Rankings of universities in China
As of 2020, China had the world's second-highest number of top universities in several most cited international rankings including the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities and the Three University Missions Ranking.[1][2][3][4][5]
Universities and colleges being part of the Double First-Class Construction are considered to be the most elite institutions of Chinese tertiary education, representing the top 5% of overall universities and colleges in Mainland China (approximately 3,000 higher education institutions).[6][7] Regardless of universities in China being involved in a variety of university rankings, the Ministry of Education of China does not advocate or recognize any ranking published by other institutions.[8]
Rankings distribution
Global
As of 2023, China has the world's highest number of top universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the US News and World Report Best Global University Ranking, the University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings.[9][10][11][12][13]
China tops the list for the first time with 214 out of 1,000 universities in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[9] The U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking 2022-2023 ranked 2000 universities from 90 countries: China is again top with 388.[10] In the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking, China has the largest number of universities including in the ranking with 273 out of 1,411 universities from 72 countries.[14] The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2023-2024 shortlisted 3,000 research universities in the ranking: China tops the list, with 489 universities.[15] China is also the most-represented nation overall in the SCImago Institutions Rankings list with 575 universities.[16] More than 2,500 universities in China are ranked in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities out of almost 31,000 institutions, including in the ranking worldwide.[17]
There were 32 universities from Mainland China on lists of the global top 200 in the 2023 Shanghai Ranking's ARWU, behind only the United States in terms of the overall representation.[18] In the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Mainland China had a notable presence with 13 universities listed within the global top 200. This positioning placed Mainland China behind only the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in terms of overall representation.[19] There were 17 Chinese universities on lists of the global top 200 behind only the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of the overall representation in the 2023 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, a composite ranking system combining three of the world's most influential university rankings (ARWU+QS+ THE).[20]
Regional
China has dominated the QS BRICS University Rankings and the THE's Emerging Economies University Rankings since their inception, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots for both rankings. China is also the most-represented nation overall.[21][22] In 2020, China tops the QS Asia University Rankings list with over 120 universities including in the ranking, and five Chinese universities appear in the Asia Top 10, which is more than any other country.[23] As of 2024, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) included a total of 13 universities from China within its world top 100 list.[24] Similarly, the Times Higher Education Rankings also featured seven universities from China within its global top 100 list.[25] Notably, this level of representation in both rankings positioned China as the country with the highest overall presence in the Asia & Oceania region.[24][25]
National
China is home to over 3,000 institutions of higher education. Within this vast landscape, around 147 universities as part of the Double First-Class Construction hold a prominent position as national key universities, while the tier 1 universities consist of the former 985 Project Universities.[26][27][28] These universities are widely recognized as some of the most renowned in China and continuously maintain high rankings nationally and globally.[29][30]
In terms of city representation, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking for 2024, Beijing has the highest number of universities including in the ranking, totaling 29. Following Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an both have 20 highly ranked universities, while Nanjing has 17 and Wuhan has 15. Other cities with notable representation include Chengdu (13), Hangzhou (13), Guangzhou (12), Tianjin (11), Shenyang (10), Dalian (9), Nanchang (9), Harbin (8), Changsha (8), Chongqing (8), Jinan (8), Changchun (7), Hefei (7), Kunming (7), Qingdao (7), and Zhengzhou (7).[31]
Rankings of universities in China
There are several comprehensive rankings of universities in China, including Wu Shulian Ranking, made by a team led by Wu Shulian and published in the name of Chinese Academy of Management, Netbig Ranking, made by the higher education internet information company Netbig, and CUAA Ranking, by Airuishen (a company) in the name of Chinese Universities Alumni Association, etc. Shanghai Ruanke compiles both the Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) and the world university ranking, Academic Ranking of World Universities.[32]
In 1987, a ranking of 86 key universities according to Science Citation Index was compiled by Xiao Ming, Chinese Academy of Management Science.[33]
It's said that the first comprehensive (exactly, synthetic) ranking of Chinese universities was made by Cai Yanhou, Higher Education Research Institute, Central South University of Technology, in 1989.[34] Colleges and universities were ranked in four categories, science (generally comprehensive universities), engineering, agricultural and medical.[34]
The Chinese university ranking on research and development in 1991 was published in 1993 by Wu Shulian, Guangdong Academy of Management Science, which was registered in the year 1993 as a private institute and later ceased and was claimed to be the Guangdong branch of Chinese Academy of Management Science. The 1996 ranking was released in 1997, and since then the annual ranking has been released continuously. It's a single list ranking except 1998 ranking, which consists of comprehensive university ranking and technological university ranking, with Nanjing University and Tsinghua University ranking 1st respectively. In 2000, the comprehensive ranking was released under the name Chinese University Assessment. The ranking was later published in the name of Chinese Academy of Management Science.
In 1998, Netbig, or literally Net Universities in abbreviation, a higher education internet information company, released Chinese university ranking.[35]
In 2002, Chinese university ranking by Airuishen (a company) was released. The CUAA Ranking, released in the name of Chinese Universities Alumni Association, is said made by Cai Yanhou team.[36]
In 2003, a team in Shanghai Jiaotong University, later named Shanghai Ranking (Shanghai Ruanke, literally Shanghai Soft Science in abbreviation), released Academic Ranking of World Universities. Shanghai Ranking also compiles the Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR).[37]
Major International Rankings
Bibliometric-based rankings
Annual international rankings of the bibliometric-based rankings include the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, the University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, the SCImago Institutions Rankings, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), and the Nature Index Annual Tables published by Nature Research.
Institution | 2024 World Ranking[38] |
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Tsinghua University | 22 |
Peking University | 24 |
Zhejiang University | 27 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 38 |
University of Science and Technology of China | 42 |
Fudan University | 50 |
Sun Yat-Sen University | 72 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 79 |
Nanjing University | 82 |
Wuhan University | 89 |
Central South University | 94 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University | 95 |
Sichuan University | 98 |
Beijing Institute of Technology | 101-150 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 101-150 |
Jilin University | 101-150 |
Shandong University | 101-150 |
South China University of Technology | 101-150 |
Southeast University | 101-150 |
Tianjin University | 101-150 |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | 101-150 |
Southern University of Science and Technology | 101-150 |
Beijing Normal University | 151-200 |
Beihang University | 151-200 |
Chongqing University | 151-200 |
Hunan University | 151-200 |
Nankai University | 151-200 |
Shenzhen University | 151-200 |
Tongji University | 151-200 |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 151-200 |
Xiamen University | 151-200 |
Zhengzhou University | 151-200 |
Soochow University | 151-200 |
Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 201-300 |
Capital University of Medical Sciences | 201-300 |
China Agricultural University | 201-300 |
China University of Geosciences Wuhan | 201-300 |
Dalian University of Technology | 201-300 |
East China Normal University | 201-300 |
Fuzhou University | 201-300 |
Jiangsu University | 201-300 |
Jinan University - Guangdong | 201-300 |
Lanzhou University | 201-300 |
Nanchang University | 201-300 |
Nanjing Medical University | 201-300 |
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 201-300 |
Northeastern University in China | 201-300 |
Shanghai University | 201-300 |
University of Science and Technology Beijing | 201-300 |
Wuhan University of Technology | 201-300 |
Peking Union Medical College | 201-300 |
Anhui University | 301-400 |
Beijing University of Technology | 301-400 |
East China University of Science and Technology | 301-400 |
Guangdong University of Technology | 301-400 |
Guangxi University | 301-400 |
Huazhong Agricultural University | 301-400 |
Nanjing Agricultural University | 301-400 |
Nanjing University of Technology | 301-400 |
Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 301-400 |
Ocean University of China | 301-400 |
Qingdao University | 301-400 |
Renmin University of China | 301-400 |
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | 301-400 |
University of Petroleum (East China) | 301-400 |
Yangzhou University | 301-400 |
Zhejiang University of Technology | 301-400 |
Northwest University | 301-400 |
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University | 301-400 |
Southern Medical University | 301-400 |
Jiangnan University | 301-400 |
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | 301-400 |
China University of Geosciences - Beijing | 301-400 |
ShanghaiTech University | 301-400 |
China University of Mining Technology | 401-500 |
Guangzhou University | 401-500 |
Hainan University | 401-500 |
Hefei University of Technology | 401-500 |
Henan University | 401-500 |
Hohai University Changzhou | 401-500 |
Nanjing Forestry University | 401-500 |
Nanjing Normal University | 401-500 |
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 401-500 |
National University of Defense Technology | 401-500 |
Ningbo University | 401-500 |
South China Agricultural University | 401-500 |
Southwest Jiaotong University | 401-500 |
Yunnan University | 401-500 |
China Medical University - Taiwan | 401-500 |
Xidian University | 401-500 |
Kunming University of Science and Technology | 401-500 |
Guangzhou Medical University | 401-500 |
Anhui Medical University | 501-600 |
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 501-600 |
Central China Normal University (Huazhong Normal University) | 501-600 |
Chongqing Medical University | 501-600 |
Donghua University - Shanghai | 501-600 |
Fujian Medical University | 501-600 |
Guizhou University | 501-600 |
Harbin Engineering University | 501-600 |
Hebei University of Technology | 501-600 |
Hohai University Changzhou | 501-600 |
Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 501-600 |
Shaanxi Normal University | 501-600 |
Shandong University of Science Technology | 501-600 |
South China Normal University | 501-600 |
Tianjin Medical University | 501-600 |
Xi'an University of Technology | 501-600 |
Beijing Jiaotong University | 501-600 |
Southwest University | 501-600 |
Wenzhou Medical University | 501-600 |
Zhejiang Science-Technology University | 501-600 |
Hangzhou Dianzi University | 501-600 |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen | 501-600 |
Westlake University | 501-600 |
Second Military Medical University | 601-700 |
Air Force Medical University | 601-700 |
China University of Mining Technology - Beijing | 601-700 |
Dalian Maritime University | 601-700 |
Fujian Normal University | 601-700 |
Hebei University | 601-700 |
Henan Normal University | 601-700 |
Hunan Normal University | 601-700 |
North China Electric Power University | 601-700 |
Northeast Agricultural University | 601-700 |
Northeast Normal University | 601-700 |
Qingdao University of Science and Technology | 601-700 |
Shandong Agricultural University | 601-700 |
Shanxi University | 601-700 |
Taiyuan University of Technology | 601-700 |
China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | 601-700 |
Nantong University | 601-700 |
Yanshan University | 601-700 |
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University | 601-700 |
Wenzhou University | 601-700 |
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University | 601-700 |
Qilu University of Technology | 601-700 |
Shandong First Medical University | 601-700 |
Beijing Forestry University | 701-800 |
Chengdu University of Technology | 701-800 |
China Medical University | 701-800 |
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 701-800 |
Harbin Medical University | 701-800 |
Hubei University | 701-800 |
Shantou University | 701-800 |
University of International Business and Economics | 701-800 |
Xinjiang University | 701-800 |
Zhejiang Normal University | 701-800 |
Army Medical University | 701-800 |
Henan University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 701-800 |
Chang'an University | 701-800 |
Beijing Technology and Business University | 701-800 |
Lanzhou University of Technology | 701-800 |
Shanghai Ocean University | 701-800 |
Xi'an University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
Suzhou University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
Capital Normal University | 801-900 |
Chengdu University of Technology | 801-900 |
China Pharmaceutical University | 801-900 |
Hebei Medical University | 801-900 |
Heilongjiang University | 801-900 |
Jiangxi Normal University | 801-900 |
Jimei University | 801-900 |
Liaocheng Teachers University | 801-900 |
Shandong Normal University | 801-900 |
Shanghai Normal University | 801-900 |
Sichuan Agricultural University | 801-900 |
South China Normal University | 801-900 |
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | 801-900 |
Xiangtan University | 801-900 |
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 801-900 |
Northeast Forestry University | 801-900 |
Hangzhou Normal University | 801-900 |
Southwest Petroleum University | 801-900 |
Anhui Agricultural University | 801-900 |
Wuhan University of Science and Technology | 801-900 |
Xuzhou Medical College | 801-900 |
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology | 801-900 |
Qingdao Agricultural University | 801-900 |
Dalian Medical University | 901-1000 |
Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 901-1000 |
Harbin University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
Henan Agricultural University | 901-1000 |
Inner Mongolia University | 901-1000 |
Jiangsu University | 901-1000 |
Huaqiao University | 901-1000 |
North China University of Technology | 901-1000 |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 901-1000 |
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology | 901-1000 |
Yantai University | 901-1000 |
Guangxi Medical University | 901-1000 |
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University | 901-1000 |
Tianjin University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
Liaoning University of Technology | 901-1000 |
Changsha University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
Wuhan Institute of Technology | 901-1000 |
Shanxi Medical University | 901-1000 |
Henan Polytechnic University | 901-1000 |
Yangtze University | 901-1000 |
Zhejiang A & F University | 901-1000 |
Dalian Polytechnic University | 901-1000 |
Guangdong Ocean University | 901-1000 |
Guilin University of Electronic Technology | 901-1000 |
A complete ranking of 489 Chinese universities, including in the top 3,000 universities worldwide, can be found through the external link according to the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2023-2024.[39]
Institution | 2023-2024 World Ranking[39] |
Tsinghua University | 5 |
Zhejiang University | 7 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 9 |
Peking University | 12 |
Huazhong University of Science & Technology | 19 |
Sun Yat Sen University | 20 |
Fudan University | 28 |
University of Science & Technology of China, CAS | 29 |
Central South University | 33 |
Sichuan University | 39 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University | 42 |
Wuhan University | 43 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 49 |
Tianjin University | 53 |
Nanjing University | 56 |
Shandong University | 65 |
Zhengzhou University | 66 |
Tongji University | 68 |
Southeast University - China | 73 |
South China University of Technology | 76 |
Jilin University | 80 |
Shenzhen University | 95 |
Soochow University - China | 96 |
University of Electronic Science & Technology of China | 103 |
Beijing Institute of Technology | 105 |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | 107 |
Chongqing University | 109 |
Beihang University | 119 |
Dalian University of Technology | 127 |
Hunan University | 128 |
Xiamen University | 132 |
Capital Medical University | 135 |
Nankai University | 143 |
China University of Geosciences | 159 |
Southern University of Science & Technology | 161 |
Beijing Normal University | 174 |
Peking Union Medical College | 175 |
University of Science & Technology Beijing | 185 |
Jiangsu University | 186 |
Wuhan University of Technology | 207 |
Shanghai University | 211 |
Jinan University | 215 |
China University of Petroleum | 217 |
Lanzhou University | 219 |
Northeastern University - China | 228 |
China University of Mining & Technology | 229 |
East China Normal University | 237 |
Qingdao University | 240 |
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics | 245 |
Nanjing University of Science & Technology | 248 |
Southern Medical University - China | 251 |
Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 252 |
Northwest A&F University - China | 257 |
Nanjing Tech University | 262 |
Nanjing Medical University | 275 |
Jiangnan University | 287 |
East China University of Science & Technology | 289 |
Guangdong University of Technology | 295 |
Fuzhou University | 303 |
Xidian University | 306 |
Nanchang University | 310 |
Yangzhou University | 311 |
Southwest Jiaotong University | 312 |
Southwest University - China | 318 |
Beijing University of Technology | 319 |
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology | 321 |
Zhejiang University of Technology | 327 |
Nanjing Agricultural University | 330 |
Nanjing Forestry University | 333 |
Hohai University | 335 |
Ocean University of China | 337 |
Huazhong Agricultural University | 347 |
Guangxi University | 363 |
Donghua University | 364 |
Shandong University of Science & Technology | 370 |
Guangzhou Medical University | 372 |
North China Electric Power University | 377 |
Hefei University of Technology | 383 |
Guangzhou University | 393 |
Beijing Jiaotong University | 404 |
South China Normal University | 412 |
Wenzhou Medical University | 421 |
Nanjing Normal University | 422 |
South China Agricultural University | 425 |
Ningbo University | 431 |
Henan University | 456 |
Northwest University Xi'an | 458 |
Shaanxi Normal University | 461 |
Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications | 466 |
Qingdao University of Science & Technology | 473 |
Harbin Engineering University | 484 |
ShanghaiTech University | 485 |
Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications | 487 |
National University of Defense Technology - China | 488 |
University of Shanghai for Science & Technology | 500 |
Kunming University of Science & Technology | 512 |
China Medical University | 521 |
Tianjin Medical University | 523 |
Anhui University | 526 |
Shandong Normal University | 531 |
Taiyuan University of Technology | 536 |
Hebei University of Technology | 542 |
Wuhan University of Science & Technology | 550 |
University of Jinan | 551 |
Shanxi University | 553 |
Chang'an University | 560 |
Beijing Forestry University | 570 |
Hainan University | 576 |
Anhui Medical University | 593 |
Zhejiang Normal University | 594 |
Yanshan University | 604 |
Hangzhou Dianzi University | 606 |
Northeast Normal University - China | 608 |
Yunnan University | 610 |
Renmin University of China | 613 |
Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University | 616 |
Nantong University | 617 |
Harbin Medical University | 621 |
Hunan Normal University | 623 |
Qilu University of Technology | 629 |
Guizhou University | 632 |
Xi'an University of Technology | 638 |
Southwest Petroleum University | 656 |
Henan Normal University | 664 |
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | 670 |
Fujian Normal University | 679 |
Sichuan Agricultural University | 684 |
Fujian Medical University | 688 |
Shantou University | 691 |
Jiangsu University of Science & Technology | 700 |
Tiangong University | 703 |
Dalian Maritime University | 704 |
Hubei University | 708 |
Shaanxi University of Science & Technology | 710 |
Northeast Agricultural University - China | 712 |
China Pharmaceutical University | 713 |
Xiangtan University | 717 |
Wenzhou University | 718 |
Southwest University of Science & Technology - China | 726 |
Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology | 733 |
Northeast Forestry University - China | 748 |
Hangzhou Normal University | 751 |
Qufu Normal University | 767 |
Tianjin University of Technology | 785 |
Henan Polytechnic University | 788 |
Changzhou University | 791 |
Huaqiao University | 794 |
Hebei University | 796 |
Xinjiang University | 805 |
Hunan Agricultural University | 809 |
Chengdu University of Technology | 811 |
Beijing Technology & Business University | 814 |
Wuhan Institute of Technology | 824 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | 826 |
Zhejiang A&F University | 833 |
Chongqing University of Posts & Telecommunications | 839 |
Shandong Agricultural University | 854 |
Henan University of Science & Technology | 855 |
Lanzhou University of Technology | 875 |
Liaocheng University | 879 |
Foshan University | 881 |
North University of China | 891 |
Shanghai Normal University | 910 |
Guilin University of Electronic Technology | 913 |
University of South China | 923 |
Southwestern University of Finance & Economics - China | 925 |
Shanghai Maritime University | 935 |
Yangtze University | 936 |
Shandong University of Technology | 953 |
Henan Agricultural University | 956 |
China Three Gorges University | 957 |
Dalian Medical University | 963 |
Dongguan University of Technology | 966 |
Guangxi Medical University | 977 |
Xi'an University of Science & Technology | 979 |
Chengdu University | 985 |
Shanghai Ocean University | 989 |
China Jiliang University | 992 |
Suzhou University of Science & Technology | 993 |
Jiangxi Normal University | 994 |
Anhui Agricultural University | 997 |
Yantai University | 1008 |
Capital Normal University | 1011 |
Hebei Medical University | 1012 |
Jiangxi University of Science & Technology | 1015 |
Anhui Normal University | 1018 |
Qingdao Agricultural University | 1022 |
Qingdao University of Technology | 1023 |
Shanxi Medical University | 1029 |
Hunan University of Science & Technology | 1033 |
Zhejiang Gongshang University | 1039 |
Tianjin University Science & Technology | 1041 |
Jiangsu Normal University | 1052 |
Xuzhou Medical University | 1053 |
Heilongjiang University | 1059 |
Shanghai University of Engineering Science | 1061 |
Central South University of Forestry & Technology | 1064 |
Shihezi University | 1073 |
Northwest Normal University - China | 1074 |
Sichuan Normal University | 1076 |
Guilin University of Technology | 1077 |
Huzhou University | 1082 |
Guangxi Normal University | 1083 |
Anhui University of Technology | 1096 |
Southwest Medical University | 1122 |
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | 1130 |
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry | 1148 |
Harbin University of Science & Technology | 1160 |
Hubei University of Technology | 1178 |
Inner Mongolia University | 1180 |
University of Nottingham Ningbo China | 1181 |
Ningxia University | 1182 |
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University | 1184 |
Henan University of Technology | 1194 |
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 1195 |
Shenyang Agricultural University | 1198 |
Anhui University of Science & Technology | 1202 |
Kunming Medical University | 1208 |
Changchun University of Science & Technology | 1219 |
North China University of Science & Technology | 1231 |
Jiaxing University | 1234 |
Hebei Agricultural University | 1239 |
Wuhan Textile University | 1246 |
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University | 1251 |
Hubei University of Medicine | 1255 |
Nanchang Hangkong University | 1257 |
Dalian Polytechnic University | 1259 |
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics | 1267 |
Taizhou University | 1270 |
Xi'an Technological University | 1273 |
East China Jiaotong University | 1282 |
Shanghai University of Electric Power | 1291 |
Tianjin Normal University | 1296 |
Guizhou Medical University | 1305 |
Chongqing Technology & Business University | 1318 |
Jilin Agricultural University | 1321 |
Jiangxi Agricultural University | 1337 |
South Central Minzu University | 1338 |
Linyi University | 1341 |
Lanzhou Jiaotong University | 1348 |
Shaoxing University | 1351 |
Liaoning University | 1355 |
Guangdong Medical University | 1369 |
Zhongnan University of Economics & Law | 1372 |
Qinghai University | 1373 |
Wuyi University | 1375 |
Chongqing Jiaotong University | 1381 |
Chengdu University of Information Technology | 1383 |
Ludong University | 1388 |
Guangdong Ocean University | 1399 |
University of International Business & Economics | 1401 |
Shanxi Agricultural University | 1407 |
Zunyi Medical University | 1422 |
Huaiyin Institute of Technology | 1425 |
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University | 1429 |
Binzhou Medical University | 1431 |
Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications | 1437 |
Xinxiang Medical University | 1440 |
Yancheng Institute of Technology | 1443 |
Northeast Petroleum University | 1448 |
Bohai University | 1455 |
Hebei Normal University | 1456 |
Xinyang Normal University | 1468 |
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics | 1472 |
Anhui Polytechnic University | 1483 |
Minjiang University | 1487 |
Chongqing Normal University | 1488 |
Northeast Electric Power University | 1491 |
Shenyang University of Technology | 1496 |
Chongqing University of Technology | 1503 |
Zhejiang Ocean University | 1504 |
Shandong Jianzhu University | 1507 |
Shanghai Institute of Technology | 1509 |
Harbin Normal University | 1517 |
Jimei University | 1532 |
Xihua University | 1536 |
Taiyuan University of Science & Technology | 1538 |
Wuhan Polytechnic University | 1544 |
Hubei Polytechnic University | 1551 |
East China University of Technology | 1553 |
Hebei University of Science & Technology | 1563 |
University of Science & Technology Liaoning | 1569 |
Duke Kunshan University | 1584 |
Jianghan University | 1586 |
Yunnan Normal University | 1588 |
China West Normal University | 1590 |
Hunan University of Technology | 1591 |
Central University of Finance & Economics | 1597 |
Ningxia Medical University | 1603 |
Shandong University of Finance & Economics | 1607 |
Gansu Agricultural University | 1608 |
Xinjiang Medical University | 1619 |
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | 1625 |
Chongqing Three Gorges University | 1631 |
Hebei University of Engineering | 1640 |
Changchun University of Technology | 1641 |
Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics | 1642 |
Sichuan University of Science & Engineering | 1655 |
Liaoning Normal University | 1669 |
Yanan University | 1683 |
Hainan Medical University | 1684 |
Fujian University of Technology | 1691 |
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics | 1694 |
Weifang Medical University | 1699 |
Shenzhen Technology University | 1716 |
Xiamen University of Technology | 1718 |
Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics | 1723 |
Jilin Normal University | 1724 |
Civil Aviation University of China | 1727 |
Xi'an Polytechnic University | 1730 |
Southwest Minzu University | 1731 |
Xi'an Shiyou University | 1734 |
ShenZhen Polytechnic | 1742 |
Zhongyuan University of Technology | 1748 |
Chongqing University of Arts & Sciences | 1750 |
Yangtze Normal University | 1751 |
Minzu University of China | 1755 |
Shanxi Normal University | 1760 |
Southwest Forestry University - China | 1782 |
North Minzu University | 1786 |
Xuzhou University of Technology | 1791 |
Beijing Information Science & Technology University | 1809 |
Shenyang Aerospace University | 1810 |
Guizhou Normal University | 1811 |
Nanjing Institute of Technology | 1814 |
Yunnan Agricultural University | 1817 |
Changshu Institute of Technology | 1839 |
Jishou University | 1840 |
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | 1841 |
Huaibei Normal University | 1847 |
Yanbian University | 1852 |
Luoyang Normal University | 1856 |
Huaiyin Normal University | 1870 |
Liaoning Technical University | 1871 |
Anhui University of Finance & Economics | 1873 |
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine | 1874 |
Zhejiang University of Science & Technology | 1876 |
Anhui Jianzhu University | 1883 |
Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology | 1890 |
Chongqing University of Science & Technology | 1895 |
Nanjing Audit University | 1903 |
Inner Mongolia University of Technology | 1910 |
Jining Medical University | 1918 |
Tianjin Chengjian University | 1933 |
Henan Institute of Science & Technology | 1941 |
Guangxi Minzu University | 1945 |
Bengbu Medical College | 1946 |
Hubei University of Arts & Science | 1950 |
Liaoning Petrochemical University | 1956 |
Nanyang Normal College | 1963 |
North China University of Technology | 1968 |
Hubei Normal University | 1976 |
Hainan Normal University | 1981 |
Jiangsu Ocean University | 1983 |
Xi'an Medical University | 1991 |
Jiangsu University of Technology | 2012 |
Baoji University of Arts & Sciences | 2027 |
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University | 2051 |
Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University | 2068 |
Tianjin University of Commerce | 2078 |
Dalian University | 2082 |
Dalian Minzu University | 2093 |
Shenyang University of Chemical Technology | 2098 |
Tibet University | 2111 |
Capital University of Economics & Business | 2112 |
Qiqihar University | 2113 |
Wannan Medical College | 2126 |
Guilin Medical University | 2132 |
Guangxi University of Science & Technology | 2154 |
Liaoning University of Technology | 2156 |
Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology | 2160 |
Huanggang Normal University | 2165 |
Jinzhou Medical University | 2170 |
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University | 2173 |
Ningbo University of Technology | 2175 |
Hunan University of Technology & Business | 2176 |
Shanghai University of Sport | 2184 |
Gannan Normal University | 2205 |
Dalian Jiaotong University | 2215 |
Zhejiang Shuren University | 2223 |
Nanning Normal University | 2244 |
Xijing University | 2256 |
Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2259 |
Yancheng Teachers University | 2262 |
Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology | 2270 |
Shaanxi University of Technology | 2277 |
Yunnan University of Finance & Economics | 2288 |
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine | 2297 |
Hubei Minzu University | 2320 |
Changsha University | 2326 |
Shenyang Normal University | 2330 |
Shanghai Polytechnic University | 2338 |
Dali University | 2340 |
Wuhan Naval University of Engineering | 2341 |
Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University | 2342 |
Qinghai Normal University | 2345 |
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University | 2347 |
Hangzhou City University | 2355 |
Jilin Jianzhu University | 2356 |
Gannan Medical University | 2357 |
Shenyang Jianzhu University | 2382 |
Hebei GEO University | 2386 |
Inner Mongolia Medical University | 2388 |
Hefei University | 2392 |
Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology | 2393 |
MinNan Normal University | 2404 |
Hubei University of Science & Technology | 2406 |
Shanxi Datong University | 2411 |
Xinjiang Agricultural University | 2415 |
Hunan City University | 2429 |
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine | 2430 |
Jiujiang University | 2438 |
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine | 2443 |
Neijiang Normal University | 2447 |
Guizhou University of Finance & Economics | 2448 |
Dalian Ocean University | 2459 |
Jiamusi University | 2469 |
Yunnan Minzu University | 2473 |
Hunan Institute of Science & Technology | 2485 |
Shandong Technology & Business University | 2492 |
Guangdong University of Finance & Economics | 2494 |
Inner Mongolia Normal University | 2496 |
Guizhou Minzu University | 2505 |
Jinling Institute of Technology | 2521 |
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute | 2526 |
Anqing Normal University | 2527 |
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2532 |
Harbin University of Commerce | 2534 |
Binzhou University | 2535 |
Hengyang Normal University | 2536 |
Beihua University | 2541 |
Beijing Union University | 2544 |
Anhui Science & Technology University | 2546 |
Fuyang Normal University | 2549 |
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities | 2553 |
Hubei Engineering University | 2556 |
Hunan Institute of Engineering | 2568 |
Tarim University | 2592 |
LingNan Normal University | 2595 |
Huizhou University | 2602 |
Hunan University of Arts & Science | 2606 |
Xuchang University | 2607 |
Beibu Gulf University | 2621 |
Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine | 2626 |
Tianjin Agricultural University | 2646 |
Shaoguan University | 2654 |
Yulin Normal University | 2662 |
Guizhou Institute of Technology | 2671 |
Chuzhou University | 2679 |
Zhoukou Normal University | 2685 |
Tongren University | 2698 |
Shandong Jiaotong University | 2704 |
Tianjin University of Finance & Economics | 2714 |
Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology | 2718 |
Taishan University | 2728 |
Shangqiu Normal University | 2736 |
Zhaoqing University | 2741 |
Guizhou Education University | 2745 |
Shenyang Ligong University | 2748 |
Zaozhuang University | 2755 |
Beijing Normal University Zhuhai | 2759 |
Jinggangshan University | 2764 |
Yulin University | 2776 |
Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology | 2779 |
Zhejiang Wanli University | 2789 |
Dezhou University | 2805 |
Shenyang Medical College | 2807 |
North China Institute Science & Technology | 2815 |
Hebei North University | 2831 |
Shanghai International Studies University | 2852 |
Longyan University | 2855 |
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology | 2856 |
Yibin University | 2873 |
Changzhou Institute of Technology | 2876 |
Hefei Normal University | 2888 |
Qiqihar Medical University | 2905 |
Communication University of China | 2916 |
Xinxiang University | 2926 |
Luoyang Institute of Science & Technology | 2929 |
Xinjiang Normal University | 2940 |
Lanzhou City University | 2942 |
Putian University | 2944 |
Wuchang University of Technology | 2955 |
Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine | 2964 |
Lishui University | 2965 |
Shanghai Dianji University | 2966 |
Hanshan Normal University | 2982 |
Tianjin University of Technology & Education | 2997 |
Taiyuan Normal University | 2999 |
WURI Global Top 100 Innovative Universities Rankings
CSRankings: Computer Science Rankings
Institution | 2022[42] | 2023[43] |
---|---|---|
Tsinghua University | 1 | 1 |
Peking University | 2 | 2 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 3 | 3 |
Zhejiang University | 4 | 4 |
Nanjing University | 6 | 6 |
Fudan University | 7 | 7 |
University of Science and Technology of China | 9 | 8 |
Renmin University of China | 8 | 8 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 9 | 10 |
Beihang University | 10 | 11 |
AIRankings: AI Institute and Author Rankings by Publications
Institution | 2022[44] | 2023[45] |
---|---|---|
Peking University | 1 | 1 |
Tsinghua University | 2 | 2 |
Zhejiang University | 3 | 4 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong | 5 | 5 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 7 | 6 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 6 | 7 |
Nanjing University | 8 | 8 |
Fudan University | 9 | 9 |
Sun Yat-sen University | 10 | 10 |
Opinion-based rankings
A number of international publications formulate their rankings using the weighted average of opinions gathered in surveys, including the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the U.S. News and World Report Best Global University Ranking.
Institution | 2025 World Rankings[46] |
Peking University | 14 |
Tsinghua University | 20 |
Fudan University | 39 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 45 |
Zhejiang University | 47 |
University of Science and Technology of China | 133 |
Nanjing University | 145 |
Tongji University | 192 |
Wuhan University | 194 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 252 |
Tianjin University | 269 |
Beijing Normal University | 271 |
Southern University of Science and Technology | 284 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University | 295 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 300 |
Beijing Institute of Technology | 302 |
Shandong University | 316 |
Sun Yat-Sen University | 331 |
Sichuan University | 336 |
Xiamen University | 362 |
Nankai University | 377 |
South China University of Technology | 385 |
Southeast University | 428 |
University of Science and Technology Beijing | 430 |
Central South University | 431 |
Dalian University of Technology | 448 |
Hunan University | 448 |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 451 |
Beihang University | 452 |
China Agricultural University | 484 |
Chongqing University | 489 |
Shanghai University | 489 |
Jilin University | 497 |
East China Normal University | 501 |
Shenzhen University | 508 |
Zhengzhou University | 511 |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | 547 |
Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 565 |
Jinan University - Guangdong | 580 |
Renmin University of China | 621-630 |
China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | 631-640 |
East China University of Science and Technology | 641-650 |
Soochow University | 641-650 |
China University of Mining Technology | 681-690 |
Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 701-710 |
Nanjing Agricultural University | 711-720 |
Lanzhou University | 721-730 |
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 761-770 |
China University of Geosciences Wuhan | 771-780 |
Beijing University of Technology | 801-850 |
Huazhong Agricultural University | 801-850 |
Ocean University of China | 801-850 |
Wuhan University of Technology | 801-850 |
Donghua University - Shanghai | 851-900 |
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University | 851-900 |
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 901-950 |
Beijing Jiaotong University | 901-950 |
Harbin Engineering University | 1001-1200 |
Hohai University Changzhou | 1001-1200 |
Nanjing Normal University | 1001-1200 |
Northwest University | 1001-1200 |
Southwest University | 1001-1200 |
Jiangnan University | 1001-1200 |
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University | 1001-1200 |
Beijing Foreign Studies University | 1201-1400 |
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology | 1201-1400 |
China University of Political Science and Law | 1201-1400 |
Shanghai International Studies University | 1201-1400 |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 1201-1400 |
University of International Business and Economics | 1201-1400 |
Shanghai Normal University | 1401-1500 |
Institution | 2025 World Rankings[47] |
Tsinghua University | 12 |
Peking University | 13 |
Fudan University | 36 |
Zhejiang University | 47 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 52 |
University of Science and Technology of China | 53 |
Nanjing University | 65 |
Wuhan University | 134 |
Beijing Normal University | 146 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 152 |
Tongji University | 154 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 166 |
Southern University of Science and Technology | 183 |
Beijing Institute of Technology | 201-250 |
Nankai University | 201-250 |
Sichuan University | 201-250 |
Tianjin University | 201-250 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University | 201-250 |
Sun Yat-Sen University | 201-250 |
Beihang University | 251-300 |
East China Normal University | 251-300 |
South China University of Technology | 251-300 |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | 251-300 |
Southern Medical University | 251-300 |
Hunan University | 301-350 |
Southeast University | 301-350 |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 301-350 |
Xiamen University | 301-350 |
China Medical University - Taiwan | 301-350 |
Shenzhen University | 351-400 |
Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 401-500 |
Chongqing University | 401-500 |
Dalian University of Technology | 401-500 |
Shanghai University | 401-500 |
Donghua University - Shanghai | 501-600 |
Jiangsu University | 501-600 |
Jinan University - Guangdong | 501-600 |
University of International Business and Economics | 501-600 |
Yangzhou University | 501-600 |
China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | 501-600 |
Soochow University | 501-600 |
Capital University of Medical Sciences | 601-800 |
East China University of Science and Technology | 601-800 |
Fuzhou University | 601-800 |
Guangdong University of Technology | 601-800 |
Guangzhou University | 601-800 |
Nanjing Forestry University | 601-800 |
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 601-800 |
Nanjing University of Technology | 601-800 |
Northeastern University in China | 601-800 |
Qingdao University | 601-800 |
South China Normal University | 601-800 |
Zhejiang Normal University | 601-800 |
Zhejiang University of Technology | 601-800 |
Xidian University | 601-800 |
Jiangnan University | 601-800 |
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University | 601-800 |
Wenzhou University | 601-800 |
Chengdu University of Technology | 801-1000 |
China Pharmaceutical University | 801-1000 |
Harbin Engineering University | 801-1000 |
Nanjing Medical University | 801-1000 |
Nanjing Normal University | 801-1000 |
North China Electric Power University | 801-1000 |
Northeast Agricultural University | 801-1000 |
Northeast Normal University | 801-1000 |
Southwest Jiaotong University | 801-1000 |
University of Petroleum (East China) | 801-1000 |
Zhejiang Gongshang University | 801-1000 |
Wenzhou Medical University | 801-1000 |
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | 801-1000 |
Guangzhou Medical University | 801-1000 |
Changsha University of Science and Technology | 801-1000 |
Times Higher Education Most International Universities Ranking
Institution | 2022[48] |
---|---|
Peking University | 123 |
Zhejiang University | 133 |
Tongji University | 138 |
East China Normal University | 140 |
Nanjing University | 150 |
Tsinghua University | 152 |
Fudan University | 159 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 161 |
Beijing Normal University | 168 |
Xi’an Jiaotong University | 181 |
Wuhan University | 182 |
Tianjin University | 184 |
Sichuan University | 187 |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 188 |
Sun Yat-sen University | 189 |
University of Science and Technology of China | 190 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 191 |
Central South University | 193 |
Other Global Rankings
Other international rankings:
- CWTS Leiden Ranking by CWTS Leiden Ranking
- Nature Index by Nature Research
- UTN Rankings by Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities
- SCImago Institutions Rankings by SCImago Institutions Rankings
- The Center for World University Rankings by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
- Webometrics Ranking ranks more than 2500 universities in China by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities[50]
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