We started out as a modest medical school with 23 students in 1905, founded by a determined group of businessmen led by Tan Jiak Kim, to serve the needs of the local community. Today, more than 100 years on, as Singapore’s flagship university, we continue to be in service of country and society.
INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION
It’s true – NUS is 8th in the world. But that’s just the starting point. We are also home to 30,000 curious, creative undergraduates like (and unlike) yourself and 2,400 professors at the top of their fields. Conversations on campus are often thought-provoking and eye-opening, but you have to be here to experience it.
119 YEARS OF NURTURING MOVERS AND SHAKERS
UNBOUND EXPLORATION
Explore our vibrant city using our easyto-navigate public transport network of buses and trains. Being the safest country in the world also means that you can roam the streets freely any time of the day (but we recommend you stay alert anyway).
MAJOR CHOICES
Studying what you want becomes reality here – especially when there are more than 60 bachelor's degrees and over 130 concurrent, joint and double degree programmes to choose from. And don’t forget the second majors, minors and specialisations you could pick up to make your degree your own.
GLOBAL EXPERIENCES
You will love the flight connectivity in Singapore. Fly to anywhere in Southeast Asia in under 4 hours. A weekend getaway is totally possible. Or spend some time studying abroad at one of over 300 partner universities worldwide. Many NUS students have done so.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduation is just the beginning – because NUS graduates are the 8th most employable in the world. Tap on our large support network which comprises 330,000 alumni based in over 100 countries. Consult the Centre for Future-ready Graduates for career advice and internship opportunities.
NUS is ranked 1st in Singapore & Asia Pacific, and 22nd in the world according to the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 11th in the world according to the 2019 QS World University Rankings. NUS was named the world's 4th most international university. In the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2018, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, NUS was ranked 30th in the world.
The QS World University Rankings 2019 ranked NUS 11th in the world and 1st in Asia. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 placed NUS at 22nd in the world and 1st in Asia Pacific, while its 2018 reputation rankings placed it at 24th globally. In 2019, it ranked 27th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.
