On October 12, 2022, Times Higher Education announced the "THE World University Rankings 2023". King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) has excellent performance, making it ranked No. 1 in Thailand and has been ranked in 801-1000 among universities around the world along with 3 other Thai universities including Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, and Mae Fah Luang University.
THE World University Rankings measure an institution's performance in five main areas: Teaching (30%), Research (30%), Citations (30%), International Outlook (7.5%), and Industry Income (2.5 %). KMUTT performance scores for five main areas are Teaching 18.4, Research 18.6, Citations 57.0, International Outlook 36.0, and Industry Income 71.8.
This year, KMUTT obtains an overall performance score of 32.7 points, which is the highest score among Thai Universities, and achieves outstanding performances in the areas of Research, Citations, and International Outlook. The scores of teaching and research performance mainly came from survey of the university's reputation; 15% from teaching reputation and 18% from research reputation.