| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||
| U.S. News World Ranking | ||||||||||
| U.S. News Overall | 241 | 250 | 244 | 260 | 290 | 376 | 416 | |||
| Biologi and Biochemistry | 287 | 300 | 271 | 274 | ||||||
| Chemistry | 885 | |||||||||
| Clinical Medicine | 237 | 209 | 205 | 230 | 236 | 334 | ||||
| Computer Science | 162 | 147 | 100 | 106 | 128 | 174 | ||||
| Engineering | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | |||
| Environment/Ecology | 387 | 371 | 363 | 349 | ||||||
| Neuroscience and Behavior | 320 | 281 | 290 | 302 | ||||||
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 247 | 233 | 230 | 238 | 230 | 278 | ||||
| Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems | 91 | 80 | 63 | |||||||
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Endocrinology and Metabolism | 240 | 225 | ||||||||
| Energy and Fuels | 51 | 49 | ||||||||
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 344 | |||||||||
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | 205 | 187 | ||||||||
| Times Higher Education | ||||||||||
| Times Higher Education Overall | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 194 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | |||
| Under 50 Years | 25 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 57 | |||
| Arts & Humanities | 251-300 | 251-300 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 251-300 | - | - | |||
| Business and Economics | 251-300 | 176-200 | 126-150 | 126-150 | 151-175 | - | ||||
| Clinical & Health | 251-300 | 251-300 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 251-300 | - | - | |||
| Computer science | 176-200 | 151-175 | 151-175 | 151-175 | 101-125 | - | ||||
| Education | 251-300 | 301-400 | 251-300 | 151-175 | - | |||||
| Engineering & Technology | 95 | 101-125 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 96 | - | |||
| Social Sciences | 201-250 | 201-250 | 151-175 | 176-200 | 201-250 | - | - | |||
| Psychology | 201-250 | 251-300 | 176-200 | - | ||||||
| THE Impact Ranking by SDG | 6 | 23 | 97 | |||||||
| SDG 1 - No Poverty | 18 | - | ||||||||
| SDG 2 - Zero Hunger | 71 | - | ||||||||
| SDG 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing | 201-300 | 201-300 | 77 | |||||||
| SDG 4- Quality Education | 1 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| SDG 5 - Gender Equality | 101-200 | 101-200 | 45 | |||||||
| SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation | 2 | 46 | - | |||||||
| SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy | 88 | 10 | ||||||||
| SDG 8 - Devent Work and Ecnonomic Growth | 101-200 | 101-200 | - | |||||||
| SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure | 41 | 24 | 34 | |||||||
| SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities | 16 | - | - | |||||||
| SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure | 101-200 | - | - | |||||||
| SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | 57 | 101-200 | 101-200 | |||||||
| SDG 13 - Climate Action | 101-200 | 101-200 | 48 | |||||||
| SDG 14 - Life below Water | 14 | 72 | ||||||||
| SDG 15 - Life on Land | 96 | 101-200 | ||||||||
| SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | 85 | 100 | ||||||||
| SDG 17 - Partnership for the Goals | 22 | 101-200 | 201-300 | |||||||
| National Taiwan University | ||||||||||
| Taiwan Overall | 361 | 371 | 368 | 377 | 381 | 404 | 469 | |||
| Field: Engineering | 117 | 115 | 122 | 126 | 123 | 116 | 138 | |||
| Field: Life Sciences | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-450 | |||||
| Field: Social Sciences | 274 | 401-450 | 261 | 263 | 256 | 214 | 291 | |||
| Field: Agriculture | 451-500 | |||||||||
| Field: Medicine | 289 | |||||||||
| Electrical Engineering | 34 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 30 | |||
| Computer Science | 197 | 145 | 173 | 233 | 244 | 202 | 213 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 45 | 63 | 84 | 137 | 126 | 102 | 117 | |||
| Chemical Engineering | 90 | 71 | 93 | 101 | 110 | 124 | 132 | |||
| Civil Engineering | 143 | 150 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 79 | 89 | |||
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 451-500 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-500 | |||||
| Clinical Medicine | 270 | 281 | 249 | |||||||
| Social Sciences | 297 | 252 | 239 | |||||||
| Economics & Business | 275 | 289 | ||||||||
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | ||||||||||
| Number of Publications | 402 | 430 | 524 | 547 | 580 | |||||
| Impact-indicator: Proportion of Publications in Top 1% | 83 | 131 | 189 | 230 | 276 | |||||
| Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU/Shanghai) | ||||||||||
| Shanghai Overall | 301-400 | 301-400 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 301-400 | |||
| Natural Sciences | ||||||||||
| Geography | - | 201-300 | - | - | - | |||||
| Ecology | 301-400 | 301-400 | - | - | - | |||||
| Social Sciences | ||||||||||
| Communication | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | - | |||||
| Economics | 401-500 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | - | |||||
| Education | 401-500 | 401-500 | 201-300 | 301-400 | - | |||||
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 201-300 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 151-200 | - | |||||
| Management | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | |||||
| Political Sciences | 201-300 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 201-300 | - | |||||
| Public Administration | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151-200 | - | |||||
| Psychology | - | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 | - | |||||
| Sociology | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151-200 | - | |||||
| Medical Sciences | ||||||||||
| Public Health | 101-150 | 101-150 | 76-100 | 101-150 | 201-300 | |||||
| Clinical Medicine | 201-300 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 | |||||
| Nursing | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 | - | - | |||||
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 401-500 | 401-500 | - | - | - | |||||
| Life Sciences | ||||||||||
| Biological Sciences | 301-400 | 301-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 301-400 | |||||
| Engineering | ||||||||||
| Automation & Control | 76-100 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | |||||
| Biotechnology | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | - | |||||
| Chemical Engineering | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 151-200 | |||||
| Civil Engineering | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | |||||
| Computer Science & Engineering | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-300 | |||||
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 51-75 | |||||
| Energy Science & Engineering | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 201-300 | |||||
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 201-300 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | |||||
| Instruments Science & Technology | 20 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |||||
| Mechanical Engineering | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | |||||
| Telecommunication Engineering | 76-100 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | |||||
| Transportation Science & Technology | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101-150 | 76-100 | - | |||||
| QS | ||||||||||
| QS Overall | 326 | 305 | 324 | 343 | 379 | 374 | 356 | |||
| Under 50 Years | 34 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 47 | ||||
| Faculty: Arts & Humanities | 401-450 | 451-500 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 388 | 372 | - | |||
| Architecture/Build Environtment | 51-100 | 101-150 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | |||
| Art & Design | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | - | - | - | |||
| Faculty: Engineering & Technology | 88 | 109 | 102 | 81 | 71 | 76 | 71 | |||
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-250 | |||
| Chemical Engineering | 301-350 | 351-400 | - | - | - | |||||
| Civil & Structural Engineering | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-100 | 51-100 | - | - | |||
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 40 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 41 | |||
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing | 149 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151-200 | - | - | |||
| Petroleum Engineering | 22 | 22 | ||||||||
| Faculty: Life Sciences & Medicine | 348 | 371 | 383 | 451-500 | 401-450 | - | - | |||
| Biological | 501-550 | 551-600 | - | - | - | |||||
| Medicine | 301-350 | 251-300 | 251-300 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 301-400 | 301-400 | |||
| Psychology | 201-250 | 251-300 | 251-300 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Faculty: Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Environmental Sciences | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 201-250 | 151-200 | |||
| Geography | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101-150 | 151-200 | - | - | |||
| Mathematics | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-400 | 301-400 | |||
| Faculty: Social Sciences & Management | 314 | 351 | 307 | 277 | 209 | 207 | 215 | |||
| Business and Management | 251-300 | 301-350 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 151-200 | 101-150 | |||
| Economics & Econometrics | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 201-300 | - | |||
| Education & Training | 151-200 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | - | - | |||
| Sociology | 301-320 | - | 251-300 | 201-250 | 151-200 | - | - | |||
| GreenMetric World University Ranking | ||||||||||
| Overall | 63 | 63 | 74 | 139 | ||||||
| Jan 2021 | July 2020 | Jan 2020 | July 2019 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2017 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2015 | |
| Webometrics Ranking of World’s Universities | 229 | 287 | 296 | 279 | 298 | 322 | 316 | 274 |
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