National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan: Admission, Programs & Fees

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Look beyond the university name

National Sun Yat-sen University is a public research university located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Recognized as one of six Designated National Research Universities, NSYSU is also the only university in Taiwan to host National Key Institutions in both semiconductor technology and international finance. It is a core member of the TCUS, a research alliance partnered with Germany’s TU9.

Location	Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Founded	1980
Institution type	University
Total students	9,029
Faculty & staff	593
Research works (OpenAlex)	43,605
Total citations	1,856,476
President	Chih-Peng Li

Source: Wikipedia ↗ (reviewed 07 October 2026)

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What can you study at National Sun Yat-sen University?

Academics NSYSU College of Marine Sciences old building NSYSU College of Marine Sciences is adjacent to Taiwan Strait Colleges NSYSU has eight colleges: Engineering Liberal Arts Management Marine Sciences Medicine Science Social Sciences Si-Wan National Key Fields Colleges NSYSU has two National Key Fields colleges established based on the special decree National Key Fields Industry-University Cooperation and Skilled Personnel Training : College of Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research School of International Finance (Located in 85 Sky Tower ) Research Despite its small-to-medium size, National Sun Yat-sen University has always had outstanding research capabilities. The "Asia Pacific Ocean Research Center" at NSYSU is a world-class Kuroshio research center, it possesses the most advanced marine current power generation technology worldwide. The "Electronic Commerce and Internet Society Research Center" at NSYSU is the only social science research center in Taiwan that has been selected for the European Commission 's 7th Framework Programme (FP7) SSH-NCP. NSYSU manages one of Taiwan's three Marine research vessels, the Ocean Researcher 3. In 2019, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) built a new generation of research vessels for it. As of 2024, NSYSU had 45 research centers, including the following most important key centers: Higher Education Sprout Project Featured Research Center Intelligent Electronic Commerce Research Center Center of Crystal Research Center for Strategy and Human Capital Research Assessment Research Center 6G Communication and Sensing Research Center Center of Excellence for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver (CEMAFLD) Tier-1 Certified Research Center Sun Yat-sen Research Center for Social Science Multidisciplinary and Data Science Research Center (MDSRC) Management Studies Research Center Engineer Technology Research & Promotion Center Frontier Center for Ocean Science and Technology Center for the Humanities Academia Research Center of Underwater Vehicles(ARCUV) Rankings National Sun Yat-sen University has been ranked consistently among the top 7 or 8 universities nationally in QS World University Rankings , Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and Academic Ranking of World Universities . University rankings (overall) THE Asia General 141 (2025) QS Asia General 99 (2024) THE World General 601-800 (2025) QS World General 439 (2025) ARWU World Research 601-700 (2023) RUR World General 333(2024) QS World University Rankings According to QS World University Rankings (2025), NSYSU is the 8th-ranked university in Taiwan (439rd worldwide). Times Higher Education According to Times Higher Education (2024), NSYSU is the 8th-ranked public university in Taiwan (141th Asia; 610-800th worldwide).

Research strengths (by indexed output): Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Antenna Design and Analysis, Semiconductor materials and devices, Marine Sponges and Natural Products.

For the complete programme catalogue with entry requirements per degree, check the official website.

Official source: Official website ↗

Source: Wikipedia ↗ (reviewed 07 October 2026)

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Know your admission route

Admission requirements, deadlines and required documents vary by programme and intake. The university publishes these on its official admissions pages.

Always verify current deadlines on the official website — third-party sites may carry outdated dates.

Official source: Official website ↗

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Tuition & costs

Tuition fees change each academic year and differ by programme, study level (undergraduate/graduate) and residency status. JournalsWorld does not publish estimated figures that may be outdated.

Check the university's official tuition & fees page for the current schedule applicable to your intake.

Official source: Official website ↗

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Research at National Sun Yat-sen University

According to OpenAlex, National Sun Yat-sen University has 43,605 indexed research works with 1,856,476 total citations.

Rankings National Sun Yat-sen University has been ranked consistently among the top 7 or 8 universities nationally in QS World University Rankings , Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and Academic Ranking of World Universities . University rankings (overall) THE Asia General 141 (2025) QS Asia General 99 (2024) THE World General 601-800 (2025) QS World General 439 (2025) ARWU World Research 601-700 (2023) RUR World General 333(2024) QS World University Rankings According to QS World University Rankings (2025), NSYSU is the 8th-ranked university in Taiwan (439rd worldwide). Times Higher Education According to Times Higher Education (2024), NSYSU is the 8th-ranked public university in Taiwan (141th Asia; 610-800th worldwide). Academic Ranking of World Universities According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (2021), NSYSU ranks #7 among Taiwan's national universities (601-700th worldwide).