Interest in rankings amongst Asian institutions is amongst the strongest in the world – leading to Asia being the first of a number of regional exercises QS plans to initiate.
The narrower the geographic focus of a ranking, the richer the available data can potentially be – the US News & World Report draws on 18 indicators, the Joong Ang Ilbo ranking in Korea on over 30. It is both appropriate and crucial then that the range of indicators used at a regional level differs from that used globally.
The objectives of each exercise are slightly different – whilst a global ranking seeks to identify truly world class universities, contributing to the global progress of science, society and scholarship, a regional ranking should adapt to the realities of the region in question.
This table outlines the methodology for the QS.com Asian University Rankings:
Criteria | QS.com Asian University Rankings In association with Chosun Ilbo | |
Indicator | Weight | |
Research Quality | Asian Academic Peer Review | 30% |
Papers per Faculty | 15% | |
Citations per Paper | 15% | |
Teaching Quality | Student Faculty Ratio | 20% |
Graduate Employability | Asian Employer Review | 10% |
Internationalisation | International Faculty | 2.5% |
International Students | 2.5% | |
Inbound Exchange Students | 2.5% | |
Outbound Exchange Students | 2.5% | |
