Chulalongkorn University has been ranked as the best university in Thailand and the 117th best among 739 universities in Asia, according to the Asia University Rankings 2024.

This year’s position is an improvement of 102 places since last year’s ranking of 669 universities.

Nineteen Thai universities made it onto the list for 2024, which was announced on Wednesday.

Chulalongkorn’s ranking is based on outstanding performance across five indicators of excellence, namely teaching (24.5%), research environment (28%), research quality (30%), industry (10%) and international outlook (7.5%).