QS Asia University Rankings 2025: VIT advances 13 spots, climbs to 150th rank

QS World University Rankings Asia 2025: VIT was ranked 73rd in 2023, 198th in 2022, and 215th in 2021.

VIT climbs to 150th rank in QS Asia University Rankings 2025. (Image: Official website)

Alivia Mukherjee | November 6, 2024 | 07:33 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The QS World University Asia 2025 rankings has been announced. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has grabbed the 150th position in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025, advancing 13 places from its 163rd rank in the previous year.

The QS World University Asia Rankings evaluate universities based on a range of factors, including academic and employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per paper, international research network, and the proportion of international students and faculty.

Over the past few years, VIT has improved its position, moving from 173rd in 2023, 198th in 2022, and 215th in 2021. In 2020, it ranked 228th, and in 2019, it was positioned between 281st and 290th.

QS World University Rankings Asia 2025: Top 10 international universities

The QS World University Asia ranking 2025 is topped by Peking University, followed by The University of Hong Kong and National University of Singapore (NUS). Other institutions in the top 10 include Nanyang Technological University, Fudan University, and Tsinghua University.

Rank	University	Location	Score
1	Peking University	Beijing, China	100
2	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	99.7
3	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	98.9
4	Nanyang Technological University (NTU)	Singapore	98.3
5	Fudan University	Shanghai, China	97.2
6	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong	96.7
7	Tsinghua University	Beijing, China	96.3
8	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, China	96
9	Yonsei University	Seoul, South Korea	95.4
10	City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)	Hong Kong	95.3

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QS Asia University Ranking 2025: Comparison with previous year

The QS Asia University Rankings for 2025 reveal some notable shifts compared to 2024. Peking University continues to maintain its top position with a score of 100, consistent across both years.

The University of Hong Kong follows closely at second, with a slight increase in score from 97.9 in 2024 to 99.7 in 2025. However, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore and Fudan University saw positional changes; NTU moved up to 4th with a score of 98.3 in 2025, while Fudan dropped to 5th despite having a similar score of 97.2.

Tsinghua University, which held the 4th spot in 2024, dropped to 7th in 2025, while Zhejiang University advanced to 8th in 2025 from 6th in 2024. Other notable changes include Yonsei University moving up to 9th place in 2025 from 8th in 2024, and City University of Hong Kong making its debut in the top 10, ranking 10th in 2025.

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