Feng Chia University is recognized as the best private university in Taiwan, located in Taichung. It was named after Chiu Feng-Chia (丘逢甲 - Qiū Féngjiǎ), one of the leaders of the military resistance against the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.
In 2012, FCU was ranked among the top 100 global "Emerging" universities in a survey published in the UK's The
Times Higher Education Supplement.
In 2013, FCU was ranked among Asia’s top 100 universities by the UK's Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
In 2015, Feng Chia University ranked ninth in Taiwan and 78th in Asia in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - Computer Science & Information Systems.
In 2016, FCU the top private comprehensive university in the 2016 QS Asia University Rankings.