UTAR is now ranked #157 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2021, up 24 places from its ranking of #181 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2020. This is a significant increase for UTAR who has always aimed for excellence in its educational, research and internationalisation initiatives.

The QS Asia University Rankings is published annually to highlight top universities in Asia each year. According to QS, the criteria used for this Rankings is similar to that of the QS World Rankings except for some additional criteria and adapted weightings. This set of criteria is developed in consultation with regional experts and stakeholder and is designed to reflect key priorities of universities in Asia, drawing on as much data as possible.

The 11 indicators used to compile the QS Asia Rankings are as follows

• Academic reputation (30%)
• Employer reputation (20%)
• Faculty/student ratio (10%)
• International research network (10%)
• Citations per paper (10%) and papers per faculty (5%)
• Staff with PhD (5%)
• Proportion of international faculty (5%) and proportion of international students (5%)
• Proportion of inbound exchange students (2.5%) and proportion of outbound exchange students (2.5%)

According to QS, the last two indicators are not used in the QS World Rankings but are used in the QS Asia Rankings to reflect the internationalisation activities of universities in Asia and to assess the relative size of international inbound and outbound exchange programmes of the universities.

For more information on the Rankings, please refer to this link: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021