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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

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Tainan, Taiwan
501–600th in World University Rankings 2025
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About National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Basic information and contact details for National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

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National Cheng Kung University was founded in 1931 as Tainan Technical College. It has since become one of the most well-known and successful of all Taiwanese higher education institutions, and has acquired a solid reputation, most notably in the fields of electronics and engineering.

The university itself is spread across a large number of urban campuses, all generally located near the centre of the city of Tainan. These campuses play host to a significant number of advanced academic and public facilities, including the university hospital and an advanced hydraulics laboratory.

As well as these significant academic resources, students have access to a wide variety of social activities on campus, including extensive sports facilities, bars and cafes. In addition to this, students have ready access to Tainan city, the oldest city in Taiwan and widely referred to as being one of the cultural hearts of the country.

National Cheng Kung University, or NCKU, is renowned for its electronics and engineering programs, and has high quality facilities and research. This is not to say the university doesn’t produce graduates in other areas however. The institution contains nine departments offering a wide range of subjects outside of electronics and engineering, including in liberal arts studies and various business and business management-related courses.

The university can lay claim to an extensive line of distinguished alumni, such as Illinois State treasurer Mike Frerichs, novelist Yu Wo, and physicist Chu Ching-Wu.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080100
Teaching 35.6
Research Environment 38.6
Research Quality 49.4
Industry 99.8
International Outlook 41.6
283032343638201620172018201920202021202220232024202529.830.428.330.932.833.736.531.935.435.6

Breakdown via year: Teaching

Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Impact Rankings

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Impact Rankings 2024
9091929394202020222023202489.993.493.594.1

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Impact Ranking positions 2020 to 2024
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

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Student gender ratio
37 F : 63 M (1)
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International student percentage
12% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
15.8 (1)
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Student total
21420 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

See below for a range of subjects taught at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Physical Sciences601–800th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science501–600th

  • Computer Science

Clinical and Health301–400th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Business and Economics501–600th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Arts and Humanities301–400th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Engineering301–400th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering