North South University (NSU) achieved top positions among Bangladeshi private universities in The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2024. It was ranked between 351 and 400.
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2024 included 739 universities from 31 territories that were published on May 1.
The universities are judged across all their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook – to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available.
The authorities published ranks of only 9 public and private universities from Bangladesh. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh and Jahangirnagar University secured top position from Bangladesh with the rank 301-350.
Other, universities are Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and North South University (351-400), BRAC University, University of Dhaka and University of Rajshahi (401-450), Khulna University and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (501–600)
12 other universities were mentioned in the list without any rank. These universities are; American International University – Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Daffodil International University (DIU), Dhaka International University, Independent University, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), United International University, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Varendra University and World University of Bangladesh (WUB).
Tsinghua University and Peking University in China take the first and second positions for the fifth year in a row. Five mainland Chinese universities feature in the top 10, compared with four last year. Zhejiang University enters this group, moving up from 12th to ninth.
With two universities each, Hong Kong and Singapore have the second-highest representation in the top 10. However, Hong Kong’s leading universities drop in rank while Singapore’s remain stable or gain ground.
The University of Tokyo, which is Japan’s top institution, has risen from eighth to fifth, its highest position since 2015.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s top institution, Seoul National University, drifts further away from the top 10, dropping three places to 14th.
In the top 100, mainland China dominates with 33 universities, followed by South Korea with 16.
The 2024 ranking includes 739 universities from 31 territories.
With 119 universities, Japan remains the most-represented nation this year. India follows with 91 institutions.
A total of 98 universities have joined the rankings since last year. This increase is led by India, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.
