UNIST Ranks 8th in Korea and 197th Globally in QS World University Rankings, Enters Top 100 for the First Time

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) ranked 8th in Korea and 197th in the world in the '2023 World University Rankings' announced by the UK-based global university ranking organization QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). This ranking rose 15 places from last year, entering the top 100 for the first time.

The QS World University Rankings are published annually based on evaluations by indicators, with weighted scores assigned to each indicator.

The evaluation used six indicators to rank 1,418 universities worldwide: academic reputation 40%, citations per paper 20%, student-to-faculty ratio 20%, graduate reputation 10%, proportion of international faculty 5%, and proportion of international students 5%.

UNIST participated in the QS World University Rankings for the first time last year, entering at 8th in Korea and 212th in the world.

This year, the domestic ranking remained 8th, the same as last year, while the global ranking improved by 15 places to 197th.

In Korea, Seoul National University, KAIST, POSTECH, Yonsei University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Hanyang University, and UNIST are all ranked within the top 200.

UNIST showed strength in citations per faculty member, scoring 99.9 out of 100 points, ranking 11th globally and 2nd domestically.

Other indicators also showed overall improvement. The student-to-faculty ratio ranked 138th globally, rising 21 places from last year, and the proportion of international faculty ranked 413th, up 185 places from last year.

President Lee Yong-hoon said, “UNIST’s growth momentum continues without pause, and we will take on new challenges. We will focus on nurturing semiconductors, artificial intelligence, smart healthcare, and carbon neutrality to fulfill our role as a university leading not only the Southeast region but also the future of Korea.”

On the 1st, UNIST ranked 20th in the '2022 THE Asia University Rankings' announced by the UK university ranking organization THE (Times Higher Education).

This is a one-step rise from 21st last year, and the domestic ranking also improved by one step from 5th to 4th.

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