The QS Quacquarelli Symonds ranking has identified two universities from Kyrgyzstan among the top 20 institutions across Central Asia. The Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University and the American University of Central Asia ranked 14th and 15th, respectively.
Regional Rankings Overview
The ranking, which assesses universities based on metrics such as academic reputation, employer reputation, research output, citation rates, student-to-faculty ratio, and international collaboration, noted that Kazakhstan leads in the number of universities featured in the top 20. Furthermore, the list encompasses 1,722 universities from 26 countries and territories across Asia, with Central Asian regional universities also forming part of the top twenty.
Top 20 Central Asia Ranking
Ranking Details
The American University of Central Asia was noted to have its headquarters in Bishkek, and the institution was established in 1993.






