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{{Short description|National university located in Taipei, Taiwan}}
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{{distinguish|National Taipei University|Nanyang Technological University|National Taiwan Normal University}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = National Taiwan University
 | native_name            = 國立臺灣大學
 | native_name_lang       = zh-Hant-TW
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 | motto                  = {{lang|zh-Hant-TW|敦品勵學，愛國愛人}}{{Refn|[[pinyin]]: ''Dūnpǐn Lìxué, àiguó àirén''|group=lower-alpha}}
 | mottoeng               = Integrity, Diligence, Fidelity, Compassion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/motto.html |title=University Motto |publisher=National Taiwan University |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref>
 | established            = {{start date and age|1928|03|16}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[National university|national]] [[research university]]
 | endowment              = {{no wrap|$67.3 billion [[New Taiwan dollars|NTD]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2024 |title=National Taiwan University Monthly Report |url=https://ntuacc.cc.ntu.edu.tw/paper/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |publisher=National Taiwan University}}</ref>}}<br />($2.24 billion [[USD]])
 | president              = [[Chen Wen-chang]]
 | academic_staff         = 2,029 (2020–21)<ref name="ntu2018">{{cite web |title=About NTU |publisher=National Taiwan University |date=June 27, 2021 |url=http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/aboutNTU.html |access-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129182014/http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/aboutNTU.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 6,765 (2020–21)
 | undergrad              = 16,773 (2020–21)
 | postgrad               = 12,533 (2020–21)
 | doctoral               = 3,668 (2020–21)
 | city                   = [[Taipei]]
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'''National Taiwan University''' ('''NTU'''; {{lang-zh|t=國立臺灣大學|p=|s=}}) is a [[National university|national]] [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] with its main campus in Taipei, [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aearu.com/contact.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 6, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806181439/http://www.aearu.com/contact.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Founded in 1928 during [[Japan|Japanese]] rule as '''Taihoku Imperial University''' ({{lang|ja|臺北帝國大學}}), the seventh of the [[Imperial Universities]] of the [[Empire of Japan]], it is the oldest university in Taiwan and is supervised by the [[Ministry of Education (Taiwan)|Ministry of Education]].

The university has three major campuses in Taipei and operates [[satellite campus]]es across the country. It hosts over 200 degree programs and consists of 17 colleges, including the [[National Taiwan University College of Medicine|College of Medicine]], and 61 departments, 152 affiliated [[research institute]]s, and more than 100 other national research centers, such as the [[National Taiwan University Hospital]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/academics/academics.html |access-date=13 August 2025 |publisher=National Taiwan University}}</ref> Its [[financial endowment]] of NT$67.3 billion (US$2.24 billion) is the largest in the country and [[Lists of institutions of higher education by endowment size|one of the largest in Asia]].

National Taiwan University has institutional affiliations with the [[Harvard–Yenching Institute]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.harvard-yenching.org/partner-institutions-in-asia/|title = HYI Partner Institutions in Asia| newspaper=Harvard-Yenching Institute }}</ref> the [[Max Planck Society]], the [[Institute for Advanced Study]], and produces the [[Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=國立臺灣大學捐贈網站 |url=http://giving.ntu.edu.tw/website/service.asp |access-date=2018-11-20 |website=giving.ntu.edu.tw |language=zh-Hant}}</ref> It publishes academic works through its [[university press]], the [[National Taiwan University Press]]. In 2015, NTU formed a [[university system]] with the [[National Taiwan University of Science and Technology]] and [[National Taiwan Normal University]].

[[List of National Taiwan University people|Notable graduates of the university]] include five [[presidents of the Republic of China]], six [[Vice President of the Republic of China|vice-presidents of the Republic of China]], more than 120 members of [[Academia Sinica]], and 25 members of the U.S. [[National Academy of Sciences]],{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=20–25}} in addition to [[Nobel Prize]],{{Refn|Chemist [[Yuan T. Lee]], a 1959 graduate of National Taiwan University, won the 1986 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] with [[John C. Polanyi]] and [[Dudley R. Herschbach]].|group=lower-alpha}} [[Turing Award]],{{Refn|After graduating from NTU in 1967, [[Andrew Yao]] earned a [[Ph.D.]] in physics from [[Harvard University]] and a second doctorate from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]. He was awarded the [[Turing Award]] in 2000 for contributions to [[computer science]].|group=lower-alpha}} and [[Wolf Prize]] laureates.{{Refn|Botanist [[Shang Fa Yang]] graduated with his bachelor's degree and his master's degree from NTU In 1956 and 1958, respectively, and was awarded the 1991 [[Wolf Prize in Agriculture]]. Biochemist [[Chi-Huey Wong]] graduated from NTU with his bachelor's degree and master's degree in 1970 and 1977, respectively, and received the 2014 [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry]].|group=lower-alpha}} It has also produced the heads of other major universities, such as the [[University of California, Berkeley]],{{Refn|Alumnus [[Chang-Lin Tien]], who earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[mechanical engineering]] from NTU in 1955, served as the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the [[University of California, Berkeley]], from 1990 to 1997.|group=lower-alpha}} and the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]].{{Refn|Alumnus [[Henry T. Yang]], who earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[civil engineering]] from NTU in 1962, served as the chancellor of the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], from 1994 to 2025.|group=lower-alpha}}

== History ==

=== Imperial University (1928–1945) ===
[[File:Taihoku Imperial University.JPG|left|thumb|View of the entrance of Taihoku Imperial University, pictured during [[Japanese rule of Taiwan|Japanese colonial rule]] (1895–1945)]]
During the [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule of Taiwan]] (1895–1945), the [[Empire of Japan]] established the modern Taiwanese education system by installing educational institutions that used Western-style academic systems.{{Sfn|Lo|2014|p=19–20}} [[Den Kenjirō]], the [[Governor-General of Taiwan]], proposed the establishment of a university in Taiwan in 1922 and Japanese prime minister [[Tanaka Giichi]] presented a bill titled "Establishment of the Taiwan Imperial University" to the [[Cabinet of Japan]] on February 25, 1928.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=12–13}} It was planned to be located on the grounds of the Taihoku Senior School of Agriculture and Forestry in [[Taihoku Prefecture]].{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=13}}

On March 16, 1928, National Taiwan University was founded as "Taihoku Imperial University" ({{langx|ja|台北帝国大学|Taihoku Teikoku Daigaku}}; {{lang-zh|t=臺北帝國大學|p=Táiběi dìguó dàxué}}), the seventh of the Japanese Empire's [[Imperial Universities]].{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=6}}<ref name=":0" /> It was Taiwan's first and only university and primarily served to promote [[Japanese culture]], assimilate the local population, and direct students to professions useful to colonial expansion.{{Sfn|Lo|2014|p=20}} The first [[freshman]] class was inaugurated on April 30, 1928, with classes beginning on May 5. Of the 1931 graduating class, 41 students were Japanese and five were Taiwanese.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=13}}{{Refn|The five Taiwanese graduates were: Seth Mackay Ko (History), De-Jyun Jhong (Politics), Ching-chung Hsu (Agriculture), Sing-wun Liu (Agriculture), and Yu-ze Cai (Agriculture).{{sfn|Chiang|2008|p=13}}|group=lower-alpha}}

The first faculties founded at Taihoku Imperial University were the Faculty of Literature and Politics and the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, totalling 59 students. Subsequently, the Faculty of Medicine was established in 1935 and the Faculty of Engineering was established in 1943.{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=6}} The Faculty of Science and Agriculture was divided in 1943 as two separate colleges: the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Agriculture.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Brief History of National Taiwan University |url=https://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/history.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website= |publisher=National Taiwan University}}</ref> Because the university was considered a part of expanding the [[Japanese colonial empire]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it was supported by multiple Japanese scholars and received government [[research grant]]s for funding policy programs.{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=6}} Taiwanese students could not compete with Japanese students since the university prioritized Japanese enrollment.{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=6}} From 1928 to 1943, the university's student body was approximately 80 percent Japanese and 20 percent Taiwanese.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zeng |first=Kangmin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wRWFBwgCwhsC&dq=%22Taihoku+Imperial+University%22&pg=PA59 |title=Dragon Gate |date=1999-01-01 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-84714-342-6 |pages=58–59 |language=en}}</ref> Of its more than 300 faculty members in 1940, all but one professorship was held by Japanese scholars.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Operations |first=United States Office of the Chief of Naval |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_YJxAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Taihoku+Imperial+University%22&pg=RA2-PA115 |title=Taiwan (Formosa) Taihoku Province |date=1944 |publisher=Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department |pages=117–118 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Cca110001-hp-pb1203016p024-i.jpg|left|thumb|217x217px|Aerial view of the university during the 1930s]]
Taihoku college classes consisted of "lectures" taught by professors, assistant professors, and other faculty. By 1945, it had five colleges with a total of 114 lectures.<ref name=":1" /> The university's first president was Japanese historian {{Interlanguage link|Taira Shidehara|ja|3=幣原坦}} (1928–1937), a graduate of [[Tokyo Imperial University]] who was appointed to the presidency on March 16, 1928.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=12, 13}} Japanese scholar [[Toyohachi Fujita]] (1869–1929) was appointed as the first dean of the Faculty of Literature and Politics while Kintaro Oshima was named the inaugural dean of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=13}} Enrollment years were shortened during [[World War II]] and university functions were limited following the American [[Raid on Taipei|bombing of Taipei]],{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=14–15}} which damaged its main gate and boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Teng |first1=Sue-feng |last2=Barnard |first2=Jonathan |date=November 2003 |title=NTU at Three Quarters of a Century |url=http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=e8bcaa3b-52f3-48a1-9291-d06a6c9be3a4&CatId=11&postname=NTU%20at%20Three%20Quarters%20of%20a%20Century |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=[[Taiwan Panorama]]}}</ref>
=== National University (1945–present) ===
[[File:行政院長蔣經國巡視大學聯考臺大考場 03.jpg|thumb|Taiwanese president [[Chiang Ching-kuo]] visiting NTU in 1977]]

After the [[Surrender of Japan]] in September 1945, the government of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] (ROC) assumed control of the university and initiated [[sinicization]] reforms. On August 15, 1945, the [[Kuomintang]] government appointed [[Lo Tsung-lo]], a Japanese-educated academic, to oversee the transition of Taihoku's curriculum, teaching system, and faculties from its Japanese administration. At the time, the university had 1,614 faculty and staff members to teach 1,767 students, 351 of whom were Taiwanese. All Japanese students were later transferred back to Japan.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=15}}

Under the Kuomintang, the ROC government initiated a program of reforming all universities and colleges in accordance with Chinese models that incorporated American academics, administration, and organization, in addition to installing American curriculum and degree requirements.{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=6–7}} Reforms also had the goal of reversing the [[Japanization]] that had influenced Taiwan during Japanese rule.{{Sfn|Lo|2014|p=20}} Universities and colleges were opened to Taiwanese students without restrictions; Taihoku Imperial University was renamed "National Taiwan University" in November 1945 and it was reorganized and expanded to six faculties: Liberal Arts, Law, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture.<ref>{{Harvnb|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=7}}; {{Harvnb|Wu|Chen|Wu|1989|p=124}}.</ref> Up to 500 students could enroll in each faculty and the enrollment period was standardized to four years as opposed to the Japanese system of three to six years.{{Sfn|Grace|Hou|Chiang|Chan|2020|p=7}} Under governor [[Chen Yi (Kuomintang)|Chen Yi]], however, the school received no government funding from 1945 to 1947, causing it to cease operations until Chinese historian [[Fu Ssu-nien]] assumed the presidency.{{Sfn|Chou|Ching|Hawkins|Jacob|2012|p=25}} Fu oversaw the abolition of the [[Higher school (Japan)|Japanese college-preparatory school system]] and, by the end of 1947, the university operated entirely on a Chinese higher education model.{{Sfn|Chou|Ching|Hawkins|Jacob|2012|p=25}} The university became the most prominent educational institution in the country, with more than 80 percent of all Taiwanese high school applicants listing the university as their preferred choice for college admission by 1977.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Republic of China (Taiwan): A Study of the Educational System of the Republic of China and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students in Educational Institutions of the United States|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Republic_of_China_Taiwan/B6m0AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22invariably%22|publisher=International Education Activities Group of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers|date=1977|isbn=978-0-608-12618-0|language=en|first=Patrick J.|last=Kennedy}}</ref> [[File:臺灣大學原帝大校舍─舊總圖書館(現校史館).JPG|thumb|The Old Main Library building (pictured) was repurposed as a gallery dedicated to NTU's history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-20|title=Old Main Library(Gallery of NTU History)|url=https://visitorcenter.ntu.edu.tw/eng/News_Photo_Content_n_74866_s_82550.html|access-date=2025-03-27|website=VisitorCenterEn|language=en}}</ref>]]In the following decades after World War II, National Taiwan University underwent rapid expansion.<ref name=":1" /> A [[night school]] was established to provide [[continuing education]] for adults in 1955 and the NTU Research Library was completed in 1968.{{Sfn|Chiang|2008|p=20–25}} The College of Management, the College of Public Health, and the College of Electrical Engineering were established in 1987, 1993, and 1997, respectively. The NTU Department of Law was expanded to the NTU College of Law in 1999 and the College of Life Science was established in 2003.<ref name=":1" /> In November 2003, the university consisted of ten colleges, 52 academic departments, 82 graduate institutes, 1,778 full-time faculty, and more than 27,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teng |first=Sue-feng |date=November 2003 |title=NTU at Three Quarters of a Century |url=https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=e8bcaa3b-52f3-48a1-9291-d06a6c9be3a4&CatId=11&postname=NTU%20at%20Three%20Quarters%20of%20a%20Century |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=[[Taiwan Panorama]] |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref> By 2009, NTU grew to 54 departments, 100 graduate institutes (which offered 100 master's programs and 91 doctoral programs in total), and 25 research centers, including the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, the Center for Biotechnology, the Japanese Research Center, and others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=National Taiwan University_Brief History |url=https://ntuweb.cloud.ntu.edu.tw/oldenglish/about/history.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=ntuweb.cloud.ntu.edu.tw}}</ref>

== Campuses ==
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=== Main campus ===
The main campus of National Taiwan University is located in the [[Gongguan, Taipei|Gongguan neighborhood]] of [[Daan District, Taipei City|Daan District]], [[Taipei|Taipei City]], and contains most of the university's departmental and administrative buildings.<ref name=":3" />  

The main campus houses some of the country's best-preserved examples of [[red brick]] Japanese colonial architecture, most of which are located along the Royal Palm Boulevard that leads to the five-story [[National Taiwan University Library]] building (completed in 1998),{{Sfn|Cheung|2025|p=8}} in addition to the Old Main Library, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Administration Building.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chen |first1=Piera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSPnEAAAQBAJ&dq=national+taiwan+university+campus&pg=PT147 |title=Travel Guide Taiwan |last2=Gardner |first2=Dinah |date=December 2023 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-83758-248-8 |language=en}}</ref> The College of Liberal Arts, constructed during Japanese rule in [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque fashion]], houses the university's landmark Fu Bell which rings 21 times at the end of each school period.{{Sfn|Cheung|2025|p=9}} The majority of campus buildings built after World War II are a hybrid of Chinese and Western architecture, 20 of which were designed by architect [[Wang Da-hong]].{{Sfn|Cheung|2025|p=9}}
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[[File:Taipei Taiwan National-Taiwan-University-Hospital-05.jpg|thumb|[[National Taiwan University Hospital]]]]

=== Other ===
The university has four additional campuses throughout Taiwan: the Shuiyuan Campus (7.7 hectares, located in [[Zhongzheng District]], [[Taipei]]); the College of Medicine Campus (located in [[Zhongzheng District]]); the Yunlin Campus (54 hectares, located in [[Yunlin County]]); and the Zhubei Campus (22 hectares, located in [[Hsinchu County]]). The university also governs farms, forests, and hospitals for education and research purposes, including: visiting professor residences (34 hectares, located on [[Yangmingshan]], [[Taipei]]); the NTU University Farm (19.5 hectares, located in [[Xindian District]], [[New Taipei City]]); the Wenshan Botanical Garden (5 hectares, located in [[Shiding District]], [[New Taipei City]]); the Experimental Forest Office (25.9 hectares, located in [[Nantou County]]); and the Experimental Forest (33,310 hectares, located in [[Nantou County]]).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=National Taiwan University_Campus Location & Area |url=https://ntuweb.cloud.ntu.edu.tw/oldenglish/about/location.html |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=ntuweb.cloud.ntu.edu.tw}}</ref> The total area of NTU exceeds 340 square kilometers (34,000 hectares), accounting for one percent of Taiwan's total land area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About NTU |url=https://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/about.html |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=National Taiwan University |language=en}}</ref>

== Organization and academics ==
[[File:National Taiwan University Library 20201117.jpg|left|thumb|[[National Taiwan University Library]]]]
As of 2025, National Taiwan University consists of seventeen colleges, including Liberal Arts, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences, Political Science & Economics, Law, Bio-Resources & Agriculture, Management, Public Health, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Medicine, Life Science, General Education, the International College, the Graduate School of Advanced Technology, Design & Innovation, and Continuing Studies.<ref name=":2" /> They offer [[bachelor's degrees]], [[master's degrees]], and [[doctoral degrees]] in multiple disciplines and specializations across science, arts, and the humanities. Some majors are considered more competitive than others and require a higher score in the [[General Scholastic Ability Test]] or other national examinations. In recent years, [[medicine]], [[electrical engineering]], [[law]], and [[finance]] have been the most selective majors. Most majors take four years to complete while the dental program and the medical program take six years to finish. 
[[File:直轄市定古蹟臺大醫院舊館.jpg|thumb|The original NTU hospital building, built in 1895, was the largest in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NTUH Healthcare system |url=https://www.ntuh.gov.tw/ntuh/Fpage.action?muid=3436&fid=3211 |access-date=15 August 2025 |publisher=[[National Taiwan University Hospital]]}}</ref>]]
Students are able to select courses offered by any of the colleges, with up to 8,000 courses made available for selection each semester. Undergraduate students are required to take a mandatory [[core curriculum]], which is composed of courses in Chinese, English, physical education, and public service. The medical school also requires each of its students to take [[philosophy]] and [[sociology]] classes as well as seminars in [[ethics]] and [[thanatology]]. [[Conscription in Taiwan|Military training]] is no longer an obligatory course for male students, but it is a prerequisite if they plan to apply to become officers during their compulsory military service. Most students at the university come from wealthy families with higher [[socioeconomic status]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Chou |first=Chuing Prudence |title=How Taiwan Education Pursues Equity in Excellence |date=2019 |work=Equity in Excellence: Experiences of East Asian High-Performing Education Systems |pages=43–54 |editor-last=Teng |editor-first=Siao See |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2975-3_4 |access-date=2025-11-13 |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer Nature |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-13-2975-3_4 |isbn=978-981-13-2975-3 |editor2-last=Manzon |editor2-first=Maria |editor3-last=Poon |editor3-first=Kenneth K.|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

NTU is a member of the [[Association of Pacific Rim Universities]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Universities - National Taiwan University |url=https://apru.org/members/member-universities/item/312-national-taiwan-university |website=Association of Pacific Rim Universities |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> the [[Association of East Asian Research Universities]], the [[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning]], the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]], and the [[European Union Centre in Taiwan]]. It also has partnerships with several American universities such as [[Washington University in St. Louis]], which, since 2012, has funded NTU students to complete doctoral degrees at the university.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganz |first=Kelly |date=2025-05-27 |title=National Taiwan University |url=https://mcdonnell.washu.edu/national-taiwan-university/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=McDonnell Scholars Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, NTU and the [[University of Texas at Arlington]] began a partnership to host a dual master's degree program in architecture between the two universities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2024 |title=National Taiwan University and University of Texas at Arlington Launch Dual Master's Degree Program in Landscape Architecture |url=https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/cappa/news-events/news/2024/12/16/ntu-uta-dual-degree-partnership |access-date=2025-08-15 |website= |publisher=[[University of Texas at Arlington]] |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:NTU Admin Bldg, Taipei, Dec 2024 (1).jpg|left|thumb|NTU Administration Building]]
The [[International Chinese Language Program]] (ICLP), founded by [[Stanford University]], is located at National Taiwan University.<ref>{{cite web |title=About ICLP |url=http://iclp.ntu.edu.tw/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=1&lang=en |access-date=25 August 2015 |publisher=ICLP of National Taiwan University}}</ref> 

In 2021, the "International College" was established, primarily enrolling international students of foreign nationality and offering courses entirely in English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International College, NTU {{!}} 臺大國際學院 |url=https://intl.ntu.edu.tw/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=International College, NTU {{!}} 臺大國際學院 |language=zh-Hant}}</ref> In July 2025, the [[Max Planck Society]] and the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] established the Max-Planck-IAS-NTU Center, a [[research center]] dedicated to studying [[particle physics]], [[cosmology]], and [[geometry]] on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-17 |title=New Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center to begin operations in Taipei in July |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202506170018 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=[[Focus Taiwan]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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=== Chung Wai Literary Quarterly ===
'''''Chung Wai Literary Quarterly''''' ({{lang-zh|t=中外文學}}) is a quarterly [[Taiwan]]ese [[peer-reviewed]] scholarly journal published by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, featuring fiction, academic articles, reviews, [[translation]]s, and non-fiction essays related to Western literature.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Liu |first=C-H. |year=2000 |title=《中外文學》的本土轉向 |journal=Chung Wai Literary Monthly |volume=28 |issue=8 |language=zh}}</ref>{{rp|17–21}} Originally founded as a monthly literary magazine by {{ill|Yen Yuan-shu|zh|顏元叔}} and Chu Limin in 1972 and named '''''Chung Wai Literary Monthly''''', the journal aims to encourage and promote critical and emerging approaches to non-local literatures and connect literature with other academic disciplines.<ref name="ChungWaiAbout">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chungwai.org/about-eng |title=Chung Wai Literary Quarterly: About Us |website=Chung Wai Literary Quarterly |access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> In 2007, the journal renamed and restructured as a quarterly and in 2019, the journal was recognized as a Grade I academic journal by the [[National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)|National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan]].<ref name="ChungWaiAbout" /><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.hss.ntu.edu.tw/model.aspx?no=354 |title=臺灣人文及社會科學期刊評比暨核心期刊收錄 |website=[[National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)|National Science and Technology Council]] |access-date=6 October 2022 |language=zh}}</ref> -->

== University rankings ==
{{Infobox university rankings
 | QS_W = 63
 | QS_W_year =2026
 | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/national-taiwan-university-ntu | title=QS World University Rankings 2024|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
 | QS_Asia = 21
 | QS_Asia_year = 2024
 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings|title=QS Asia University Rankings 2024|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
 |-
 | THE_W = 140
 | THE_W_year=2026
 | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/national-taiwan-university-ntu | title=World University Rankings | date=October 4, 2022 }}</ref>
 | THE_Asia = 26
 | THE_Asia_year = 2024
 | THE_Asia_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/regional-ranking#!/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=Asia University Rankings 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|date=June 13, 2023 }}</ref>
 |-
 | ARWU_W=201–300
 | ARWU_W_year=2024
 | ARWU_W_ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 | title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities }}</ref>
 |-
 | USNWR_W=233
 | USNWR_W_year=2024–2025 
 | USNWR_W_ref=<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings|title=2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings| website= U.S. News Education}}</ref>
 |-
 | USNWR_Asia=48
 | USNWR_Asia_year=2024–2025 
 | USNWR_Asia_ref=<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/asia|title=2024-2025 Best Global Universities in Asia| website= U.S. News Education}}</ref>
 |-
 | CWTS_W = 100
 | CWTS_W_year = 2023
 | CWTS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2023/list|title=CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023|access-date=28 July 2023|work=CWTS Leiden Ranking}}</ref>
 |-
 | CWUR_W = 104
 | CWUR_W_year = 2024
 | CWUR_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2024.php|title=World University Rankings 2024|access-date=3 November 2024|work=Center for World University Rankingsg}}</ref>
|THE_W_Reputation_year=2023|THE_W_Reputation_ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/reputation-ranking | title=World Reputation Rankings 2023 | date=2024 }}</ref>|THE_W_Reputation=126-150}}

=== Overall rankings ===
National Taiwan University is widely considered to be the best university in Taiwan. Most high school applicants generally consider NTU to be their most preferred choice for college.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gendered_Trajectories/pWSFXGMbPuoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22national+taiwan+university%22+%22prestigious%22&pg=PA159&printsec=frontcover|publisher=Stanford University Press|date=2009-02-26|isbn=978-0-8047-7104-7|language=en|first=Wei-hsin|last=Yu}}</ref> 

NTU was ranked 63rd worldwide in the [[QS World University Rankings]] 2026,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/national-taiwan-university-ntu|title= NTU QS World University Rankings 2026|website=Top Universities}}</ref> 140th worldwide in the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] 2026, 203rd worldwide in the US News 2022-2023, and 201-300th worldwide in the ARWU 2022.

The Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities (ARTU), which sorts universities based on their aggregate performance across THE, QS, and ARWU, ranked NTU 135th worldwide in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Rankings {{!}} Rankings |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=research.unsw.edu.au}}</ref>

With other peering references of academic ranking, NTU also releases NTU World Universities ranking annually on the [[National Day of the Republic of China|Double Ten Day]], the National Holiday of the [[Republic of China]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU Ranking) |url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830195354/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/Default.aspx |archive-date=2013-08-30 |access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>

=== Subject rankings ===
In the QS and ARWU subject rankings, NTU is ranked first in Taiwan in the majority of subjects.<ref name="QSSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2022|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022|date=23 March 2023|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]}}</ref><ref name="ARWUSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2022|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022|website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]2}}</ref> In the THE Subject Rankings, NTU is ranked first in Taiwan in all subjects.<ref name="THESubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|title=World University Rankings by subject|website=[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] Subject Ranking 2023<ref name="QSSubject" />
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
! {{Left|Arts & Humanities}}
! data-sort-value="105" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;105
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Linguistics
| data-sort-value="58" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;58}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Art and Design
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Classics and Ancient History
| data-sort-value="22" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;22}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| English Language and Literature
| data-sort-value="77" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;77}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| History
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Modern Languages
| data-sort-value="53" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;53}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Performing Arts
| data-sort-value="101–120" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–120}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Philosophy
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Engineering and Technology}}
! data-sort-value="76" | {{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;76
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Engineering – Chemical
| data-sort-value="82" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;82}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Engineering – Civil and Structural
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Computer Science and Information Systems
| data-sort-value="80" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;80}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Electrical and Electronic
| data-sort-value="64" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;64}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Mechanical
| data-sort-value="91" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;91}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Life Sciences & Medicine}}
! data-sort-value="85" | {{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;85
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Agriculture and Forestry
| data-sort-value="88" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;88}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Anatomy and Physiology
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="103" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;103}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Medicine
| data-sort-value="68" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;68}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Nursing
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2–3" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;2–3}}
|-
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology
| data-sort-value="92" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;92}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Natural Sciences}}
! data-sort-value="81" | {{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;81
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="77" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;77}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Earth and Marine Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Environmental Sciences
| data-sort-value="86" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;86}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Geography
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Geology
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Geophysics
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Materials Sciences
| data-sort-value="93" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;93}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="109" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;109}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Physics and Astronomy
| data-sort-value="83" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;83}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Social Sciences & Management}}
! data-sort-value="75" | {{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;75
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Accounting and Finance
| data-sort-value="71" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;71}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Anthropology
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Business and Management Studies
| data-sort-value="107" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;107}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Communication and Media Studies
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Economics and Econometrics
| data-sort-value="119" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;119}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Education and Training
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="2–3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2–3}}
|-
| Law and Legal Studies
| data-sort-value="69" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;69}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Library and Information Management
| data-sort-value="51–70" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;51–70}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Politics
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
| Social Policy and Administration
| data-sort-value="46" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;46}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Sociology
| data-sort-value="55" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;55}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Sports–Related Subjects
| data-sort-value="51–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE]] Subject Ranking 2023<ref name="THESubject" />
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
| Arts & humanities
| data-sort-value="176–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;176–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Business & economics
| data-sort-value="84" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;84}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Social sciences
| data-sort-value="176–200" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;176–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Computer science
| data-sort-value="101–125" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–125}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering
| data-sort-value="98" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;98}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Clinical & health
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Center|1={{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;=75}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Life sciences
| data-sort-value="176–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;176–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Physical sciences
| data-sort-value="301–400" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;301–400}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="151–175" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;151–175}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
|}
{{col-break|gap=0.5em}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU]] Subject Ranking 2022<ref name="ARWUSubject" />
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
! colspan="3" | Natural Sciences
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="401–500" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;401–500}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
|-
| Physics
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Earth Sciences
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Geography
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Ecology
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Oceanography
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;151–200}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
| Atmospheric Science
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Engineering
|-
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
| Telecommunication Engineering
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;3}}
|-
| Instruments Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Biomedical Engineering
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Computer Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="301–400" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;301–400}}
| data-sort-value="2–3" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;2–3}}
|-
| Civil Engineering
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Chemical Engineering
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Materials Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1–2}}
|-
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;76–100}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Energy Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Environmental Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Water Resources
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Food Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;201–300}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
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| Biotechnology
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Transportation Science & Technology
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| Human Biological Sciences
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Agricultural Sciences
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Veterinary Sciences
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Public Health
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Nursing
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| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
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| Medical Technology
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| Economics
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| Political Sciences
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| Education
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| Psychology
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| Business Administration
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| Management
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| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
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| Hospitality & Tourism Management
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| data-sort-value="8" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}&nbsp;8}}
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|}
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== List of presidents ==
[[File:Official text seal of National Taiwan University.svg|thumb|[[Seals in the Sinosphere|Seal]] of National Taiwan University]]
[[File:NTU Chee-Chun Hall 20240715.jpg|thumb|Chee-Chun Leung Hall, completed in 2017, was designed by architect [[Kris Yao]] and houses one of the university's [[particle astrophysics]] research centers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Donation of Cosmology Hall and Lecture by Nobel Laureate in Physics - spotlight|url=https://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/spotlight/2018/1591_20181123.html|website=National Taiwan University|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref>]]
The president heads the university. Each college is headed by a dean and each department by a chairman. Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.

=== National Taiwan University ===
*[[Chen Wen-chang]]: 8 January 2023 – present
*[[Kuan Chung-ming]]: 8 January 2019 – 7 January 2023
*{{interlanguage link|Tei-Wei Kuo|zh|郭大维 (电脑科学家)}} (interim): October 2017 – January 2019
*{{interlanguage link|Yang Pan-chyr|zh|楊泮池}}: June 2013 – June 2017
*[[Lee Si-chen]]: August 2005 – June 2013
*[[Chen Wei-jao]]: 22 June 1993 – June 2005
*{{interlanguage link|Kuo Kuang-hsiung|zh|郭光雄 (動物學家)}}: March 1993 – June 1993
*{{interlanguage link|Sun Chen (born 1934)|lt=Sun Chen|zh|孫震}}: August 1984 – February 1993
*{{interlanguage link|Yu Chao-chung|zh|虞兆中}}: August 1981 – July 1984
*[[Yen Cheng-hsing]]: June 1970 – July 1981
*[[Chien Szu-liang]]: January 1951 – May 1970
*{{interlanguage link|Shen Kang-po|zh|沈剛伯}}: December 1950 – January 1951
*[[Fu Szu-nien]]: January 1949 – December 1950
*{{interlanguage link|Chuang Chang-kung|zh|莊長恭}}: June 1948 – December 1948
*[[Lu Chih-houng]]: August 1946 – May 1948
*[[Lo Tsung-lo]]: August 1945 – July 1946

=== Taihoku Imperial University ===
*[[Kazuo Ando]] ({{lang|ja|安藤一雄}}): March 1945 – August 1945
*{{interlanguage link|Masatsugu Ando|ja|安藤正次}}: April 1941 – March 1945
*{{interlanguage link|Sadanori Mita|ja|三田定則}}: September 1937 – April 1941
*{{interlanguage link|Taira Shidehara|ja|幣原坦}}: March 1928 – September 1937

== Notable alumni ==
{{See also|List of National Taiwan University people}}
<gallery class="center" classes="center" heights="135" perrow="">
File:Lee Teng-hui official portrait.png|[[Lee Teng-hui]],<br />4th President of the Republic of China  ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1949) 
File:陳水扁總統.jpg|[[Chen Shui-bian]],<br />5th President of the Republic of China  ([[LLB]], 1974) 
File:Ma Ying-jeou MOFA Presidential Portrait 2008.png|[[Ma Ying-jeou]],<br />6th President of the Republic of China  ([[LLB]], 1972) 
File:Tsai Ing-wen 2016 MOFA Portrait.png|[[Tsai Ing-wen]],<br />7th President of the Republic of China  ([[LLB]], 1978) 
File:賴清德總統 (cropped 2).jpg|[[Lai Ching-te]],<br />8th President of the Republic of China  ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1984) 
</gallery>
<gallery class="center" classes="center" heights="135">
File:Yuan T. Lee official portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg|[[Yuan T. Lee]],{{Break}}1986 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]{{Break}}([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1959)
File:柯文哲主席.jpg|[[Ko Wen-je]],{{Break}}13th [[Mayor of Taipei]]{{Break}}([[Bachelor of Medicine|BM]], 1986; [[PhD]], 2002)
File:Henry T. Yang.jpg|[[Henry T. Yang]],{{Break}}Chancellor of [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]]{{Break}}([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1962)
File:Andrew Yao P1130016 (cropped).jpg|[[Andrew Yao]],{{Break}}[[Turing Award]] laureate{{Break}}([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1967)
File:翁啟惠副召集人.jpg|[[Chi-Huey Wong]],{{Break}}President of [[Academia Sinica]]{{Break}}([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1970; [[Master of Science|MS]], 1977)
</gallery>

National Taiwan University has produced notable alumni in politics, business, academia, science, medicine, and numerous other fields. Graduates of the university disproportionately comprise a majority of the political and business elite in Taiwan.<ref name=":4" /> As of 2024, about half (48.7%) of all [[academician]]s of [[Academia Sinica]] are NTU graduates and 70 percent of all Taiwanese members of the U.S. [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) are.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=The Impact of NTU Alumni |url=https://ntuhighlights.ntu.edu.tw/News_Content_n_171093_s_219998.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=NTU Highlights |publisher=[[National Taiwan University]] |language=en}}</ref> 25 graduates of NTU are members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ding |first=Shih-Torng |date=May 2025 |title=2024-2025 National Taiwan University in Focus |url=https://ntuweb.cloud.ntu.edu.tw/ntufocus/2024-2025.pdf |access-date=14 August 2025 |publisher=National Taiwan University |pages=1–94 |issn=2305-4069}}</ref> 

Five of the eight [[presidents of the Republic of China]] are graduates of the university: [[Lai Ching-Te|Lai Ching-te]], the current president of Taiwan; [[Tsai Ing-Wen]], the first woman to be elected to the position; [[Ma Ying-jeou]]; [[Chen Shui-bian]], the first member of the [[Democratic Progressive Party]] (DPP) to hold the office; and [[Lee Teng-hui]], the first native-born Taiwanese to become president.  In addition, six out of the 13 [[Vice President of the Republic of China|vice-presidents of the Republic of China]] have graduated from NTU, including Lee Teng-hui, [[Lien Chan]], [[Annette Lu]], [[Wu Den-yih]], [[Chen Chien-jen]], and Lai Ching-te. The heads of major political parties—such as [[Eric Chu]] and [[Cheng Li-wun]], [[chairman of the Kuomintang|chairs of the Kuomintang]]; [[Ko Wen-je]], former mayor of Taipei and founder of the [[Taiwan People's Party]] (TPP); and [[Huang Kuo-chang]], chairman of the TPP—also graduated from NTU. <!-- Li Ao -->

In science, graduates include [[Yuan T. Lee]], who received the 1986 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for the development of [[reaction dynamics]], and [[Andrew Yao]], who was awarded the [[Turing Award]] in 2000 for his contributions to [[cryptography]] and [[computation]]. Other scientific achievements by alumni include contributions to [[chemical synthesis]] by chemist [[Chi-Huey Wong]], winner of the 2014 [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry]], and contributions to [[biosynthesis]] by botanist [[Shang Fa Yang]], winner of the 1991 [[Wolf Prize in Agriculture]]. Alumnus [[Chenming Hu]] was awarded the [[IEEE Medal of Honor]] in 2020; [[Simon Sze]] the [[J. J. Ebers Award]] in 1991; and [[George Kuo]] the 1994 [[William Beaumont Prize]] for the discovery of the [[Hepatitis C virus]]. Notable mathematicians who graduated from NTU include [[Fan Chung]], the Paul Erdős Professor in Combinatorics at the [[University of California, San Diego]]; [[Wu-Chung Hsiang]], topologist and professor at [[Princeton University]]; and [[Horng-Tzer Yau]], Merton Professor of Mathematics at [[Harvard University]].

In academia, alumni include two chancellors of American universities: [[Chang-Lin Tien]], chancellor of the [[University of California, Berkeley]], and [[Henry T. Yang]], chancellor of the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]. Other [[Academic administration|academic administrators]] include [[Ambrose King]], vice-chancellor of the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]], and [[Vincent Chang (academic)|Vincent Chang]], vice-chancellor of [[BRAC University]].  Academicians of Academia Sinica include political scientist [[Chu Yun-han]]; economists [[Hu Sheng-cheng]], [[Cyrus Chu]], [[Cheng Hsiao]], [[Yu Tzong-shian]], [[Mai Chao-cheng]], and [[George C. Tiao]]; and legal scholars [[Hu Fo]] and [[Hungdah Chiu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Distinguished Alumni |url=https://webpageprodvm.ntu.edu.tw/cossEN/cp.aspx?n=1929 |access-date=2025-12-18 |website= |publisher=College of Social Sciences ([[National Taiwan University]]) |language=zh-TW}}</ref> 

Many of the university's graduates have gone on to found or head major companies, including [[Quanta Computer]]'s [[Barry Lam]], [[Mediatek]]'s [[Tsai Ming-kai]] and [[Garmin]]'s [[Min Kao]].

Foreign alumni of the university include Canadian philosopher [[Roger T. Ames]], who graduated from NTU with a master's degree in philosophy in 1972; British diplomat [[David Coates (diplomat)|David Coates]], [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ivory Coast|ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ivory Coast]]; [[Roel Sterckx]], Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History at the [[University of Cambridge]]; and South Korean philosopher [[Do-ol]], who earned a master's degree from NTU. 

== Notes ==
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Taiwan}}
*[[National Taiwan University Hospital]]
*[[List of universities in Taiwan]]
*[[Education in Taiwan]]
*[[Imperial Universities]]
*[[Taiwanese Bunun Ancestral Remains Repatriation Case]]
*[[Peking University]]

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