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77	193	Arts & Humanities	110	Natural Sciences
26	Engineering & IT	89	Social Sciences
World Rankings	78	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

69	263	Arts & Humanities	99	Natural Sciences
25	Engineering & IT	88	Social Sciences
World Rankings	102	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a research-intensive university with globally acknowledged strengths in science and engineering. The university has roots that go back to 1955 when Nanyang University was set up. Today, NTU has four colleges with 12 schools, and two autonomous entities, the National Institute of Education and S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

NTU provides a high-quality global education to more than 20,000 undergraduates and 8,700 graduate students. The student body includes top scholars and international olympiad medallists from the region and beyond.

Hailing from more than 40 countries, the university's 2,500-strong teaching and research staff bring dynamic international perspectives and years of solid industry experience.

Diverse disciplines for diverse talents

NTU is ranked among the top 25 technology universities in the world [1] today.

The Nanyang Business School (College of Business) is the first and only Singapore business school to be ranked in the top 50 of the Financial Times Global MBA 2008 rankings. It is also one of only three in Asia to be awarded both the EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditations - international hallmarks of quality.

The College of Engineering, with six schools focused on technology and innovation, has a research output among the top four in the world.

The College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences is home to the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a top journalism and media school in Asia; a fast-growing humanities and social sciences school with distinctive niches of excellence; and Singapore's first professional art school offering degree courses in art, design and interactive digital media.

The College of Science, with award-winning faculty and world-class laboratories, offers Singapore's only direct-honours bachelor's degree programme.

The National Institute of Education, Singapore's only teacher-training institute, is internationally-acclaimed and provides educational consultancy to countries from Indonesia to Abu Dhabi.

The S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, an autonomous graduate institution of NTU, runs the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, long recognised as a world authority on terrorism.

Well-rounded, global education; tailored programmes for high-achievers

The university's academic and research programmes, with real-world relevance, have reaped dividends in the form of strong support from major corporations and industry leaders, in terms of both research funding and partnerships and global internship opportunities for our students.

NTU's Undergraduate Experience, offering a broad education in diverse disciplines, including residential living and international experience, has also received external endorsement for its holistic curriculum featuring a rich selection of majors and minors.

At NTU, academically-inclined students with a yen for research can take part in the Undergraduate Research Experience on CAmpus programme. High-calibre students with a deep passion for science and technology also have the option to pursue the CN Yang Scholars Programme, a premier undergraduate programme that prepares science and engineering talents for top graduate schools as well as greater feats in the 21st century.

Tech-savvy and adaptable, graduates of the university are sought-after and well-paid, drawing some of the highest starting salaries among local university graduates.

Distinctive edge in science and engineering; Nobel boost

As the main science and technology university in Singapore, NTU makes significant contributions to the nation's renewed drive for research and innovation spearheaded by the Singapore National Research Foundation. This effort will see S$2.4 billion being invested over the next five years in biomedical sciences, environmental and water technologies, and interactive and digital media - areas NTU is strong in.

A key node in NTU's pursuit of research excellence is the endowed Institute of Advanced Studies, focused on promoting science and technology at the highest level. The institute has attracted 10 Nobel laureates and a Fields Medallist to its panel of International Advisors, and regularly flies in Nobel laureates and other scientific giants to enrich the life and work of the university community.

Local and overseas campuses

NTU's main 200-ha residential, garden campus - housing Singapore's largest on-campus residence infrastructure including 16 halls of residence for undergraduates and a graduate hall - is located in the southwestern part of Singapore and will be the Youth Olympic Village of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Besides the main Yunnan Garden campus, NTU has another campus in Singapore, NTU@one-north, located right next to the Biopolis, Singapore's biomedical research hub, and the upcoming Fusionopolis, the new engineering and physical sciences hub. With its strategic location, NTU is considering setting up a graduate school at the one-north campus. The graduate school will better synergise the university with the considerable national resources invested in the Biopolis and Fusionopolis, and facilitate collaboration with other institutions and agencies in the one-north region.

NTU@one-north is also home to the NTU Alumni Clubhouse. Its proximity to the city means that it is more convenient for alumni to gather and connect with the university. The one-north campus also allows NTU's evening and part-time students better access, so that the university can better deliver its continuing education programmes, through the Centre for Continuing Education and Confucius Institute of NTU also located at the new campus.

In addition to the Yunnan Garden campus and the NTU@one-north campus, NTU has other campuses in US, Europe, India and China hosted by well-known partner universities, such as Georgia Institute of Technology in the US, University of St Gallen in Switzerland and Indian Institute of Technology and Peking University in Asia. Through the university's flagship Global Immersion Programme, covering 13 cities in five countries, NTU undergraduates also spend from 6 months up to a year at these overseas campuses.

Outstanding international profile

NTU's international outreach is broad and strong and includes academic and research partnerships with more than 400 institutions in about 45 countries.

The university's multi-country programmes and initiatives are conducted with institutions such as MIT, Stanford University, Cornell University, Caltech, University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Waseda University, Indian Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, Imperial College and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Footnote

[1] Source: The Times Higher Education Supplement 2007

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 2,115 FTE: 2,014
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 1,238 FTE: 1,199
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 80
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 5
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Staff with PhD	Headcount: 1,678 FTE: 1,663
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 21,001 FTE: 20,664
Number of students pursuing a Bachelors level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associates degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 5,400 FTE: 5,273
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 760 FTE: 760
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 1,339 FTE: 1,339
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 6,331
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 4,220
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Undergraduate Class Size	25
The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Undergraduate students	Headcount: 6,203 FTE: 6,090
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 7,637 FTE: 4,817
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 4,514 FTE: 3,640
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 405 FTE: 278
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 555 FTE: 341
Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 6,647
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 3,909
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size	15
The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Postgraduate students	Headcount: 1,972 FTE: 1,331
Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 28,638 FTE: 25,481
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 9,914 FTE: 8,913
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 1,894 FTE: 1,680
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 1,165 FTE: 1,038
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average Domestic Student Fees	$ USD 4,064
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Number of Male Students	Headcount: 15,141 FTE: 13,514
Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university
Number of Female Students	Headcount: 13,497 FTE: 11,968
Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study	5%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.
Proportion of Graduates Employed	90%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded	281
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Entry Requirements

Avg Entry Requirements	4
Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste)

Applications

Total Number of Applications	40,693
Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Careers Support

Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors	Headcount: 13
Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)

Internationalisation

Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements	380
Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box.

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

NTU is ranked among the top 25 technology universities in the world. Its Nanyang Business School is one of only three in Asia to be awarded both the EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditations - international hallmarks of quality.

Range of Fees

For fees of graduate programmes by research, please visit http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Research/Beforeyouapply/Pages/Fees.aspx

For fees of graduate programmes by coursework, please visit
http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/coursework/Beforeyouapply/Pages/Fees.aspx

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

Coursework and Dissertation programmes : Ranges from 570-600(paper-based) or 230-250 (computer-based) for different programmes.
Research programmes : 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based).