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If there were report cards for entire universities, National University of Singapore (NUS) just came home with straight A’s.
In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, NUS just posted its strongest showing ever – a record 28 subjects landed in the top 10 globally, with seven emerging their way into the top tier. For context, that number has been consistently climbing: 14 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 22 in 2025, and now 28.
NUS was ranked across 42 subjects this year, and 39 of them sit comfortably within the top 20 worldwide (up from 36 last year) – this means it’s one of the 20 best in the world based on research output, academic reputation, and how employers rate its graduates.
Globally, the rankings evaluated more than 21,000 academic offerings from 1,912 institutions across 100 countries. Against that backdrop, Singapore as a whole is punching well above its weight, with 42 subjects in the global top 10 – the third-highest count worldwide, behind only the US (271) and the UK (171), and comfortably ahead of China’s 15.
Across the five broad subject areas, NUS is now firmly parked in 8th place in both Engineering & Technology and Social Sciences & Management, 13th in Natural Sciences, 14th in Life Sciences & Medicine, and 17th in Arts & Humanities.
Leading Asia, NUS has racked up the sixth-highest number of top-three subject placements globally. Locally, it emerged as the top-ranked university in Singapore for 46 out of 53 subject and broad subject area entries.
Read here for the full report.
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