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NEW 2026 THE World University Rankings: Top 400 for the First Time, 8th Among Domestic Comprehensive Universities

  • 2025-10-29
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Ajou University has entered the top 400 for the first time in the 2026 rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE), the British university-ranking organization. Among comprehensive universities in South Korea, Ajou achieved 8th place, up one notch from 9th last year.


This year’s global university evaluation covered 2,191 institutions across 115 countries and assessed based on using 17 indicators from five categories: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, International Outlook, and Industry. The THE ranking is known to place more emphasis on research and teaching conditions rather than just traditional reputation.


Ajou University previously entered the top 500 in both 2024 and 2025. With this year’s leap into the top 400, the university has demonstrated its consistent advancement. In the Research Quality category Ajou’s score rose by 4.5 points to 58.4, and recorded a substantial 11.6 point increase to 59.4 in the International Outlook category — both contributing to the rise in ranking.