National Central University

🇹🇼 Taiwan 4-Year University

Global #428 Taiwan #3

Institution Info

Founded: 1915
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 10,829 students
Faculty: 638
Website: https://www.ncu.edu.tw/tw/index.html

About

National Central University is a higher education institution in Taiwan, founded in 1915. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is one of the top 3 universities in Taiwan. The university has approximately 11K students, a member of Global C-Tier (World 301-500) and Top 100 Universities in Asia.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #587 · Ranked	28.60
THE	2026	THE #1158 · Ranked	32.73
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #428 · Ranked	85.30

Research Output via OpenAlex

435

h-index

2,793,933

Citations

43,930

Publications

49,528

i10-index

2.38

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global C-Tier (World 301-500) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 20 Universities in Taiwan

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Frequently Asked Questions

National Central University is ranked #428 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Taiwan, it holds the #3 position.

National Central University was founded in 1915, making it 111 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Taiwan.

National Central University has a student body of approximately 10,829 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 16:1.

National Central University has produced 43,930 research publications with 2,793,933 total citations and an h-index of 435, according to OpenAlex data.