Globally-trusted world leaders in university rankings, along with QS
Only three universities in Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas, YU, POSTECH, and Gyeongbuk National University, included in the rankings
YU keeps getting good results in world university rankings including QS University Rankings (Asia) and Leiden Ranking
[Mar 29, 2017]
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2017 THE Asian University Rankings
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Ranking in Korea
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Ranking in Asia
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University
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1
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8
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KAIST
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2
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9
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Seoul National University
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3
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10
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POSTECH
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4
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13
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Sungkyunkwan University
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5
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20
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Korea University
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6
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29
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Yonsei University
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7
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31
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GIST
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8
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36
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Kyung Hee University
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9
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38
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Hanyang University
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10
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53
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Ewha Womans University
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11
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60
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Chung-Ang University
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12
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66
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University of Ulsan
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13
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90
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Busan National University
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14
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95
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Seogang University
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15
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99
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Sejong University
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16
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101-110
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Yeungnam University
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17
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141-150
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Inha University
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17
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141-150
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Konkuk University
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19
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151-160
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Ajou University
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20
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171-180
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Jeonbuk National University
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20
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171-180
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Jeonnam National University
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20
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171-180
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Gyeongbuk National University
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23
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201-250
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Chungnam National University
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23
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201-250
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University of Seoul
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23
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201-250
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SEOULTECH
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26
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251+
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Hallym University
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In the ‘2017 Asian University Rankings’ published by Times Higher Education (“THE”), a world-famous university ranking publisher, Yeungnam University (“YU”) was ranked 16th in Korea (between 101st and 110th in Asia), posting an impressive jump of 6 steps from last year (22nd).
THE has been publishing world university rankings since 2004, and publish Asian university rankings in March each year. For top 100 universities, individual ranks are announced, and for those between 101st and 300th, their ranking brackets are announced. Evaluation is based on five indicators – Teaching (the learning environment) (weight of 25%), Research (volume, income and reputation) (30%), Citation (research influence) (30%), International outlook (staff, students and research) (7.5%), and Industry income (knowledge transfer) (7.5%). Based on sub-items of each indicator, a total of 13 sub-indicators are used for the evaluation.
Among the indicators mentioned above, YU received good evaluation in that of “Teaching,” with high evaluation weight, which led to significant rise in its ranking. In the “Teaching” indicator, YU posted a remarkable improvement of 115 steps (51st in Asia) over the previous year (166th in Asia). In addition, YU showed improvement in “Research” such as per-teaching staff number of academic articles (3.52 →4.07), academic articles citation (3.85 → 4.05), and per-teaching staff research grants from the industry (6.8 million Won → 8.6 million Won) and in “International outlook” such as international staff ratio (number of international staff: 124 → 146).
In 2017, a total of 26 Korean universities were included in the aforesaid ranking, and among those in Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas, only three, YU, POSTECH (3rd in Korea, 10th in Asia) and Gyeongbuk National University (20th in Korea, between 171st and 180th in Asia), were included.
In the ‘University Rankings: Asia 2016’ published by QS in June of last year, YU was ranked as 128th among Asian universities (22n in Korea). With major Korean universities generally falling or stagnating in the ranking, YU demonstrated its strength, jumping 22 steps from 2013 (150th). Also, in the 'Leiden Ranking 2016,' evaluating world universities based on their academic articles’ quality, YU was ranked 50th in the world and 1st in Korea in Mathematics & Computer Science, its world-class research power earning recognition.
