Best Universities in Taiwan – GURI 2026

Top universities in Taiwan

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Taiwan are National Taiwan University (NTU), National Tsing Hua University, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and others. Taiwan has 45 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #116.

1. #1National Taiwan University (NTU)GURI #116 · Score 90.05
2. #2National Tsing Hua UniversityGURI #242 · Score 83.33
3. #3National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)GURI #322 · Score 79.69
4. #4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityGURI #353 · Score 78.22
5. #5National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)GURI #409 · Score 75.56
6. #6China Medical UniversityGURI #444 · Score 73.87
7. #7National Sun Yat-sen UniversityGURI #490 · Score 71.51
8. #8National Taiwan Normal UniversityGURI #525 · Score 69.77
9. #9Taipei Medical UniversityGURI #594 · Score 67.01
10. #10Chang Gung UniversityGURI #673 · Score 63.71

How universities in Taiwan perform globally

Across the 45 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 44.47 and the median is 34.81. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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