List of universities in Singapore

This is a list of universities in Singapore. The oldest university in Singapore is the National University of Singapore, which was established in its current form in 1980, but has a history in tertiary education dating back to 1905. The university along with the Nanyang Technological University are research intensive and rank the highest in global university ranking publications.

Newer universities have been established by the government since 2000 that specialise in various sectors and in applied learning. Singapore also has partnered and directly-operated campuses from foreign universities and other private institutions offering external degree programs from overseas institutions.

Publicly-funded local universities

Current Singapore has seven publicly-funded universities. Six of them are gazetted as autonomous universities, with the exception of the University of the Arts Singapore. Dates starred with an asterisk are the earliest antecedent institution. UniversityAbbreviation Type Established QS rank ARWU rank THE rank USNewsrank CWTS rankNational University of Singapore NUSResearch intensive autonomous university1905*871172238Nanyang Technological University NTUResearch intensive autonomous university1981*1293302786Singapore Management University SMUResearch intensive autonomous university2000511N/AN/A577N/ASingapore University of Social Sciences SUSSAutonomous university of applied learning2005*N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASingapore Institute of Technology SITAutonomous university of applied learning2009N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASingapore University of Technology and Design SUTDResearch intensive autonomous university2009519901-1000N/A3021177University of the Arts Singapore UASCollegiate university of the arts2023N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Defunct University Type Established Defunct CommentsNanyang UniversityPrivate university19561980Defunct following merger with University of Singapore to form NUSSIM UniversityPrivate university20052017Defunct following restructuring to form SUSS

Foreign institutions Foreign institutions are regulated by the Committee for Private Education (CPE). There are various accreditation and rating processes in Singapore including the EduTrust Certification Scheme. Below is an incomplete list of institutions of higher learning that offer undergraduate and/or graduate programmes in Singapore.

Local campuses of foreign universities The following private education institutions are local branches of foreign universities. Institutions are listed alphabetically in the order of country of origin and dates starred with an asterisk are the earliest antecedent institution.

Country UniversityType Type Estab. QS rank ARWU rank Times rank USNewsrank CWTS rankAustraliaCurtin UniversityComprehensivePrivate campus of public university1900*174201-300201–250160310AustraliaJames Cook UniversityComprehensivePrivate campus of public university1961*445301-400351–400324698AustraliaThe University of NewcastlePostgraduatePrivate subsidiary of public university1951*179401-500201-250231388FranceParis-Panthéon-Assas UniversitySpecialisedPrivate law school of non-profit university1100*851-900N/AN/AN/AN/A

Foreign universities operating under partnership with local universities The following education institutions are operated under a partnership with local universities. Institutions are listed alphabetically in the order of country of origin. Dates starred with an asterisk are the earliest antecedent institution. Country UniversityAbbrev.Partner Estab. QS rank ARWU rank Times rank USNewsrank CWTS rankGermanyTechnical University of MunichTUM AsiaSingapore Institute of Technology1868*28593079102SwitzerlandSingapore-ETH CentreSECSingapore National Research Foundation1855N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AUnited KingdomNewcastle UniversityNUiSSingapore Institute of Technology1834*129201-300168156292United KingdomUniversity of GlasgowUGSSingapore Institute of Technology145178101-1508774263United StatesDigiPen Institute of TechnologyDigiPenSingapore Institute of Technology1988N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AUnited StatesDuke-NUS Medical SchoolDuke-NUSNational University of Singapore2005N/A501-600N/AN/AN/AUnited StatesThe Culinary Institute of AmericaCIASingapore Institute of Technology1954N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AUnited StatesYale-NUS College (closed since 2025)Yale-NUSNational University of Singapore2011N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Local campuses of business schools and other institutions This is a list of some non-local business schools and other institutions operating in Singapore. Country UniversityAbbreviation Type EstablishedSwitzerlandSt. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia (University of St. Gallen)SGI-HSGPublic research intensive autonomous university1898FranceESSEC Business SchoolESSECPrivate non-profit business school1907FranceINSEAD Asia CampusINSEADPrivate non-profit business school1957IndiaS P Jain School of Global ManagementSPJAINPrivate business school2004SwitzerlandEHL Hospitality Business SchoolEHLPrivate non-profit hospitality school1893

Private external degree providers The following private education institutions offer external degree programmes (EDPs) with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees conferred by the institutions' partner universities.

InstitutionAwarding bodyAmity Global InstituteUniversity of London; University of Northampton; Teesside University Auston Institute of Management University of the West of England BAC College (Singapore) University of LondonBeacon International CollegeCardiff Metropolitan University; University of East LondonDIMENSIONS International CollegeCardiff Metropolitan University; University of Derby; Wrexham University East Asia Institute of Management (EAIM) Aston University; Cardiff Metropolitan University; De Montfort University; University of Essex; Herriot-Watt University; Queen Margaret University; Sheffield Hallam University ERC Institute Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; University of Chichester; University of Greenwich Kaplan Higher Education AcademyBirmingham City University, Monash University; Murdoch University; Northumbria University; RMIT University, Royal Holloway, University of London; University College Dublin; University of Essex; University of Portsmouth London School of Business & FinanceManchester Metropolitan University; University of East London; University of Greenwich Management Development Institute of SingaporeBangor University; Edinburgh Napier University; Leeds Beckett University; Northumbria University; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Roehampton; University of Sunderland; Teesside University Nanyang Institute of ManagementAbertay University; University of the West of Scotland; York St John University PSB Academy Coventry University; Edinburgh Napier University; Edith Cowan University; La Trobe University; Massey University; The University of Newcastle, Australia; University of Canberra; University of Hertfordshire; University of Nottingham Raffles College of Higher Education Coventry University SISH Institute University of West LondonSingapore Institute of ManagementLa Trobe University; RMIT University; State University of New York at Buffalo; University of Birmingham; University of London; University of Stirling; University of Sydney; University of Warwick; University of Wollongong Singapore Raffles Music College University of West London; University for the Creative Arts TMC AcademyUniversity of Northampton

See also

Education in Singapore List of schools in Singapore Lists of universities and colleges by country

References