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Global Standing
Many organizations around the world announce university rankings. The following rankings represent SNU’s current status among the world’s universities.
Recent Rankings of SNU
| Organization (Country) | Name of Rankings | SNU’s Global Rankings |
|---|---|---|
| QS (UK) | QS World University Rankings 2019 | 36 |
| QS Asia University Rankings 2018 | 11 | |
| THE (UK) | THE World University Rankings 2019 | 63 |
| THE Asia University Rankings 2018 | 9 | |
| THE World Reputation Rankings 2018 | 46 | |
| Shanghai Ranking Consultancy (China) | Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018 | 101~150 |
| National Taiwan University (Taiwan) | National Taiwan University Ranking: Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities 2018 | 50 |
| Middle East Technical University (Turkey) | University Ranking by Academic Performance 2017-2018 | 44 |
| Center for World University Rankings (Saudi Arabia) | World University Rankings 2018-2019 | 60 |
| US News & World Report | Best Global Universities Rankings 2018 | 123 |
| Best Global Universities in Asia 2018 | 10 |
QS World University Rankings (2010 ~ ) (http://www.topuniversities.com)
An English survey company QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.) compiled a list of international university rankings. Universities were assessed and ranked based mainly on e-mail reviews from professors and corporations.
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Ranking | 50 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| SNU’s Ranking (Within Asia) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
THE World University Rankings (2010 ~ ) (http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk)
THE (Times Higher Education), a subsidiary of The Times ranks world universities with Elsevier Scopus.
| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’S RANKING | 109 | 124 | 59 | 44 | 50 | 85 | 72 | 74 | 63 |
| Year | 2012-2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’S RANKING (WITHIN ASIA) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Year | 2010-2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Reputation Ranking | 50 | 51~60 | 41 | 26 | 51~60 | 45 | 46 | 46 |
Academic Ranking of World Universities (2003 ~ ) (http://www.arwu.org)
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was the first world university ranking compiled by the Higher Education Research Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The ARWU list has been compiled and announced annually since 2003.
| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Ranking | 150-200 | 150-200 | 101-150 | 150-200 | 150-200 | 150-200 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| SNU’s Ranking | 150-200 | 101-150 | 102-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| SNU’s Ranking | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 |
National Taiwan University Ranking: Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities (2007 ~ ) (http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw)
Taiwan has published ranking since 2007 by analyzing SCI paper publications and citations of world universities. The Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council conducted this ranking from 2007 to 2011, and the National Taiwan University took over from 2012.
| Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Ranking | 107 | 54 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 60 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’S SCI PUBLICATION RANKING | 41 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) (2010~ ) (http://www.urapcenter.org)
Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University in Turkey is conducting the largest size world university rankings as evaluating research performance of 2,500 universities worldwide. They use open-access data such as ISI (Information Sciences Institute) and Google Scholar.
| Year | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Ranking | 43 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 44 |
CWUR World University Rankings (2012~ ) (http://cwur.org)
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) started publishing the rankings in 2012 without using submitted data or survey results. Since 2018, some of the existing indicators, such as the number of patents, were deleted and the evaluation method was changed by adding indicators such as Research Output and Quality Publications.
| Year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’S RANKING | 75 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 60 |
Best Global Universities Rankings by US News & World Report (http://www.usnews.com/)
The US News & World Report has released ‘Best Global Universities Rankings’ since 2015 based on 12 indicators that measure their academic performance and reputation.
| YEAR | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’S RANKING | 72 | 105 | 123 | 123 |
| SNU’S RANKING (WITHIN ASIA) | 9 | 10 | 10 |
THE - QS World University Rankings (2004 ~ 2009)
THE (Times Higher Education), a subsidiary of The Times, and the English survey company QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.) compiled a list of international university rankings. Before THE and QS started making university rankings separately in 2010, the THE – QS World University Rankings were announced annually for five years. Universities were assessed and ranked based mainly on e-mail reviews from professors and corporations.
| Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNU’s Ranking | 118 | 93 | 63 | 51 | 50 | 47 |
