Universities in Macau
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Latest ranking updates related to universities in Macau
  • 27 Sep, 2023: THE World University Rankings updated with University of Macau ranked highest among 2 listed universities in Macau.
  • 15 Aug, 2023: ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking updated with University of Macau ranked highest among 2 listed universities in Macau.
  • 31 Jul, 2023: Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities updated with University of Macau ranked highest among 2 listed universities in Macau.
  • 22 Jul, 2023: Latest URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field (Business) from Urap . 48 universities from Macau appear in this ranking.

Rankings of universities in Macau 2024

Student satisfaction: 4.5 / 5.0 (100 reviews)
  • #1 
  • #193 
THE World University Rankings
[Published 27 September, 2023]
  • #1 
  • #254 
QS World University Rankings
[Published 27 June, 2023]
  • #1 
  • #389 
Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023]
Show 19 more rankings of University of Macau and subject specific rankings for 11 subjects

Student satisfaction: 4.2 / 5.0 (65 reviews)
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  • #2 
  • #251 
THE World University Rankings
[Published 27 September, 2023]
  • #3 
  • #505 
QS World University Rankings
[Published 27 June, 2023]
  • #2 
  • #877 
Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023]
Show 18 more rankings of Macau University of Science and Technology and subject specific rankings for 3 subjects

#3
Macau

Macao Polytechnic Institute

Student satisfaction: 4.5 / 5.0 (20 reviews)
  • #3 
  • #2650 
Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023]


#4
Macau

University of Saint Joseph Macao

Student satisfaction: 4.0 / 5.0 (23 reviews)
  • #1 
  • #742 
Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni)
[Published 11 November, 2021]

#5
Macau

Institute for Tourism Studies

Student satisfaction: 4.2 / 5.0 (65 reviews)
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Highest subject rankings of universities in Macau

Computer Science NTU Rankings by Subject
#88 
University of Macau
Psychology THE World University Rankings by Subject
#101 
University of Macau
Education GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#101 
University of Macau
Nursing & Health Care Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
#117 
University of Saint Joseph Macao
Engineering THE World University Rankings by Subject
#126 
University of Macau
Law THE World University Rankings by Subject
#126 
University of Macau
Linguistics QS World University Rankings By Subject
#151 
University of Macau
Architecture URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#165 
University of Macau
Chemistry GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#201 
University of Macau
Mathematics NTU Rankings by Subject
#351 
University of Macau

Macau Key Facts for International Students

4 out of 5 Universities in Macau Ranked in at least one ranking

25 Different Rankings list Universities in Macau (19 institution and 6 subject rankings)

10 Global Rankings rank Universities in Macau Among TOP 200

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University of Macau ranks #1 in Macau in our meta ranking composed of 112 university rankings.

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University of Saint Joseph Macao is ranked best in Macau for Medicine & Health (Nursing & Health Care). See all rankings for the University of Saint Joseph Macao.

University of Macau is ranked best in Macau for Engineering (Engineering). See all rankings for the University of Macau.

University of Macau is ranked best in Macau for Law (Law). See all rankings for the University of Macau.

University of Macau is ranked best in Macau for Languages & Literature (Linguistics). See all rankings for the University of Macau.

University of Macau is ranked best in Macau for Architecture, Building & Planning (Architecture). See all rankings for the University of Macau.

University of Macau is ranked best in Macau for Natural Sciences (Chemistry). See all rankings for the University of Macau.

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Ranking publishers

British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK

Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:

Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:

Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.

Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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Criteria used in ranking -QS University Rankings: Asia:

Academic reputation 30% Employer reputation 20% Faculty/student ratio 10% International research network 10% Citations per paper 10%

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CWUR Center for World University Rankings

Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:

Research Performance: 40%

  • Research Output: 10%
  • High-Quality Publications: 10%
  • Influence: 10%
  • Citations: 10%

Quality of Education: 25%

Alumni Employment: 25%

Quality of Faculty: 10%

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Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands

Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:

Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity

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NTU ranking

Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:

Research Productivity: 25%

  • # Articles last 11 years: 10%
  • # Articles current year: 15%

Research Impact: 35%

  • # Citations last 11 years: 15%
  • # Citations last 2 years: 10%
  • Average # citations last 11 years: 10%

Research Excellence: 40%

  • H-index last 2 years: 10%
  • # Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
  • # Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%

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Nature Index

Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:

Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)

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Payscale

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RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)

Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:

Teaching: 40%

  • Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
  • Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
  • World Teaching Reputation: 8%

Research: 40%

  • Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
  • Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
  • Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
  • Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
  • World Research Reputation: 8%

International Diversity: 10%

  • International Faculty: 2%
  • International Students: 2%
  • International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
  • Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
  • International Level: 2%

Financial Sustainability: 10%

  • Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
  • Institutional Income per Student: 2%
  • Papers per Research Income: 2%
  • Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
  • Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%

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Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:

Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%

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Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:

Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%

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Scimago Institutions

Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:

Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%

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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

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Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:

Quality of Education 10%

  • Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%

Quality of Faculty 40%

  • Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
  • Highly Cited Researchers 20%

Research Output 40%

  • Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
  • Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%

Per Capita Performance 10%

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THE Times Higher Education, UK

Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:

30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)

  • Reputation survey: 15%
  • Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
  • Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
  • Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
  • Institutional income: 2.25%

30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)

  • Reputation survey: 18%
  • Research income: 6%
  • Research productivity: 6%

30% Citations (Research Influence)

7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)

  • Proportion of international students: 2.5%
  • Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
  • International collaboration: 2.5%

2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"

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Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:

Employability (survey) 100%

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Criteria used in ranking -THE Asia University Ranking:

Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% Teaching 25% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 7.5%

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Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:

Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%

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Urap

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Webometrics

Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:

Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%

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