Hanyang University Ranks 19th in 2027 QS Asia University Rankings Achieving All-Time High

The university improved its overall standing by one rank from the previous year, with its total score rising to 93.8 points.

Performance across core indicators

The QS Asia University Rankings evaluate institutions based on 11 distinct indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation, international research networks, and research output. The university's percentile ranking improved to 99.0%, up from 98.8% in the previous evaluation cycle.

The most significant gain occurred in the International Research Network (IRN) index. This metric measures the diversity of an institution's research collaborations with global entities, highlighting the university's expanding footprint in international academic circles.

University achieves high incoming exchange student scores

The university achieved a perfect score of 100 on the incoming exchange student index, a repeat of its performance in the prior year. The data shows that for every 100 students, 9.7 are incoming exchange students, a figure approximately 12 times higher than the regional median of 0.8.

Outbound student mobility also saw a notable increase, with the score for dispatched exchange students rising to 99.9 from 97.9. The proportion of foreign students at the university stands at 24.2 per 100 students, significantly outpacing the regional median of 2.6.

Academic reputation drives overall university ranking improvements

Academic reputation, which accounts for 30% of the total score in the QS assessment, remains a primary driver of the university's ranking.

The university's performance in the 2027 rankings serves as a benchmark for its long-term strategic goals. This latest assessment marks a return to the peak ranking the university achieved in 2025, confirming the stability of its current academic and internationalization strategies.