Rankings of universities in ASEAN

Rankings of universities in Southeast Asia have been published by QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, SCImago Journal Rank and others.

Jakarta
Surabaya
Bandung
Yogyakarta
Bangkok
Singapore
Manila
Kuala Lumpur
Shah Alam
QS World Best Student Cities in Southeast Asia location map


QS Rankings

QS World Best Student Cities

Top 10 City Country 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024[1] 2025 2026
1 Singapore Singapore 15 20 17 13 15 15 11
2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 37 29 31 28 24 23 12
3 Bangkok Thailand 54 59 74 57 71 59 55
4 Metro Manila Philippines 95 85 113 111 115 103 88
5 Jakarta Indonesia - 109 - 124 122 120 116
6 Yogyakarta Indonesia - - - - 126 117 121
7 Bandung Indonesia - - - 120 133 132 123
8 Surabaya Indonesia - - - 126 145 142 143
9 Shah Alam[n 1] Malaysia - - - - 115 123 144

QS World University Rankings : Overall

Top 500
world
 University Country Size 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
1 National University of Singapore Singapore XL 15 11 11 11 11 11 8 8 8
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore L 11 12 11 13 12 19 26 15 12
3 Universiti Malaya Malaysia L 114 87 70 59 65 70 65 60 58
4 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia L 230 184 160 141 144 129 159 138 126
5 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia L 229 202 159 132 143 123 158 148 134
6 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia L 264 207 165 142 147 143 137 146 134
7 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia L 253 228 217 187 191 203 188 181 153
8 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia XL 277 292 296 305 290 248 237 206 189
9 Chulalongkorn University Thailand XL 245 271 247 208 215 224 211 229 221
10 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia XL 401-410 391 320 254 254 231 263 239 224
11 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Malaysia S 601-650 521-530 482 439 414 361 307 269 251
12 Taylor's University Malaysia S N/A 601-650 511-520 379 332 284 284 251 253
13 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia L 331 359 331 313 303 235 281 256 255
14 UCSI University Malaysia M N/A 481 442 391 347 284 300 265 269
15 Airlangga University Indonesia XL 701-750 751-800 651-700 521-530 465 369 345 308 287
16 Mahidol University Thailand L 334 380 314 252 255 256 382 368 358
17 University of the Philippines Philippines XL 367 384 356 396 399 412 404 336 362
18 Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei S 349 323 298 254 250 256 387 385 367
19 IPB University Indonesia XL 751-800 701-750 601-650 531-540 511-520 449 489 426 399
20 Duy Tan University Vietnam L N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 801-1000 514 495 487

QS World University Rankings : Academic

Top 10 University Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024[2] 2025 2026
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 11 12 12 13 15 15 14
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 37 44 39 42 42 42 42
3 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 91 78 72 70 68 62 58
4 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 108 96 96 104 101 97 89
5 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 153 142 130 126 121 113 106
6 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 158 142 123 118 115 106 104
7 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 177 155 143 132 129 118 108
8 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia 193 174 164 160 152 145 134
9 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 205 203 185 168 161 148 135
10 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 251 211 193 186 175 166 158

QS World University Rankings: Employer

Top 10 University Country 2024 2025 2026
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 54 48 32
2 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 34 34 40
3 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 115 92 67
4 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 91 79 76
5 Airlangga University Indonesia 95 80 78
6 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 122 95 90
7 Taylor's University Malaysia 67 72 92
8 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia 118 91 93
9 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 86 103 104
10 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 103 114 119

QS World University Rankings: Employment Outcomes

Top 10 University Country 2024 2025 2026
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 7 6 9
2 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 44 60 64
3 Thammasat University Thailand 64 103 100
4 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 79 104 121
5 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 103 131 124
6 University of the Philippines Philippines 213 177 155
7 Ateneo de Manila University Philippines 115 156 157
8 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 286 183 167
9 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia 169 167 177
10 Vietnam National University, Hanoi Vietnam 399 202 223

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability

Top 10 University Country 2023[3] 2024[4] 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 81 26 26
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 129 50 50
3 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 26 132 132
4 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 151-160 197 198
5 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 136 214 214
6 University of the Philippines Philippines 401-450 231 230
7 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 381-400 244 243
8 Mahidol University Thailand 501-550 277 276
9 Chiang Mai University Thailand 301-320 283 282
10 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 401-450 296 295

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Art & Humanity

Top 10 University Country 2018[5] 2019[6] 2020[7] 2021[8] 2022 2023[9] 2024 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 18 14 19 15 12 47 37 31
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 61 59 61 41 35 88 66 48
3 UCSI University Malaysia - - - - - - - 76
4 University of Malaya Malaysia 65 99 105 105 84 109 94 98
5 Taylor's University Malaysia - - - - 363 359 228 148
6 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 197 253 215 242 167 190 171 174
7 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 257 278 286 287 200 224 220 190
8 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 91 212 250 304 274 340 218 207
9 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 113 168 238 258 248 297 225 218
10 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia - - 274 350 213 236 272 223

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Engineering & Technology

Top 10 University Country 2018[10] 2019[11] 2020[12] 2021[13] 2022 2023[14] 2024 2025
1 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 5 6 8 4 4 14 13 11
2 National University of Singapore Singapore 7 8 10 9 7 16 15 12
3 University of Malaya Malaysia 22 38 55 54 45 65 62 79
4 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 53 85 100 104 74 99 105 102
5 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 86 142 210 224 185 195 186 177
6 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 60 135 179 199 167 208 186 177
7 Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia 145 221 259 230 159 200 175 184
8 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 140 191 227 244 240 270 222 197
9 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 88 123 179 194 150 206 173 197
10 UCSI University Malaysia - - - - - - - 223

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Life Science and Medicine

Top 10 University Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 22 26 25 27 21 33 31 29
2 Mahidol University Thailand 122 148 143 142 118 125 110 106
3 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 130 141 144 119 81 136 117 109
4 University of Malaya Malaysia 154 182 174 179 138 148 133 118
5 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 249 326 311 314 235 249 176 158
6 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 215 267 282 299 235 232 183 169
7 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 234 326 355 363 268 268 239 213
8 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 280 360 371 358 323 291 275 234
9 Chiang Mai University Thailand 369 401-450 401-450 385 353 362 313 294
10 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 348 354 349 331

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Natural Science

Top 10 University Country 2018[15] 2019[16] 2020[17] 2021[18] 2022 2023[19] 2024 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 12 12 14 14 15 43 29 21
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 19 17 19 12 13 46 37 24
3 University of Malaya Malaysia 141 137 156 166 113 150 154 134
4 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 215 231 281 244 251 289 227 200
5 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 197 223 295 327 268 312 241 219
6 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 311 289 302 272 244 280 244 227
7 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 317 294 345 396 327 341 284 243
8 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 266 274 266 284 226 265 293 250
9 Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia - - - - - - 401-450 362
10 Duy Tan University Vietnam - - - - - 401-450 451-500 377

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Social Science Management

Top 10 University Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 7 9 12 9 7 18 14 10
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 29 19 23 17 11 35 29 21
3 University of Malaya Malaysia 45 55 74 85 50 77 65 71
4 UCSI University Malaysia - - - - - - - 132
5 Taylor's University Malaysia 385 395 400 257 138 164 169 135
6 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 139 194 192 202 162 188 145 148
7 Singapore Management University Singapore 77 79 94 76 68 171 - 175
8 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 218 215 203 218 112 152 151 176
9 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 63 144 214 225 179 202 183 176
10 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 92 134 207 243 192 194 161 179

QS Asian University Rankings

Times Higher Education Rankings

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Top 10 University Country 2018[22] 2019[23] 2020[24] 2021[25] 2023[26] 2024 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 22 23 25 25 19 19 17
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 52 51 48 47 36 32 30
3 Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia 601-800 601-800 601-800 601-800 401-500 301-350 201-250
4 University of Malaya Malaysia 351-400 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 251-300 251-300
5 Sunway University Malaysia - - - - - - 401-500
6 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 601-800 601-800 601-800 601-800 601-800 401-500 401-500
7 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia - - - - - 401-500 401-500
8 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia - - - - - 401-500 401-500
9 Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia - - - - - - 401-500
10 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam - - - - - - 501-600

Times Higher Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

Top 10 University Country 2026[27]
1 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 5
2 National University of Singapore Singapore 8
3 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 19
4 Mahidol University Thailand 31
5 Chiang Mai University Thailand 39
6 IPB University Indonesia 42
7 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 51
8 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 61
9 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 73
10 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 76

Times Higher Global Employability University Ranking

Top 10 University Country 2025 2026[28]
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 9 8
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 33 23
3 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 248 240
4 Chulalongkorn University Thailand - 245
5 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia - 246

Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings

Top 10 University Country 2019[29] 2020[30] 2021[31] 2022[32] 2023[33] 2024 2025
1 Airlangga University Indonesia - - - - 101-200 81 9
2 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 49 65 39 4 4 18 14
3 Universiti Malaya Malaysia - - - - - 61 25
4 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 80 47 85 18 20 31 30
5 Chiang Mai University Thailand - 301-400 101-200 70 74 75 44
6 Chulalongkorn University Thailand - 101-200 23 16 17 43 44
7 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia - - - - - - 53
8 Mahidol University Thailand - - - - 38 19 64
9 Thammasat University Thailand - - - - - 81 64
10 Sunway University Malaysia - - - - - - 81

Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings


SCImago Institutions Rankings

Note:[n 2]

SCImago Institutions Rankings : Overall

Top 10 University[40] Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024[n 2]
All
Institutions 		Only
University
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 59 52 49 53 52 25
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 90 86 96 101 113 57
3 Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore 1100 - 1129 505 715 314
4 SUTD Singapore 1248 1111 1083 827 832 361
5 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 1281 1178 872 936 909 400
6 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 1030 966 788 868 913 402
7 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 467 529 689 837 954 421
8 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 1339 1235 1251 1355 1027 452
9 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 2582 2365 1580 1531 1049 457
10 Mahidol University Thailand 1473 1409 1394 1744 1100 479

SCImago Institutions Rankings : Research

Top 10 University[40] Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024[n 2]
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 44 40 43 44 48
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 74 79 104 108 124
3 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 601 387 327 316 297
4 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 422 334 326 324 328
5 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 571 481 332 547 464
6 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 233 252 528 418 491
7 Ton Duc Thang University Vietnam 2348 834 561 413 621
8 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 1087 779 663 648 645
9 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 1295 878 895 998 749
10 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 417 429 675 813 804

SCImago Institutions Rankings : Societal

Top 10 University[40] Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024[n 2]
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 90 84 78 84 68
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 216 186 174 182 217
3 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 1118 1099 789 717 304
4 Mahidol University Thailand 626 637 585 611 352
5 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia 1480 1560 1266 1055 470
6 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 565 592 612 627 534
7 Airlangga University Indonesia 2772 2461 1800 1643 566
8 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 341 333 462 492 615
9 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 1068 1334 1297 1367 624
10 Brawijaya University Indonesia 2443 2461 1515 1440 730

Edurank University Rankings

Top 20 University Country 2022[41] 2023[42] 2024[43] 2025
1 National University of Singapore Singapore 85 80 81 75
2 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 200 191 196 201
3 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 586 531 460 441
4 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 487 476 459 462
5 Universiti Malaya Malaysia 486 464 462 463
6 Mahidol University Thailand 505 475 469 468
7 Gadjah Mada University Indonesia 694 655 588 564
8 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 705 677 645 616
9 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 734 708 675 648
10 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 693 703 688 659
11 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 919 787 740 705
12 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 805 748 742 709
13 Chiang Mai University Thailand 813 736 730 734
14 Diponegoro University Indonesia - 990 858 826
15 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 927 888 815 827
16 Padjadjaran University Indonesia 1146 1004 859 829
17 IPB University Indonesia 1022 907 887 848
18 Airlangga University Indonesia - 1043 915 872
19 Kasetsart University Thailand 940 899 892 902
20 Brawijaya University Indonesia - 1064 902 914

Edurank : Art & Designs

Edurank : Biology

Edurank : Business

Edurank : Chemistry

Edurank : Computer Science

Edurank : Economics

Edurank : Engineering

Edurank : Environmental Science

Edurank : Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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Edurank : Physics

Edurank : Psychology

Notes

  1. ^ The city is in Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area (Klang Valley)
  2. ^ a b c d Including Institutions from Government, Health, Universities, Companies, Non-Profil

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