Nanyang Technological University continues to be the top young university in the world according to the QS Top 50 Under 50, a table exclusively for the world’s younger academic institutions.
First published in 2012, the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranks the best universities in the world which are under 50 years old, allowing some of the worldís top young universities to shine. Since 2015, it has tripled its range to include the Next 100 Under 50.
Unlike other university rankings, the Top 50 Under 50 and the Next 100 Under 50 see a vast amount of change each year, as universities drop out of the list after they pass the 50-year marker. So, if you canít find an institution in this yearís list, it might be because itís now older than 50 years.
QS Top 50 Under 50 2020 |
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2020 | WUR Rank 2020 | Institution | Location | Score |
1 | 11= | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Singapore | 91.8 |
2 | 32 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | Hong Kong SAR | 80.6 |
3 | 41 | KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | 77.9 |
4 | 52 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | 73.6 |
5 | 53 | UniversitÈ PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) | France | 73.4 |
6 | 77 | Sorbonne University | France | 64.9 |
7 | 87 | Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) | South Korea | 62.6 |
8 | 91 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong SAR | 61.9 |
9 | 134 | Aalto University | Finland | 52.4 |
10 | 139 | CentraleSupÈlec | France | 51.4 |
11 | 140= | University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Australia | 51.2 |
12 | 159 | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | Malaysia | 48.4 |
13 | 160= | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | Malaysia | 48.3 |
14 | 167= | UniversitÈ Catholique de Louvain (UCL) | Belgium | 47.7 |
15 | 177= | Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa | Italy | 46.6 |
16 | 212= | University of Wollongong | Australia | 42.7 |
17 | 217= | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) | Malaysia | 41.4 |
18 | 223 | University of Antwerp | Belgium | 40.9 |
19 | 224 | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Australia | 40.7 |
20 | 224= | TELECOM ParisTech | France | 40.7 |
21 | 230 | Curtin University | Australia | 39.9 |
22 | 238 | RMIT University | Australia | 39.2 |
23 | 239= | Maastricht University | Netherlands | 39 |
24 | 251= | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | 37.6 |
25 | 253= | University of Paris | France | 37.5 |
26 | 261 | Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) | Hong Kong SAR | 36.9 |
27 | 268= | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates | 36.5 |
28 | 270 | University of Tsukuba | Japan | 36.3 |
29 | 271= | Deakin University | Australia | 36.1 |
30 | 274= | University of South Australia (UniSA) | Australia | 35.9 |
31 | 276 | Qatar University | Qatar | 35.8 |
32 | 285= | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Spain | 35 |
33 | 287= | National Yang Ming University | Taiwan | 34.9 |
34 | 298= | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Spain | 34.6 |
35 | 298= | Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) | Brunei | 34.6 |
36 | 300 | Universitat PolitËcnica de Catalunya | Spain | 34.5 |
37 | 320= | Griffith University | Australia | 33.2 |
=38 | 322= | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) | South Korea | 33.1 |
=38 | 322= | National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) | Russia | 33.1 |
=40 | 324= | Aalborg University | Denmark | 33 |
=40 | 324= | Linkˆping University | Sweden | 33 |
41 | 329= | United Arab Emirates University | United Arab Emirates | 32.4 |
42 | 335 | IE University | Spain | 32.1 |
43 | 338= | University of Lisbon | Portugal | 31.9 |
44 | 351= | UniversitÈ Grenoble-Alpes (UGA) | France | 31 |
45 | 371 | American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 29.6 |
46 | 375 | Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) | Pakistan | 29.2 |
47 | 376 | Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom | 29.1 |
48 | 377= | James Cook University (JCU) | Australia | 29 |
=49 | 379= | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | 28.9 |
=49 | 379= | UniversitÈ de Strasbourg | France | 28.9 |
51-60 | 379= | Universiti Teknologi Brunei | Brunei | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 383= | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 383= | Universidad de Palermo | Argentina | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 387= | University of Macau | Macau SAR | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 395= | Tampere University | Finland | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 400= | National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad | Pakistan | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 400= | Universidad Austral | Argentina | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 410= | National Sun Yat-sen University | Taiwan | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 412= | Shanghai University | China (Mainland) | 28.9-27.5 |
51-60 | 418 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Kazakhstan | 28.9-27.5 |
61-70 | 421= | Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Portugal | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 429= | Dublin City University (DCU) | Ireland | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 435 | Universidad PolitÈcnica de Madrid | Spain | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 442= | Auckland University of Technology | New Zealand | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 442= | Bond University | Australia | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 442= | UCSI University | Malaysia | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 451= | KoÁ University | Turkey | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 458= | UniversitÈ de Bordeaux | France | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 462= | Concordia University | Canada | 27.3-25.1 |
61-70 | 468= | Western Sydney University | Australia | 27.3-25.1 |
71-80 | 477 | Singapore Management University | Singapore | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 482= | Universidade Estadual Paulista “J˙lio de Mesquita Filho” | Brazil | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 482= | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (Petronas) | Malaysia | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 484= | Chang Gung University | Taiwan | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 484= | University of Canberra | Australia | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 491= | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) | India | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 491= | Universidad de Montevideo | Uruguay | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 491= | UniversitÈ Aix-Marseille | France | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 498= | UniversitÈ de Montpellier | France | 24.9-24.2 |
71-80 | 498= | University of Eastern Finland | Finland | 24.9-24.2 |
81-90 | 501-510 | Bilkent University | Turkey | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 501-510 | King Khalid University | Saudi Arabia | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 501-510 | Universidad de Alcal· | Spain | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 501-510 | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 511-520 | Taylor’s University | Malaysia | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 511-520 | Universit· degli Studi di Roma – Tor Vergata | Italy | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 511-520 | University of Ulsan | South Korea | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 521-530 | Sabanci University | Turkey | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 521-530 | Universit‰t Bremen | Germany | 24-22.4 |
81-90 | 521-530 | University of Limerick (UL) | Ireland | 24-22.4 |
91-100 | 531-540 | Coventry University | United Kingdom | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 541-550 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) (formerly University of Dammam) | Saudi Arabia | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 541-550 | Management and Science University | Malaysia | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 541-550 | Universit‰t Bayreuth | Germany | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 551-560 | Hallym University | South Korea | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 551-560 | University of Aveiro | Portugal | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 571-580 | Murdoch University | Australia | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 581-590 | University of Balamand | Lebanon | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 591-600 | Kingston University, London | United Kingdom | 22.3-20.3 |
91-100 | 591-600 | Universitat Ramon Llull | Spain | 22.3-20.3 |
101-150 | 591-600 | Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) | Malaysia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 591-600 | University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 591-600 | University of Mons | Belgium | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 591-600 | University of CÙte d’Azur | France | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Ajou University | South Korea | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | American University in Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Central Queensland University | Australia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Ulster University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Universidad de San AndrÈs | Argentina | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Universidad Torcuato Di Tella | Argentina | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Universit‰t Duisburg-Essen | Germany | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | University of Hyderabad | India | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | University of Klagenfurt | Austria | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | University of Portsmouth | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 601-650 | Victoria University | Australia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | Charles Darwin University | Australia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Australia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) | Malaysia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Jordan | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 651-700 | Zayed University | United Arab Emirates | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Abu Dhabi University | United Arab Emirates | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Bournemouth University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Central South University | China (Mainland) | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) | Pakistan | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | London South Bank University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Maynooth University | Ireland | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Nottingham Trent University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Rovira i Virgili University | Spain | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Shenzhen University | China (Mainland) | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Sumy State University | Ukraine | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Universidad de Alicante | Spain | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Universidad ICESI | Colombia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | UniversitÈ de Lille | France | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | Malaysia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | University of Greenwich | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | University of Huddersfield | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 701-750 | Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) | Vietnam | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Ajman University | United Arab Emirates | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Anna University | India | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) | Ireland | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Kazakh-British Technical University | Kazakhstan | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | London Metropolitan University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Manchester Metropolitan University | United Kingdom | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | O. P. Jindal Global University | India | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Southern Cross University | Australia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Sunway University | Malaysia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Universidad de La Sabana | Colombia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Universidad de San Francisco de Quito | Ecuador | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | UniversitÈ de Lorraine | France | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) | Malaysia | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | University of Brescia | Italy | 20.5-14.2 |
101-150 | 751-800 | University of Crete | Greece | 20.5-14.2 |
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