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Singapore locations two universities in the global top 5 for data science and synthetic intelligence in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) ranked third, making it the highest-ranked establishment exterior the U.S., behind Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) positioned fourth, forward of Carnegie Mellon University.
Both universities from the city-state improved from final yr, with NUS rising one place and NTU climbing two spots to enter the top 5.
The QS rankings, compiled yearly by U.Ok.-based instructional analyst Quacquarelli Symonds, valuate universities based mostly on 5 indicators, together with tutorial repute, employer repute, citations per paper, analysis productiveness and affect, and worldwide analysis collaboration.
The 2026 version assessed greater than 21,000 tutorial packages throughout 1,912 establishments in 100 nations and territories.
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Students at National University of Singapore. Photo courtesy of NUS |
China was the only different Asian country in the top 10, with Tsinghua University ranked tenth, up from eleventh final yr.
The U.S. and the U.Ok. every had two universities ranked between sixth and ninth positions.
In the broader subject of engineering and know-how, Singapore was the only Asian country with two universities in the global top 10.
NUS ranked eighth, rising 4 locations from final yr, whereas NTU positioned tenth, up from eleventh.