Nanyang Technological University

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. 

The US World and News is one of the most influential rankings of the world and is considered by students and universities around the world. 

US News & World Report is very well known for offering rankings to top universities around the world. The ranking authority evaluates a wide range of factors like -

• Global research reputation
• Conferences
• Total citations
• Highly cited papers in the top 1%, international collaboration

As per US World and News, the NTU has been ranked among the top universities of the world. It also releases National, Global, Regional and Subject Rankings.

In the Global Universities category, Nanyang Technological University ranks at #28 in 2025 and it has declined in its rankings from #27 in 2024.  

MSc in Mechanical Engineering is the best course delivered by the university. NTU Singapore University offers the best Master's in Mechanical Engineering programme in Singapore.

The programme gives students an basic understanding of key concepts related to mechatronics, robotics, managing and leveraging data. The university's strong connections across industries, allows students to gain work experience during their studies itself.

NTU has remained very stable in its standing as one of the best universities in the world, in the last few years. It has maintained its reputation across different university ranking platforms. Given below are the changes that have been seen across platforms in the NTU Rankings, in the last few years.

The NTU QS Ranking 2026 is #12 in the world. The university has improved by 3 spots from its 2025 ranking, when it ranked #15 in the world. Given below is how the NTU Singapore QS Ranking have changed over the last few years. 

NTU is currently about 34 years old. It was inaugrated on 1 July 1991 and before that it was called Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) which was set up even earlier, in 1981, making the history go back to 44 years as of 2025.