Ranked 11th in the world for Metallurgical Engineering
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Metallurgical Engineering, 2026
Full ranking profile 12 placements
Every placement the Index records for Pohang University of Science and Technology. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Metallurgical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =11 |
| QS Asia 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =18 |
| QS Asia 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =22 |
| THE Asia 2025 | Times Higher Education | =24 |
| THE Asia 2026 | Times Higher Education | =25 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =50 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Telecommunication Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =273 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Physics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =411 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =562 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =580 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.