According to the ranking by British analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the National University of Singapore (NUS) secured the 10th spot. This achievement makes it Asia’s top-ranked university and the region’s sole representative in the global top 10. NUS was also the first institution in Asia to ever break into this elite tier.
Students graduate from the National University of Singapore, June 9, 2026. Photo from the university's Facebook page
QS released the 2027 edition on June 18, assessing 1,504 universities across 106 countries and territories. The U.S. and U.K. dominated the upper echelon, claiming eight of the top 10 places, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topping the rankings for a 15th consecutive year.
Imperial College London and Stanford University tied for second place. They are followed by the University of Oxford in fourth and Harvard University in fifth. ETH Zurich in Switzerland and NUS stand out as the only institutions outside the U.S. and U.K. to make the top 10.
Asian representation
