Best Universities in Thailand – GURI 2026

Top universities in Thailand

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Thailand are Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Chiang Mai University and others. Thailand has 19 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #337.

1. #1Chulalongkorn UniversityGURI #337 · Score 79.20
2. #2Mahidol UniversityGURI #477 · Score 72.51
3. #3Chiang Mai UniversityGURI #759 · Score 60.16
4. #4Thammasat UniversityGURI #947 · Score 52.97
5. #5King Mongkut's University of Technology ThonburiGURI #959 · Score 52.56
6. #6Prince of Songkla UniversityGURI #1145 · Score 46.67
7. #7Khon Kaen UniversityGURI #1164 · Score 45.90
8. #8Kasetsart UniversityGURI #1195 · Score 44.95
9. #9Mae Fah Luang UniversityGURI #1329 · Score 40.55
10. #10King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokGURI #1501 · Score 35.68

How universities in Thailand perform globally

Across the 19 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 40.54 and the median is 35.68. 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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Edition GURI 2026 · Published by GURI Global LLC · Independent of QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking.