National University of Singapore (NUS) Rankings 2026

National University of Singapore QS World University Rankings Trends

NUS slipped 2 places in QS 2027 to #10, ending a 3-year streak at #8 from 2024 to 2026. The 2027 cycle is the first edition in which the university has fallen out of the QS top 9 since 2023.

Across the 5-year window, NUS averages #9 on QS, a band tighter than every Asian peer outside Tsinghua. The 2027 edition re-weighted sustainability and employment outcome scores, which lifted several US universities ahead of NUS. For an Indian student starting a 4-year UG in 2026, the degree on graduation day in 2030 should still carry a QS top-12 alumni claim.

Key insight: NUS has averaged #9 in QS World since 2023, a 5-year band that no Indian university clears by less than 100 positions.

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Collegedunia Study Abroad Rankings of National University of Singapore

Collegedunia ranks NUS as the #1 university in Singapore on four parallel tables. Its global #17 sits 7 places below QS, signalling that the Collegedunia formula weights employability and Indian-student fit differently from pure academic reputation.

The Computer Science global #7 is the strongest NUS card on the Collegedunia list, sitting 10 places above its overall #17. For an Indian student picking a CS degree, that gap signals NUS is a better-than-average bet on this single subject than on its all-round profile.

National University of Singapore Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings 2026

NUS sits at #17 in THE 2026, a 4-place climb from #21 in 2022. The university has held #17 for two straight cycles, the longest stable run in its history.

The 4-position climb from 2022 to 2026 averages slightly under one place a year. THE weights research citations and industry income heavily, so the upward trend tracks NUS pushing more papers into top international journals. For Indian applicants, the THE #17 sits 7 places below the QS #10, a gap that signals a stronger reputation than citation density.

Trend signal: NUS has climbed 4 places in THE since 2022 while staying inside the global top 25, a band held by only 2 other Asian peers.

National University of Singapore ARWU Shanghai Rankings 2025

NUS ranks #56 in ARWU 2025, the sharpest climb in its 5-year ranking record. The university has moved up 19 positions since 2021, when it sat at #75.

ARWU ranks universities mainly on Nature and Science papers, citation counts and Nobel or Fields-medal awards. The 12-position jump from #68 to #56 between 2024 and 2025 is the single biggest year-on-year move on any global table for NUS. The ARWU #56 still trails the QS #10 by 46 places, the widest cross-body gap NUS shows in 2026-2027.

What it signals: NUS averaged #68 on ARWU from 2021 to 2025, a slow climb that contrasts with the flat QS and THE lines in the same window.

National University of Singapore U.S. News Best Global University Rankings 2026-2027

NUS ranks #16 globally in U.S. News Best Global 2026-2027 and #2 in Asia behind Tsinghua University. Asia #2 is the strongest regional position NUS holds on any global table this year.

NUS has climbed 6 places on U.S. News across the last two editions, the fastest improvement among the 4 ranking bodies tracked here. U.S. News weights global research reputation and publication volume, so the jump reflects citation-volume gains that ARWU also captured in 2025. For Indian applicants benchmarking against US Ivies, the #16 finish on a US-published table is the strongest endorsement NUS receives from American methodology.

India-relevance: The U.S. News Asia #2 rank carries weight inside US recruiter pools, where NUS sits one place behind Tsinghua and ahead of Peking University.

National University of Singapore Subject Rankings 2026

• QS Subject 2026 breadth: 28 NUS subjects sit in the global top 10, up from 22 in 2025 and 14 in 2023.
• Engineering depth: 4 engineering disciplines (Petroleum, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical) rank inside the global top 3 on QS.
• Social science strength: Social Policy & Administration and Data Science & AI both rank #3 globally on QS 2026.
• THE Subject 2026: Engineering and Business & Economics tie at #10 globally, the top THE subject scores at NUS.
• ARWU GRAS 2025: Geography holds #1 worldwide, the only subject in which NUS leads the global table.

National University of Singapore QS Subject Rankings 2026

QS subject tables place NUS inside the top 10 on 28 subjects, the deepest spread of any Asian university in 2026. Engineering and applied-science disciplines dominate the top tier for Indian applicants.

Six subjects sit at QS #2 or #3, the deepest concentration of top-3 placements among Asian universities in 2026. For Indian students, the Chemical Engineering #2 and Data Science & AI #3 carry the strongest tilt, since these are the dominant Indian-student streams at NUS.

India-relevance: Chemical Engineering at #2 globally is the highest-ranked QS chemical-engineering program Indian applicants can target outside the US and UK.

National University of Singapore THE Subject Rankings 2026

THE 2026 subject tables place NUS inside the global top 20 on 9 of 10 listed subjects. Engineering and Business & Economics share the top score at #10 globally.

Psychology sits 18 places below the next-weakest subject at #37, the only THE subject where NUS falls outside the global top 20. For Indian applicants weighing the NUS MBA brand, the Business & Economics #10 backs cross-border roles in Singapore and India.

Note: The 3-position gap between THE Engineering #10 and Computer Science #13 shows engineering retains a slight edge over computing on the THE methodology.

National University of Singapore ARWU Subject (GRAS) Rankings 2025

ARWU GRAS 2025 places NUS at #1 globally in Geography, the only subject where NUS tops the world. Six more subjects rank inside the global top 15.

ARWU rewards research volume and Nobel-class output, so the Geography #1 reflects sustained citation density in geographical sciences. Nursing #4 and Nanoscience #6 are niche signals that Indian PhD applicants in those fields should weight more than the overall ARWU #56.

Trend signal: The Geography #1 is 55 places ahead of the NUS overall ARWU rank, the widest subject-vs-overall gap on any global table.

National University of Singapore Rankings: Indian Student Outlook

For Indian applicants, NUS pairs a QS top-10 brand with subject ranks that match or beat every IIT and IIM on the same subject lists. The rank pattern is most useful for students in engineering, computing and business who plan to work in Singapore, the US or the Gulf after graduation.

Popular programs Indian students choose at NUS:

• Computer Science: QS Computer Science & Information Systems sits inside the global top 5 on the 2025 list and #7 on Collegedunia 2026.
• Business Analytics and MBA: THE Business & Economics ties at #10 globally and QS Accounting & Finance at #10, anchoring Indian PG applications.
• Chemical Engineering: QS #2 globally in 2026, the deepest subject pull for Indian engineering applicants.
• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence: QS #3 globally in 2026, a fast-growing Indian-student stream inside NUS Computing.
• Medicine and Health: THE Medical & Health #13 globally, relevant for Indian MBBS graduates eyeing PG and research tracks.

NUS has stayed inside the QS top 11 across all 5 tracked years and climbed 19 places on ARWU since 2021. That dual-axis trend, a flat QS line plus a steady ARWU climb, points to a degree whose brand value should hold across the full 4-year UG cycle for Indian students joining in 2026.

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