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National Central University

Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Global Rank Top 11.6% # 767 Worldwide

National Central University About

National Central University (NCU) is an university with long-standing traditions in Taiwan. Founded in Nanjing in 1915, NCU was the leading academic center in the Southeast China; the phrase “North the Peking University; South the Central University” at that time revealed the significance of NCU. NCU was later re-established in Taiwan in 1962 and started the development on the basis of Geophysics.

History

In 1902, during the late Qing Dynasty, the Liangjiang Governor-General Chang Chih-Tung established Sanjiang Normal School in Nanjing, which had later became National Nanjing Normal College in 1915. This was the birth of modern-style education in China and also the founding of National Central University.

Education

  • College of Liberal Arts
  • College of Science
  • College of Engineering
  • School of Management
  • College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • College of Earth Sciences
  • College of Hakka Studies
  • College of Health Sciences and Technology
  • Center for Space and Remote Sensing Reserch
  • Office of Teaching Centers

Research

Research Centers:

  • Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research
  • Optical Sciences Center
  • Center for Environmental Studies
  • Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development
  • Humanities Center
  • Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
  • Research Center for Hazard Mitigation and Prevention
  • Research Center for Science and Technology for Learning
  • GPS Science and Application Research Center
  • Research Center of New Generation Light Driven Photovoltaics Modules

Career

NCU provides career evaluation, curriculum, mentoring, interning, visits, practical workplace workshops, career volunteering team, career fairs, and industry recruitment information sessions.

National Central University Key Statistics & Highlights

  • #659 Ranking
  • 1 Courses
  • 1,133 Academic Staff
  • 11,101 Students
  • 1,332 Students (int'l)
  • 3,774 Students (female)
  • Public Institution Type

National Central University Overview

National Central University Rankings

Study Portals Meta Ranking

Top 19.6% Taiwan
Top 11.6% Worldwide

Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.

QS World University Rankings

659

By TopUniversities

Dropped 72 places compared to 2026

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend QS World University Rankings

2025 2026 2027
641 587 659

Best Global Universities Rankings

1142

By U.S. News & World Report

Dropped 70 places compared to 2026

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings

2025 2026 2027
996 1072 1142

World University Rankings

No 2027 Ranking

By Times Higher Education

This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend World University Rankings

2025 2026 2027
- 1001 -

Academic Ranking of World Universities

No 2026 Ranking

By Shanghai Jiao Tong University

This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities

2024 2025 2026
901 801 -

Student services

  • Career Center
  • Student Association

Housing services

NCU Guest House is reserved for NCU staff, faculty, students, alumni, and visitors for academic purposes only (short-term housing).

Library services

Founded in June 1969, NCU Library now mainly has three buildings: the Main Library, Zhong-Zheng Library, and Kwoh-Ting Library and Archives.

ICT services

  • The Computer Center of National Central University aim is to provide the campus a good computing environment and to promote teaching, researching and administrative efficiency. 
  • The wireless service is provided for NCU's students, teachers and staff.
  • Photocopying & Printing Service

Medical services

The core mission of Health Center is to provide fundamental health care and emergency assistance.

  • Injury Treatment
  • Medical Support
  • Health Examination
  • Nutrition Consultation
  • Campus Food Hygiene Management
  • Student Group Insurance
  • Smoking Quitting, Control and Prevention
  • Accidental Injury Prevention Education Program
  • CPR & AED Training
  • Infectious Disease Prevention

Campus life

  • Cooking with fire, burning materials, having barbecue, setting off fireworks, stealing power with private electric wires, and storing materials that endanger the public safety are forbidden in the dormitories.
  • Monopolizing one whole room, trading or selling rooms or beds, occupying other boarders’ rooms or beds, and refusing roommates’ moving in the rooms are forbidden.

Sports facilities

  • Diving club
  • Athletic cheerleader
  • Basketball League
  • Judo club
  • Taekwondo Club
  • Acrobatic Club
  • Tennis Club
  • Football club

Accreditation

National Central University Earns AACSB International Accreditation. AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) announced on August 18 that National Central University has earned accreditation for the School of Management.

National Central University Campus Locations

#1 Main Campus
Taiwan Country
Taoyuan City City

National Central University Student Reviews & Awards

3.7

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5/5

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Posted by Anonymous
Studied from Jun 2019 - Oct 2021
Posted on Oct 2021
4/5

good one

the teachers are very supportive and helps us when ever we need

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Studied from Nov 2001 - Sep 2023
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