China 338, US 280... Which Korean Universities Are Among the World's Top 2000?

Including 40 Institutions such as Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, and KAIST... Rankings Rise for Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and UNIST
US News & World Report Compilation, Harvard University Has Remained No. 1 Since Rankings Began

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jung-wan] Among the list of the world's top 2000 universities, Chinese universities accounted for the largest number with 338 institutions. Domestic universities such as Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, KAIST, Korea University, and Yonsei University ranked within the list with a total of 40 universities.

According to the '2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings' announced on the 25th (local time) by the US media US News & World Report, among the 2000 universities from over 90 countries ranked globally, Chinese universities were counted at 338, surpassing the 280 universities from the United States. This is the first time since the rankings began in 2014 that the number of Chinese universities exceeded that of US universities. Following China were Japan (105 universities), the United Kingdom (92 universities), and India (81 universities).

Among the top 10 universities, eight were from the United States. Harvard University took first place, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, 2nd), and Stanford University (3rd). The remaining two universities in the top 10 (Oxford University and Cambridge University) were from the United Kingdom. Harvard University has held the number one position since the rankings began.

Chinese universities showed strength in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Five Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University, were listed among the top 10 universities in AI.

Among domestic universities, Seoul National University ranked first at 129th place. Seoul National University has consistently maintained the top domestic position since the rankings began. Following were Sungkyunkwan University (263rd), KAIST (282nd), Korea University (290th), Yonsei University (292nd), UNIST (360th), Sejong University (397th), POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology, 409th), and Hanyang University (441st), all within the top 500.

The global rankings of domestic universities are showing a downward trend. This year, the number of institutions expanded to 2000 from 95 countries compared to 1750 universities from 91 countries last year, but the number of domestic universities ranked decreased from 50 to 40. In particular, among the 40 universities ranked this year, 29 universities except for 11 showed a decline in their global ranking compared to the previous year. Universities that improved their rankings include Seoul National University, Yonsei University, UNIST, Sejong University, Hanyang University, Kyung Hee University, Pusan National University, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Dongguk University, Konkuk University, and Gachon University.

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