Chung-Ang University Department of Nursing Ranks No. 1 in South Korea in 2024 QS Subject Rankings

On the 19th, Chung-Ang University announced that its Department of Nursing ranked within the 51st to 100th range globally, securing the top position domestically, according to the ‘2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject’ released recently by the UK-based university ranking organization ‘QS’.

The 2024 QS subject rankings were conducted based on 5 academic fields and 55 detailed majors. University rankings were determined using five indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, H-index, and international research network. A total of 1,559 universities participated in this year’s evaluation.

Jungang University campus. [Photo by Jungang University]

Chung-Ang University’s Department of Nursing achieved a global ranking within the 51st to 100th range in this evaluation, moving up one tier from the 101st to 150th range it had maintained for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023.

There are a total of three domestic universities ranked within the 51st to 100th range. Along with Chung-Ang University, the Departments of Nursing at Seoul National University and Yonsei University also secured the joint top position domestically according to QS standards.

Chung-Ang University’s Department of Nursing also held the top domestic position for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023 in the ‘GRAS’ global university subject rankings conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During the same period, its global ranking improved from the 76th?100th range to 40th place.

Park Sang-kyu, President of Chung-Ang University, stated, "Chung-Ang University has established an education and research system leading the bio-medical fields including nursing, medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, and biotechnology. We will continue to spare no support to ensure that related academic units achieve outstanding results."

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