Singapore is reckoned as a great study abroad destination for international students. The country is home to plenty of universities that draw a diverse student population from across the globe.

Types of Universities in Singapore

Singapore has public-funded and private universities and several branch campuses of foreign universities.

Public Universities in Singapore

Singapore has five public universities offering a diverse range of programs at the undergraduate, masters and doctorate levels. The public universities in Singapore are financed by government, but autonomous.1

1. National University of Singapore (NUS)
2. Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
3. Singapore Management University (SMU)
4. Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
5. Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Private Universities in Singapore

Singapore has only one private university that offers university education. It is a public-funded, private university. It provides undergraduate and graduate program in a wide range of disciplines, including art and social science, business, science & technology, and human development & social service.

1. SIM University (UniSIM)

Foreign Universities in Singapore

Several foreign universities have branch campuses in Singapore offering undergraduate and graduate degree program in a wide range of fields.

1. Embyr-Riddle Asia
2. James Cook University Singapore
3. Curtin Singapore
4. University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Singapore
5. International Executive Education Center (IEEC) Temple University Singapore
6. INSEAD Asia Campus
7. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh: Asia Campus
8. SP Jain School of Global Management
9. DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore
10. James Lind Institute
11. Sarbonne-Assas International Law School
12. ESSEC Business School
13. University of Chicago Booth School of Business
14. Rutgers Business School Asia Pacific
15. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia
16. EDHEC-Risk Institute

Other Universities and Institutions

There are several other institutions in Singapore that offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Most institutions are private and in partnership with Singaporean Universities.

1. Management Development Institute of Singapore
2. Asia Pacific Centre for Management Leadership
3. Auston Institute
4. PSB Academy
5. BMC International College
6. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
7. ERC Institute
8. EASB East Asia Institute of Management
9. German Institute of Science and Technology
10. International Executive Education Centre
11. Kaplan Singapore
12. John Hopkins in Singapore, Division of Biomedical Sciences
13. Informatics Academy
14. Melior International College
15. Marketing Institute of Singapore
16. National Institute of Education
17. Stansfield College
18. TMC Academy

Top Universities for MS in Singapore

1. National University of Singapore http://www.nus.edu.sg/
2. Singapore Management University http://www.smu.edu.sg/
3. Nanyang Technological University http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/home.aspx
4. German Institute of Science & Technology- TUM Asia http://tum-asia.edu.sg/
5. Singapore Institute of Management http://www.sim.edu.sg/Pages/index.aspx
6. James Cook University https://www.jcu.edu.sg/
7. Management Development Institute of Singapore http://www.mdis.edu.sg/
8. Singapore University of Technology & Design http://www.sutd.edu.sg/
9. ESSEC Business School http://www.essec.edu/en/essec-asia-pacific-en/
10. Curtin Singapore http://curtin.edu.sg/
11. EDHEC Business School http://www.edhec-business-school.com/campuses/singapore-campus-155522.kjsp
12. Embry-Riddle Asia http://asia.erau.edu/
13. PSB Academy http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/
14. Temple University http://www.temple.sg/

Top Universities for MBA in Singapore

1. NUS Business School http://mba.nus.edu/
2. INSEAD Asia Campus https://www.insead.edu/campuses/asia
3. Nanyang Business School http://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/default.aspx
4. Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University https://business.smu.edu.sg/
5. Manchester Business School https://singapore.portals.mbs.ac.uk/
6. ESSEC Business School http://www.essec.edu/en/essec-asia-pacific-en/
7. SP Jain School of Global Management http://www.spjain.org/global-campus/singapore
8. James Cook University https://www.jcu.edu.sg/
9. PSB Academy http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/
10. Singapore Institute of Management http://www.sim.edu.sg/Pages/index.aspx
11. Chicago Booth School of Business https://www.chicagobooth.edu/about/locations/singapore
12. Strathclyde Business School http://www.strath.ac.uk/business/internationalcentres/singapore/
13. Peking University-NUS http://mba.nus.edu/double-degree-programs/129-nus-peking-university-double-degree-mba
14. HEC Paris-NUS http://mba.nus.edu/double-degree-programs/130-nus-hec-paris-double-degree-mba
15. UCLA Anderson School of Management and NUS Business School http://ucla.nus.edu/
16. Waseda Business School-Nanyang http://www.nanyangmba.ntu.edu.sg/double-degrees/nanyang-waseda-double-masters/
17. University of St. Gallen http://www.singapore.unisg.ch/
18. East Asia Institute of Management http://www.easb.edu.sg/en/
19. Curtin University http://curtin.edu.sg/
20. Temple University http://www.temple.sg/about/fox-school-business
21. Amity Global Business School http://www.amitysingapore.sg/