According to the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009, Taiwan has three universities ranked in the global top 300. National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei is ranked 95th in the world. National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Hsinchu is ranked 223rd in the world. National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan is ranked 281st in the world.