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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]
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

Global Ranking^{[note 1]}

Institution	2021[40]	2022[41]
Tsinghua University	14	15
Peking University	28	31
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business	33	34
Beijing Normal University	36	37
Beijing Technology and Business University	63	76
Dalian Neusoft University of Information	97	91
University of International Business and Economics	101-200	101-200
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	-	101-200
Hupan University	101-200	201-300
Southern University of Science and Technology	-	201-300
Xi'an Jiaotong University	-	201-300
Beijing Institute of Technology	201-300	201-300
Zhejiang University	-	201-300
Xinyang Vocational and Technical College	-	201-300
Fudan University	-	201-300
Tianjin University	-	201-300
China Europe International Business School	201-300	201-300
Harbin Institute of Technology	-	201-300
Nankai University	-	201-300
Tongji University	-	201-300
Wuhan University	-	201-300
Nanjing University	-	201-300
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	-	201-300
Sun Yat-sen University	-	201-300
University of Science and Technology of China	-	201-300

National Ranking^{[note 2]}

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

National Ranking^{[note 2]}

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

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

World Ranking^{[note 1]}

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

World Ranking^{[note 1]}

Institution	2024[49]
Tsinghua University	16
Peking University	31
Zhejiang University	51
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	54
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	69
University of Science and Technology of China	82
Fudan University	85
Nanjing University	98
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	100
Sun Yat Sen University	106
Wuhan University	108
Hunan University	119
Tongji University	153
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	153
Southern University of Science and Technology	157
Harbin Institute of Technology	160
Central South University	168
Beijing Institute of Technology	179
Xi'an Jiaotong University	179
Southeast University	183
Shenzhen University	187
South China University of Technology	187
Nankai University	191
Tianjin University	195
Xiamen University	198
Beijing Normal University	206
Zhengzhou University	213
Sichuan University	217
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	221
Beihang University	227
China Agricultural University	237
Chongqing University	245
East China Normal University	253
Northwestern Polytechnical University	253
Dalian University of Technology	292
Shandong University	292
Wuhan University of Technology	300
Soochow University	317
Shanghai University	327
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	337
Nanjing Agricultural University	337
Jiangsu University	341
Jilin University	344
Huazhong Agricultural University	369
ShanghaiTech University	369
Northwest A&F University	374
University of Science and Technology Beijing	381
Changsha University of Science and Technology	389
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	397
Jinan University	408
Westlake University	408
Central China Normal University	417
Qingdao University	417
Fuzhou University	425
Renmin University of China	451
Zhejiang Normal University	451
Guangzhou University	471
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	474
Nanjing Forestry University	477
Lanzhou University	485
Xidian University	487
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	489
Northeastern University-China	492
China University of Petroleum	497
Jiangnan University	497

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]