Colleges in Singapore

SMU is recognised for its exceptional teaching and world-class research. It is home to 13,000+ students enrolled in its UG, PG, and Research courses. The MBA course of SMU was ranked at #5 in Asia in the QS Global MBA 2025 rankings. 

MSc in Management course of SMU can be completed in 18-months. The tuition fee of this course is SGD 59,950 (Around INR 43 lakh). For admission to this course, a Bachelor's degree and GMAT / GRE score is required. 

As per the Graduate survey 2024, SMU Singapore graduates average monthly salary is SGD 5,057 (Around INR 3,63 lakh). 9 in 10 graduates have secured employment within the 6 months. SMU has a deducated career centre that offers counselling and job-matching services. 

SMU Singapore overall placement rate is 89.8% for 2024. The full-time permanent emeployment rate is 83.4%. The top industries where the graduates are working are-

• Finance & Insurance
• Legal
• Accounting & Auditing
• Information & Communication

SMU Singapore MBA course is 15-months long course. The tuition fee for SMU MBA is SGD 82,840 (Around INR 59 lakh). Working experience is also required for admission to this course. In the Financial Times 2026 rankings, SMU Singapore MBA ranked at #18 worldwide for ESG and net zero teaching and #23 globally for value for money. 

Times Higher Education is one of the most influential rankings of the world and NUS is ranked under it. As per the latest global rankings in 2026, the NUS is ranked #17 by Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings. The subject ranking for 2026 is not released by THE. As per 2025 rankings, NUS is ranked among best 15 global courses such as Engineering, Law, Computer Science, Business and Economics.

The most recent NUS rankings are offered for the year 2026 under the QS World rankings. 

According to the QS Rankings, NUS has been ranked #8 in 2026. The NUS ranking is constant at #8 since 2024. The subject ranking for 2025 are not released by the QS.

As per the US News and World Report 2025, National University is ranked #20. The NUS ranking has improved by 2 places, where the ranking was #22 in 2024. There are multiple factors used for deriving the score by the US World and News like the graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, standardized tests and student-faculty ratio.

The US World and News has ranked both the universities and actually ranked them really well. Nanyang Technological University is ranked better than ETH Zurich not very far though. For both of these universities, the rankings have dropped from what is was the last year. 

The table of comparison is given below, take a look -

As per QS rankings in 2026, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been ranked #12 in the World University category. 

These rankings have been improving constantly since the year 2024. Other subjects like Accounting & Finance, Architecture, Art & Design, Biological Sciences, Global MBA, Law and Legal Studies and Mathematics are also ranked really well in the list.