How these universities are ranked
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #8 (National University of Singapore) to #545 (Singapore Management University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. National University of Singapore has the largest research record in this group, with 25,670,939 citations and an h-index of 1,103. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 18 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Singapore (4) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is National University of Singapore, founded in 1905. Aventis School of Management is the largest, with 100,000 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 156 bachelor's, 134 diploma, 122 master's and 5 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Business & Management (49), Engineering (48), Arts, Design & Architecture (21) and Computer Science & IT (20). The usual length is 2 years and 4 years. 94% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (66% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (60% of courses with a stated intake). Nanyang Technological University offers the widest choice, with 91 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. Nanyang Technological University is the least expensive at USD 28,000 a year and Singapore Management University the most at USD 32,000; the middle of the range is about USD 30,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
