Asia Rising: Tsinghua and NUS Crash the Old Guard's Party

Tsinghua broke into ARWU's top 20 for the first time ever (No. 18), while NUS holds Asia's only seat in the QS world top 10.

The top 3

  1. Tsinghua's First-Ever Top-20 Breakthrough: Tsinghua climbed from No. 22 to No. 18 in ARWU 2025 — its first entry into the global top 20 and the best result of any Asian university — while sitting at No. 12 in THE 2026, just ahead of Peking at No. 13.
  2. NUS: Asia's Only Top-10 Regular: The National University of Singapore is the sole Asian university in the QS world top 10 — No. 8 in QS 2026, No. 10 in QS 2027 — with neighbor NTU close behind at No. 12.
  3. China's Top-100 Takeover: Mainland China went from 1 university in the ARWU top 100 a decade ago to 13 in 2025, with four now inside the global top 30.

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