National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Hsinchu / Taipei, Taiwan — www.nycu.edu.tw
- QS Ranking
- #302
- Founded
- 2021
- Type
- National Research University (merger of 2 elite institutions)
- Students
- 18,000+
- Acceptance Rate
- ~35%
- Founded
- 2021 (merger of institutions dating to 1896)
- QS Rank
- #302 (2025)
- Unique merger
- Taiwan's best engineering + Taiwan's best medical schools
- Semiconductor
- Direct pipeline to TSMC — Taiwan's most important company
Overview
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), formed in February 2021 through the merger of National Yang-Ming University (Taiwan's premier medical/life sciences university, founded 1975) and National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan's premier engineering and computer science university, founded 1896 in Shanghai, re-established 1958 in Hsinchu), is one of Asia's most powerful academic mergers. Ranked #302 in QS 2025, NYCU combines cutting-edge engineering and computer science (legacy NCTU strength — alma mater of leading semiconductor engineers and TSMC's founders' generation) with world-class medicine and life sciences (legacy NYMU strength — Taiwan's only university focused exclusively on medicine, dentistry, public health, and nursing before the merger). This unique combination creates Taiwan's most comprehensive technical and biomedical university.
Admission Process
International applications: oia.nycu.edu.tw. English-taught programs at graduate level. TOEFL 79+/IELTS 6.5+. Taiwan MOFA Scholarships available. Medical programs: separate high-threshold requirements.
Programs at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- MSc Computer Science (Master's) — 50,000 TWD/year
- Master of Business Administration (Master's) — 80,000 TWD/year
- MSc Data Science & AI (Master's) — 100,000 TWD/year
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) (Bachelor's) — 120,000 TWD/year
- Master of Science in Engineering (Master's) — 50,000 TWD/year
- PhD in Natural Sciences (PhD) — 80,000 TWD/year
- BSc Computer Science (Bachelor's) — 40,000 TWD/year
- BSc Business Administration (Bachelor's) — 60,000 TWD/year
- BSc Economics (Bachelor's) — 80,000 TWD/year
- BA International Relations (Bachelor's) — 100,000 TWD/year
- BSc Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's) — 120,000 TWD/year
- BSc Civil Engineering (Bachelor's) — 40,000 TWD/year
- BSc Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's) — 60,000 TWD/year
- MBA Operations & Supply Chain (MBA) — 39,571 USD/year
- MSc Economics (Master's) — 17,891 USD/year
- MSc Sustainable Energy (Master's) — 19,477 USD/year