QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024 Released

Increasing The Number of Iranian Universities in QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024

11 November 2023 | 15:11 Code : 2167 News Important News
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In the 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024, 856 institutions are showcased from 25 countries and territories – India is now the most represented higher education system, with 148 featured universities (30 more than last year). Followed by China with 133 and Japan with 96. 

Peking University tops the rankings for another year as the region’s best university. 

This year’s ranking is the largest ever, featuring a record number of Asian universities. Not only does this reflect a flourishing and intensely competitive higher education ecosystem but facilitates evermore granular analysis of its institutions, allowing informed selection by students and targeted improvements by the region’s university leaders and policymakers.

Since last year, with the change in ranking methodology the results of this ranking are presented based on Asian geographical regions in 4 sections: Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

The status of the universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Asian QS ranking

A total of 31 universities from the Islamic Republic of Iran included in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024, while last year, for the first time, 12 Iranian universities included in this ranking. Sharif University of Technology, University of Tehran and Amir Kabir University of Technology are ranked 85, 88 and 121in Iran.

2023

2024

University

Row

Asian rank

South Asian rank

84

85

8

Sharif University of Technology

1

92

88

10

University of Tehran

2

113

121

16

Amirkabir University of Technology

3

175

166

22

Iran University of Science and Technology

4

160

184

27

Shiraz university

5

203

187

29

Mashhad University of Ferdowsi

6

-

191

32

Isfahan University of Technology

7

-

199

34

Tabriz University

8

231

238

46

Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

9

231

260-251

50

Shahid Beheshti University

10

-

270-261

53

Shiraz University of Technology

11

-

290-281

63

Islamic Azad university

12

-

Shahroud University of Technology

13

-

291-300

67

Kashan University

14

-

The University of Kordestan

15

-

400-351

Sahand University of Technology

16

400-351

450-401

90

106

Bu Ali Sina University

17

-

K. N. Toosi University ofTechnology

18

-

Kharazmi University

19

-

Razi University

20

-

500-451

125

University of Esfahan

21

400-351

Mazandaran University

22

-

Yasouj University

23

-

143

Allameh Tabatabaei University

24

-

Urmia University

25

450-401

550-501

551-600

166

Al-Zahra University

26

-

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

27

-

Yazd University

28

-

 

University of Zanjan

29

651-700

 

189

Arak University

30

-

Payam Noor university

31

 

Top ten in QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024 

Row

University

Country

1

Peking University

China

2

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

3

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

4

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)

Singapore

4

Tsinghua University

China

6

Zhejiang University

China

7

Fudan University

China

8

Yonsei University

South Korea

9

Korea University

South Korea

10

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Hong Kong