"Is There No Wall Above?" UNIST Breaks into Top 200 in World University Rankings

Ranked 176th in 2021 THE World University Rankings... Rising to 6th Domestically
Top in Domestic Citation Impact, Significant Increase in 'Industry Income Score'

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has significantly improved its ranking in the global university rankings, entering the top 200 for the first time. This "young" university, established just 13 years ago, is rapidly climbing toward the top, competing with world-class universities.

In the '2021 World University Rankings' announced on the 2nd local time by the UK university ranking organization THE (Times Higher Education), UNIST ranked 176th worldwide.

The domestic university ranking also rose, moving up one spot from 7th last year to 6th this year.

Since entering the '2018 World University Rankings' and beginning to be evaluated, UNIST had consistently maintained a position between 201st and 250th. This year, it showed a significant upward trend, placing within the top 200 for the first time in its history.

The domestic university rankings were as follows: Seoul National University (60th), KAIST (96th), Sungkyunkwan University (101st), POSTECH (151st), Korea University (167th), UNIST (176th), and Yonsei University (187th). Only these seven universities ranked within the top 200 domestically.

This year’s rise in UNIST’s ranking resulted from improved scores in individual indicators such as educational environment and research. In particular, the Industry Income score increased by about 5 points from last year to 85.3. Consequently, UNIST ranked 99th worldwide in industry income, achieving a position within the top 100 in this category.

The Citation score was 90.8. Maintaining a score in the 90s, UNIST held the top domestic position for the fourth consecutive year. This recognition of the quality and competitiveness of its papers once again demonstrated the qualitative excellence of its research.

President Lee Yong-hoon of UNIST said, “This valuable achievement is the result of the relentless efforts and accomplishments of all members,” adding, “We will continue to strive for nurturing future talents and advancing cutting-edge science and technology through research and education leading scientific and technological innovation.”

In this THE World University Ranking, the University of Oxford ranked first overall, followed by Stanford University, Harvard University, Caltech, and MIT.

The top 10 also included the University of Cambridge, UC Berkeley, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago.

This THE World University Ranking evaluated 1,527 universities across 93 countries worldwide. Since 2004, THE’s annual rankings have been a prestigious evaluation assessing five areas: educational environment, research performance, citation impact, international outlook, and industry income.

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