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.

Ranking history over time
DateRankScore
August 3, 2026#3298.0
August 4, 2026#3298.0
August 5, 2026#3298.0
August 6, 2026#3298.0
August 7, 2026#3298.0
August 10, 2026#3298.0
August 15, 2026#3298.0
August 17, 2026#3298.0
August 20, 2026#3298.0

Admissions

Most recently published acceptance rate and typical entry qualification for this country's admissions system.

Applications / year
Acceptance rate
24%
Typical entry — A-Level / IB
AAB/B or IB 40+

Campus & outcomes

Class size, graduation and freshman retention rates, sticker tuition vs. what students actually pay after aid, how many receive it, post-graduation employment, research output, and a few real, commonly-cited top recruiters. Everything except ratio and enrollment is US-specific or approximate — papers/year and top employers in particular are rounded/illustrative, not exhaustive or precise database exports. Earnings figures and what they imply against cost are in their own section below.

Student : faculty
16:1
Undergrads
24,000
Grad rate (6-yr)
Tuition
Avg. net price
Employed within 6mo
Papers/year (approx.)
Classes under 20
Freshman retention
Receiving aid

Studying in Singapore as an international student

Sticker fees are high, but the Ministry of Education Tuition Grant cuts them sharply for international students who accept a service bond. These are country-level figures for a typical bachelor's at a public university (2025–26 academic year) — not a quote for this university, which sets its own fees.

Typical tuition, non-national
$13,000–$30,000
per year, approx. USD
Typical living costs
$10,000–$16,000
per year, approx. USD
Who pays less
The Tuition Grant requires a three-year commitment to work for a Singapore-registered company after graduating — a genuine obligation, not a formality.
Funding routes
MOE Tuition Grant; ASEAN and university-specific undergraduate scholarships.

Graduate & professional schools

NTU Singapore has 2 ranked professional programmes. These admit separately from the university and are ranked separately from it — a band here says nothing about the university's overall position above, or the reverse (2025–26 rankings cycle).

Subject rankings

Real, published QS World University Rankings by Subject positions — unlike Subject strengths below, this is sourced ranking data, not an editorial estimate. Shown only for the subjects this university is ranked in.

Subject strengths

An Analects Proverbs editorial estimate — derived from this university's specialty and overall standing, not pulled from a named subject ranking.

Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
CS89 out of 100
Eng100 out of 100
Business84 out of 100
Medicine91 out of 100
Law92 out of 100
Sciences89 out of 100
Social87 out of 100
Arts89 out of 100
Strongest in
EngineeringLaw & PolicyMedicine
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nanyang Technological University's ranking?

Nanyang Technological University ranks #32 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 98.0/100, aggregated across 2 major published rankings.

What is Nanyang Technological University known for?

Fast-rising engineering research. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Engineering, Law & Policy, Medicine.

What is Nanyang Technological University's acceptance rate?

Nanyang Technological University's acceptance rate is approximately 24%, based on the most recently published admissions cycle.

What academic results does Nanyang Technological University typically require?

Nanyang Technological University's typical admissions requirement is AAB/B or IB 40+ on the A-Level / IB.