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Excellence in Asian institutions: QS Asian University Rankings™
What?
The QS Asian University Rankings™ are part of an expansion to the QS World University Rankings®. Published for the first time in 2009, the QS Asian University Rankings™ is published annually and ranks Asia’s top 500 universities.
Why?
The QS Asian Rankings™ identify excellence in higher education in the most dynamic and fast-growing region of the planet. Over two thirds of the international students come from Asia with an expanding proportion choosing a regional study destination. With both access to and demand for higher and postgraduate education in the region increasing exponentially year on year, QS Asian Rankings™ offer a useful comparative tool for students, academics and employers.
How?
The QS Asian University Rankings™ methodology differs from the QS World University Rankings®.
It is based on the following criteria:
- Academic Reputation
- Employer Reputation
- Faculty/student ratio
- Papers per faculty
- Citations per paper
- International faculty review
- International student review
- Student exchange inbound
- Student exchange outbound
See the QS Asian University Rankings ™ on topuniversities.com