National Cheng Kung University: Statistics

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#421 of 14,131 In the World
#62 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 14 In Tainan
#26 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
Top100 For 12 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
21,292
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ncku.edu.tw
Languages
Chinese;English
Acceptance rate
36%*

* National Cheng Kung University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsApplicants must be graduates or under-graduates of accredited universities or college or senior high school graduates
Academic CalendarSeptember to June (September - January; February-June)
Enrollment21,292

Research profile

National Cheng Kung University is a world-class research university with 80,323 scientific papers published and 1,448,645 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Organic Chemistry, and Medicine.

Publications
80,323
Citations
1,448,645

National Cheng Kung University majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering
57,024 / 983,506
Physics
50,803 / 885,898
Chemistry
50,266 / 1,013,117
Biology
45,719 / 966,944
Quantum and Particle physics
38,931 / 689,113
Computer Science
34,826 / 550,856
Materials Science
34,631 / 628,684
Environmental Science
33,838 / 654,347
Organic Chemistry
28,940 / 612,163
Medicine
25,745 / 514,544
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
21,935 / 365,140
Biochemistry
20,626 / 531,384
Electrical Engineering
19,820 / 322,064
Geology
18,857 / 371,888
Genetics
17,883 / 426,511
Optical Engineering
17,145 / 281,213
Mathematics
16,719 / 279,348
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
15,188 / 209,630
Geography and Cartography
14,292 / 245,736
Metallurgical Engineering
14,279 / 271,420
Psychology
13,746 / 247,204
Nanotechnology
13,415 / 268,575
Statistics
13,052 / 221,721
Ecology
11,902 / 273,072
Pathology
11,601 / 245,492
Business
11,571 / 196,088
Chemical Engineering
11,507 / 279,451
Philosophy
11,171 / 183,799
Telecommunications
10,975 / 148,109
Physical chemistry
10,445 / 237,082
Mechanical Engineering
10,153 / 150,686
Paleontology
9,160 / 195,404
Political Science
7,759 / 135,608
Computer Networking
7,652 / 92,213
Law
7,644 / 133,257
Machine Learning
7,642 / 136,445
Management
7,377 / 123,728
Computer Vision
7,157 / 87,528
Linguistics
6,954 / 110,269
Surgery
6,535 / 112,781

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 434 763
1992 524 928
1993 618 1167
1994 667 1510
1995 714 1904
1996 825 2177
1997 933 2772
1998 939 3293
1999 1113 4296
2000 1114 5166
2001 1206 6469
2002 2029 9172
2003 1710 10904
2004 1831 13101
2005 2234 16274
2006 2754 21072
2007 3068 25435
2008 3335 31176
2009 3548 37076
2010 3555 43136
2011 3864 53734
2012 3768 60654
2013 3825 68584
2014 3501 75366
2015 3409 78034
2016 3168 79416
2017 3025 81614
2018 2930 87856
2019 2892 97161
2020 3315 111160
2021 3661 126447
2022 3873 133291
2023 3836 131157
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for National Cheng Kung University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (NTD)
Undergraduate 40,000-50,000 per semester
Master's 40,000-50,000 per semester
PhD 40,000-50,000 per semester
International Bachelor's 60,000-70,000 per semester
International Master's 60,000-70,000 per semester
International PhD 60,000-70,000 per semester

All costs are in New Taiwan Dollar (NTD).

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by National Cheng Kung University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor's Degree Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, History, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Laboratory Techniques, Literature, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Modern Languages, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Town Planning, Transport and Communications
Master's Degree Accountancy, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Air Transport, Anatomy, Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Banking, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dentistry, Design, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Gerontology, Health Sciences, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Design, Industrial Management, Information Management, Information Technology, International Business, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Leisure Studies, Literature, Management, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Nursing, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Optics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Telecommunications Services, Town Planning, Transport Management
Doctorate Accountancy, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Banking, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Earth Sciences, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Health Sciences, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Design, Industrial Management, Information Management, Information Technology, International Business, Law, Literature, Management, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microelectronics, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Occupational Health, Optical Technology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Health, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning, Transport and Communications

National Cheng Kung University alumni

  1. Lai Ching-te

    Lai Ching-te
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    physicianpolitician
    Biography

    Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is the current vice president and president-elect of Taiwan, having won the 2024 presidential election. His inauguration will be held on 20 May 2024. He is due to be the third incumbent vice president of Taiwan to become president, and the first to assume the office through election instead of a predecessor's death.

  2. Cheng Nan-jung

    Cheng Nan-jung
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1947-1989 (aged 42)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Cheng Nan-jung was a Taiwanese publisher and pro-democracy activist. He was the founder of the Freedom Era Weekly. He is most known internationally for setting himself on fire in support of freedom of speech.

  3. Pai Hsien-yung

    Pai Hsien-yung
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai is a Chinese writer based in Taiwan who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer". He was born in Guilin, Guangxi at the cusp of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Pai's father was the Kuomintang (KMT) general Bai Chongxi (Pai Chung-hsi), whom he later described as a "stern, Confucian father" with "some soft spots in his heart." Pai was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the age of seven, during which time he would have to live in a separate house from his siblings (of which he would have a total of nine). He lived with his family in Chongqing, Shanghai, and Nanjing before moving to the British-controlled Hong Kong in 1948 as CPC forces turned the tide of the Chinese Civil War. In 1952, Pai and his family resettled in Taiwan, where the KMT had relocated the Republic of China after defeat by the Communists in 1949.

  4. Lung Ying-tai

    Lung Ying-tai
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in National Cheng Kung University
    1970-1974 graduated with bachelor's degree
    Occupations
    university teacherwriter
    Biography

    Lung Ying-tai is a writer, cultural critic, and public intellectual. With more than 30 books to her credit, she not only has a large number of readers in her native Taiwan, but her works also have an impact in Chinese-language communities in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and North America. Lung became widely known for her criticism on the Kuomintang party's martial law regime and has since become a critic of Mainland China's increasing restrictions on press freedom and civil liberties. Her critical essays on cultural and political issues contributed to the democratization of Taiwan.

All 46 notable alumni

National Cheng Kung University faculties and divisions

College : Bioscience and Biotechnology Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Computer Science, Tropical Agriculture
College : Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Microelectronics, Telecommunications Engineering
College : Engineering Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Air Transport, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Hydraulic Engineering, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Surveying and Mapping
College : Liberal Arts Arts and Humanities, Chinese, English, Fine Arts, History, Literature, Modern Languages, Native Language
College : Management Accountancy, Banking, Business Administration, Finance, Health Sciences, Industrial Management, Information Management, International Business, Management, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Statistics, Telecommunications Services, Transport and Communications, Transport Management
College : Medicine Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Immunology, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral Pathology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Surgery, Urology
College : Planning and Design Architecture, Design, Industrial Design, Town Planning
College : Sciences Applied Mathematics, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Optical Technology, Optics, Physics
College : Social Sciences Economics, Education, Law, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences

General information

Alternative names NCKU
國立成功大學
Founded 1931
Accreditation Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan - HEEACT
Motto Intellectual Development through Persistent Pursuit of Knowledge

Location and contacts

Address No.1, University Road
Tainan, 70101
Taiwan
City population 1,875,000

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