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National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

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Singapore, Singapore
17th in World University Rankings 2025
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About

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The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university, which offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise. We have 16 colleges, faculties and schools across three campuses in Singapore, with more than 40,000 students from 100 countries enriching our vibrant and diverse campus community. We have also established our NUS Overseas Colleges programme in more than 15 cities around the world.

Our multidisciplinary and real-world approach to education, research and entrepreneurship enables us to work closely with industry, governments and academia to address crucial and complex issues relevant to Asia and the world. Researchers in our faculties, university-level research institutes, research centres of excellence and corporate labs focus on themes that include energy; environmental and urban sustainability; treatment and prevention of diseases; active ageing; advanced materials; risk management and resilience of financial systems; Asian studies; and Smart Nation capabilities such as artificial intelligence, data science, operations research and cybersecurity.

For more information on NUS, please visit www.nus.edu.sg.

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Rankings

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at National University of Singapore

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
49 F : 51 M (1)
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International student percentage
26% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
21 (1)
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Student total
34388 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at National University of Singapore

See below for a range of subjects taught at National University of Singapore

Life Sciences22nd

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Biological Sciences

Law11th

  • Law

Arts and Humanities26th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics15th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Clinical and Health=16th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Computer Science11th

  • Computer Science

Engineering9th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences16th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Psychology=64th

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences=12th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics
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Downloads

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NUS Story 2022-2023.pdf

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the_nus_story_2019_20.pdf

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welcome-to-nus_2019-2020.pdf