# National University System of Taiwan

The National University System of Taiwan (NUST; Chinese: 臺灣國立大學系統; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Kok-li̍p Tāi-ha̍k Hē-thóng; lit. 'Taiwan National University System') is a university alliance in Taiwan. The alliance, led by the National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, was officially founded in 2021 with the approval from the Ministry of Education. There are 11 member institutions in the alliance.

## Members

| Institution | Location | Abbreviation |
| National Chi Nan University | Puli, Nantou County | NCNU |
| National Chung Hsing University | South District, Taichung | NCHU |
| National Chiayi University | East District, Chiayi | NCYU |
| National Dong Hwa University | Shoufeng, Hualien County | NDHU |
| National Taichung University of Education | West District, Taichung | NTCU |
| National Taiwan University of Sport | North District, Taichung | NTUS |
| National Changhua University of Education | Changhua, Changhua County | NCUE |
| National Chin-Yi University of Technology | Taiping District, Taichung | NCUT Chin-Yi Tech |
| National United University | Miaoli, Miaoli County | NUU |
| National Formosa University | Huwei, Yunlin County | NFU |
| National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Douliu, Yunlin County | YunTech |
| National University of Kaohsiung | Nanzih District, Kaohsiung | NUK |

## History
### Year founded

| Institution | Founded as | Founded |
| NTCU | Taichung Normal School | 1899 |
| NCHU | Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry | 1919 |
| NCYU | Nat'l Chiayi Institute of Technology Nat'l Chiayi Teachers College | 1919 |
| NTUS | Provincial College of Physical Education | 1961 |
| NCUE | Provincial College of Education | 1971 |
| Chin-Yi Tech | Chin-Yi Technical Vocational Junior College | 1971 |
| NUU | United Industrial and Technological Junior College | 1972 |
| NFU | Provincial Yunlin Institute of Technology | 1980 |
| YunTech | Nat'l Yunlin Institute of Technology | 1991 |
| NDHU | National Dong Hwa University (Provincial Hualien Normal School for National Hualien University of Education) | 1994 (1947) |
| NCNU | National Chi Nan University | 1995 |
| NUK | Nat'l University of Kaohsiung | 2000 |

## Academics
### Admissions

Admission statistics (2021 Academic Year) :
| | Approved quota | Applicants | Registration rates |
| NTCU | 1,358 | 1,380 | 97.25% |
| NCNU | 1,568 | 1,630 | 94.66% |
| NCHU | 4,439 | 4,618 | 98.74% |
| NCYU | 3,446 | 3,308 | 93.76% |
| NTUS | 779 | 783 | 97.03% |
| NCUE | 2,399 | 2,395 | 96.42% |
| Chin-Yi Tech | 3,188 | 3,208 | 96.71% |
| NUU | 2,111 | 1,983 | 93.10% |
| NFU | 3,164 | 3,053 | 95.44 |
| YunTech | 2,755 | 2,628 | 92.41% |
| NUK | 1,580 | 1,593 | 96.25% |
In response to the sub-replacement fertility and derived admissions problem, national universities which located in Central Taiwan proposed the establishment of "National University System of Taiwan" (NUST), in order to integrate academic resources, achieving higher competitiveness for each school. The NUST plans joint enrollment in future, like University System of Taiwan (UST) and Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS), meanwhile allowed students inter-collegiate course taking, only if registration on one of the member school.
All eleven NUST schools achieved high registration rate in 2021 academic year, nearly equivalent to approved quota by MOE.

### Rankings

| Institution | QS World (2022) | QS Asia (2022) | THE World (2022) | THE Asia (2021) | THE Emerging Economies (2022) | THE Impact (2021) | Shanghai Ranking (2021) | U.S. News & World Report |
| NCNU | - | 351-400 | 1201+ | 401+ | 501+ | 401-600 | - | - |
| NCHU | 651-700 | 118 | 1201+ | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-600 | 901-1000 | 1160 |
| NDHU | 1001-1200 | 301-350 | 1001-1200 | 251–300 | 301-350 | 401-600 | - | 1260 |
| NUU | - | 501-550 | 1201+ | - | 501+ | - | - | - |
| NCYU | - | - | 1201+ | 401+ | 501+ | - | - | - |
| NKU | | 401-450 | 1201+ | 401+ | 501+ | 601-800 | - | - |
| NCUE | - | 401-450 | 1201+ | 401+ | 501+ | 401-600 | - | - |
| NTCU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NTUS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chin-Yi Tech | - | - | 1201+ | 401+ | 401-500 | 601-800 | - | - |
| YunTech | | 351-400 | 1001-1200 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 301-400 | - | 1730 |
| NFU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |