World’s top two world university rankings together with QS
Ranked 1,102 universities around the world including 27 Korean universities such as YU
High scores in world university rankings including Leiden Ranking
[September 7, 2017]
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THE World University Ranking 2018
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Rank in Korea
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World Rank
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College
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Overall Score
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1
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74
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Seoul National University
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64.9
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2
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95
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KAIST
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60.9
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3
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111
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Sungkyunkwan University
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59.3
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4
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137
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Pohang University of Science and Technology
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57.3
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5
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201-250
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UNIST
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50.1
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6
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Yonsei University
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50.0
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7
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Korea University
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48.5
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8
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351-400
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Hanyang University
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41.0
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9
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GIST
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40.3
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10
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401-500
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Kyunghee University
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39.7
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11
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Chung-Ang University
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36.0
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12
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501-600
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Ewha Womans University
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33.9
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13
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University of Ulsan
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32.9
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14
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Sejong University
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31.6
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15
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Konkuk University
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30.7
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16
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601-800
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Pusan National University
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29.3
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17
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Sogang University
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27.6
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18
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Yeungnam University
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23.8
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19
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Inha University
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23.4
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20
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Chonbuk National University
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22.9
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21
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Chonnam National University
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22.7
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22
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Kyungpook National University
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22.2
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23
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University of Seoul
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21.5
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24
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801-1000
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Ajou University
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20.3
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25
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Seoul National University of Science and Technology
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19.6
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26
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Chungnam National University
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19.1
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27
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Hallym University
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16.4
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* Source : THE World University Ranking 2018
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* Rank in Korea : is obtained by calculating score by index, not rank by the official announcement.
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YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was ranked 18th in Korea (601-800 in the world) in the British university ranking institute, ‘THE’ (Times Higher Education).
On the 5th, THE announced its world university ranking results on 1,102 universities around the world. A total of 27 Korean universities were included such as YU, Seoul National University (74th) and KAIST (95th).
In this ranking, Oxford University of England took first place in the world, followed by Cambridge University of England and the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from the United States for the top 5.
THE, which was established in 1971, is an authoritative global university ranking institute together with the British QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) and has been announcing world university rankings since 2004. Its rankings are based on five indices such as educational conditions (30%), research achievements (30%), citations of theses (30%), internationalization (7.5%), and industry-academic cooperation (2.5%). Educational conditions are subdivided into five indices, research achievements into three, and internationalization into three. In particular, the world university rankings of THE applies strict standards and is globally acclaimed.
Meanwhile, YU surprised the world by being ranked 37th in the world (based on top 10% thesis citation) and first in the world in the mathematics and computer science sector in the ‘2017 Leiden Rankings’ that was announced in May. YU was ranked in the top 50 in the world for three consecutive years in the mathematics and computer science sector in the Leiden Rankings that assesses global university rankings based on the quality of theses. Excluding YU there were no Korean universities ranked in the top 20 in all of the six fields announced by Leiden Rankings, thus demonstrating that YU’s research capacities are acknowledged around the world.
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “Our university has been continuously receiving good evaluations from world-acclaimed university ranking institutes,” and added, “We will continue to provide support so that our education and research levels can become of world-class levels.”
