Rankings of universities in China

As of 2025, China had the world's highest number of top universities in several international rankings including the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the US News and World Report Best Global University Ranking, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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). ^{[7] [8]} 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. ^[9]

Main articles: List of universities in China, Higher education in China, and Double First-Class Construction

Rankings distribution

Global

As of 2025, China had 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 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

As of 2025, China topped the list with 244 out of 1,000 universities in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). ^[10] The U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking 2024-2025 ranked 2250 universities from more than 100 countries/regions: China was again top with 396. ^[2] China topped the list with 346 out of 2,000 universities in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). ^[11] In the 2024 CWTS Leiden Ranking, China had the largest number of universities including in the ranking with 313 out of 1,506 universities from more than 72 countries. ^[4] The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2024-2025 shortlisted 3,000 research universities in the ranking: China topped the list, with 495 universities. ^[6] China was also the most-represented nation overall in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2024 list with 605 universities. ^[5] 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. ^[12]

There were 13 universities from Mainland China on lists of the global top 100 in the 2025 Shanghai Ranking's ARWU, behind only the United States in terms of the overall representation. ^[13] In the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Mainland China had a notable presence with 13 universities listed within the global top 200. ^[14] This positioning placed Mainland China behind only the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in terms of overall representation. There were 18 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 2024 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, a composite ranking system combining three of the world's most influential university rankings (ARWU+QS+ THE). ^[15]

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. ^{[16] [17]} 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. ^[18] As of 2024, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) included a total of 13 universities from China within its world top 100 list. ^[19] Similarly, the Times Higher Education Rankings also featured seven universities from China within its global top 100 list. ^[20] Notably, this level of representation in both rankings positioned China as the country with the highest overall presence in the Asia & Oceania region. ^{[19] [20]}

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. ^{[21] [22] [23]} These universities are widely recognized as some of the most renowned in China and continuously maintain high rankings nationally and globally. ^{[24] [25]}

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). ^[26]

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. ^[27]

In 1987, a ranking of 86 key universities according to Science Citation Index was compiled by Xiao Ming, Chinese Academy of Management Science. ^[28]

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. ^[29] Colleges and universities were ranked in four categories, science (generally comprehensive universities), engineering, agricultural and medical. ^[29]

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. ^[30]

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. ^[31]

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). ^[32]

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.

Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Institution	World Rank2025 [33]
Tsinghua University	18
Peking University	23
Zhejiang University	24
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	30
University of Science and Technology of China	40
Fudan University	41
Sun Yat-Sen University	65
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	73
Nanjing University	75
Wuhan University	81
Sichuan University	87
Xi'an Jiaotong University	92
Central South University	96
Beijing Institute of Technology	101-150
Beijing Normal University	101-150
Beihang University	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
Tongji University	101-150
Xiamen University	101-150
Northwestern Polytechnical University	101-150
Soochow University	101-150
Southern University of Science and Technology	101-150
Hunan University	151-200
China Agricultural University	151-200
Chongqing University	151-200
Dalian University of Technology	151-200
Nankai University	151-200
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	151-200
Zhengzhou University	151-200
Peking Union Medical College	151-200
Beijing University of Technology	201-300
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	201-300
Capital University of Medical Sciences	201-300
China University of Geosciences Wuhan	201-300
East China Normal University	201-300
East China University of Science and Technology	201-300
Huazhong Agricultural University	201-300
Lanzhou University	201-300
Nanjing Agricultural University	201-300
Nanjing Medical University	201-300
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	201-300
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	201-300
Northeastern University in China	201-300
Shanghai University	201-300
Shenzhen University	201-300
University of Science and Technology Beijing	201-300
Wuhan University of Technology	201-300
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University	201-300
Southern Medical University	201-300
Anhui University	301-400
Fujian Medical University	301-400
Fuzhou University	301-400
Guangdong University of Technology	301-400
Guangxi University	301-400
Henan University	301-400
Jiangsu University	301-400
Jinan University - Guangdong	301-400
Nanchang University	301-400
Nanjing University of Technology	301-400
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	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
South China Agricultural University	301-400
Southwest Jiaotong University	301-400
University of Petroleum (East China)	301-400
Yangzhou University	301-400
Yunnan University	301-400
Zhejiang University of Technology	301-400
Xidian University	301-400
Jiangnan University	301-400
Kunming University of Science and Technology	301-400
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	301-400
Guangzhou Medical University	301-400
ShanghaiTech University	301-400
Westlake University	301-400
Anhui Medical University	401-500
China University of Mining Technology	401-500
Donghua University - Shanghai	401-500
Guangzhou University	401-500
Guizhou University	401-500
Hainan University	401-500
Hefei University of Technology	401-500
Hohai University Changzhou	401-500
Nanjing Normal University	401-500
Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	401-500
National University of Defense Technology	401-500
Ningbo University	401-500
South China Normal University	401-500
Northwest University	401-500
Southwest University	401-500
Wenzhou Medical University	401-500
China University of Geosciences - Beijing	401-500
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	401-500
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen	401-500
Central China Normal University (Huazhong Normal University)	501-600
Chongqing Medical University	501-600
Fujian Normal University	501-600
Harbin Engineering University	501-600
Hebei University	501-600
Hebei University of Technology	501-600
Hohai University Changzhou	501-600
Jiangsu University	501-600
Nanjing Forestry University	501-600
North China Electric Power University	501-600
Northeast Agricultural University	501-600
Northeast Normal University	501-600
Shaanxi Normal University	501-600
Shandong Agricultural University	501-600
Shandong University of Science Technology	501-600
Shanxi University	501-600
Tianjin Medical University	501-600
Xi'an University of Technology	501-600
Beijing Jiaotong University	501-600
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)	501-600
Yanshan University	501-600
Zhejiang Science-Technology University	501-600
Hangzhou Normal University	501-600
Hangzhou Dianzi University	501-600
Wenzhou University	501-600
Chang’an University	601-700
Second Military Medical University	601-700
Air Force Medical University	601-700
Beijing Forestry University	601-700
Chengdu University of Technology	601-700
China Medical University	601-700
China University of Mining Technology - Beijing	601-700
Dalian Maritime University	601-700
Hunan Normal University	601-700
Qingdao University of Science and Technology	601-700
Shanghai Normal University	601-700
Taiyuan University of Technology	601-700
Xinjiang University	601-700
Zhejiang Normal University	601-700
Nantong University	601-700
Northeast Forestry University	601-700
Southwest Petroleum University	601-700
Henan University of Science and Technology	601-700
Beijing Technology and Business University	601-700
Lanzhou University of Technology	601-700
Shanghai Ocean University	601-700
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University	601-700
Qilu University of Technology	601-700
Shandong First Medical University	601-700
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	701-800
China Pharmaceutical University	701-800
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	701-800
Guangxi Normal University	701-800
Harbin Medical University	701-800
Hebei Medical University	701-800
Henan Normal University	701-800
Hubei University	701-800
Jiangxi Normal University	701-800
Shantou University	701-800
South China Normal University	701-800
Tianjin University of Technology	701-800
Xiangtan University	701-800
University of Jinan - Shandong	701-800
Tiangong University	701-800
Army Medical University	701-800
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	701-800
Anhui Agricultural University	701-800
Wuhan University of Science and Technology	701-800
Xuzhou Medical College	701-800
Wuhan Institute of Technology	701-800
Shanxi Medical University	701-800
Suzhou University of Science and Technology	701-800
Dongguan University of Technology	801-900
North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power	801-900
Anhui Normal University	801-900
Capital Normal University	801-900
Central University of Finance and Economics	801-900
Chengdu University of Technology	801-900
Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	801-900
Heilongjiang University	801-900
North China University of Technology	801-900
Shandong Normal University	801-900
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	801-900
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology	801-900
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University	801-900
Sichuan Agricultural University	801-900
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology	801-900
Yantai University	801-900
Guangxi Medical University	801-900
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University	801-900
Changsha University of Science and Technology	801-900
Qingdao Agricultural University	801-900
Yangtze University	801-900
Zhejiang A & F University	801-900
Hainan Medical University	901-1000
Hangzhou City University	901-1000
Jilin Agricultural University	901-1000
Kunming Medical University	901-1000
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics	901-1000
Southwest Medical University	901-1000
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	901-1000
Dalian Medical University	901-1000
Gansu Agricultural University	901-1000
Hebei Normal University	901-1000
Henan Agricultural University	901-1000
Liaocheng Teachers University	901-1000
Huaqiao University	901-1000
Ningxia University	901-1000
Shandong University of Science Technology	901-1000
University of International Business and Economics	901-1000
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	901-1000
China Jiliang University	901-1000
Hunan Agricultural University	901-1000
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology	901-1000
Anhui University of Science and Technology	901-1000
Southwest University of Science and Technology	901-1000
Henan Polytechnic University	901-1000
Shihezi University	901-1000
Xi'an University of Science and Technology	901-1000
Hangzhou Medical College	901-1000
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology	901-1000

University Ranking By Academic Performance (URAP)

A complete ranking of 495 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 2024-2025. ^[6]

Institution	2024-2025 World Ranking [6]
Zhejiang University	5
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	6
Tsinghua University	7
Peking University	10
Sun Yat Sen University	12
Huazhong University of Science & Technology	15
Central South University	19
Fudan University	22
University of Science & Technology of China	26
Sichuan University	27
Xi'an Jiaotong University	32
Wuhan University	36
Harbin Institute of Technology	41
Zhengzhou University	43
Shandong University	48
Tianjin University	49
Tongji University	51
Southeast University - China	53
Nanjing University	56
South China University of Technology	69
Jilin University	74
University of Electronic Science & Technology of China	85
Chongqing University	86
Shenzhen University	87
Beijing Institute of Technology	93
Northwestern Polytechnical University	95
Soochow University - China	103
Beihang University	107
Dalian University of Technology	110
Xiamen University	116
Hunan University	118
China University of Geosciences	125
Nankai University	142
Southern University of Science & Technology	146
Capital Medical University	149
Jiangsu University	152
University of Science & Technology Beijing	169
Beijing Normal University	170
Northeastern University - China	180
Peking Union Medical College	181
Wuhan University of Technology	185
China University of Petroleum	186
Jinan University	187
Shanghai University	190
China University of Mining & Technology	196
Qingdao University	198
Lanzhou University	211
Nanjing Medical University	212
Southern Medical University - China	215
Nanjing University of Science & Technology	220
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics	225
Jiangnan University	231
Northwest A&F University - China	242
East China Normal University	246
Southwest Jiaotong University	250
Guangdong University of Technology	251
Xidian University	253
Nanchang University	261
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	263
Nanjing Forestry University	264
Fuzhou University	268
Hohai University	270
Nanjing Tech University	272
Yangzhou University	276
Beijing University of Technology	279
Guangxi University	288
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology	293
Zhejiang University of Technology	294
Ocean University of China	300
Southwest University - China	304
East China University of Science & Technology	305
Nanjing Agricultural University	328
Huazhong Agricultural University	336
Hefei University of Technology	340
Beijing Jiaotong University	345
Ningbo University	356
Guangzhou University	363
Donghua University	366
Wenzhou Medical University	375
Shandong University of Science & Technology	376
North China Electric Power University	377
Guangzhou Medical University	384
South China Agricultural University	388
South China Normal University	404
Nanjing Normal University	413
Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications	422
Henan University	424
Kunming University of Science & Technology	433
Chang'an University	438
Harbin Engineering University	442
Qingdao University of Science & Technology	450
University of Shanghai for Science & Technology	453
Tianjin Medical University	456
Northwest University Xi'an	457
National University of Defense Technology - China	460
China Medical University	461
Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications	465
Anhui University	474
Hebei University of Technology	480
Taiyuan University of Technology	495
Hainan University	497
Shaanxi Normal University	511
Anhui Medical University	513
Guizhou University	514
ShanghaiTech University	524
University of Jinan	532
Qilu University of Technology	541
Yunnan University	544
Nantong University	548
Beijing Forestry University	549
Shandong Normal University	555
Fujian Medical University	558
Yanshan University	580
Wuhan University of Science & Technology	581
Hangzhou Dianzi University	582
Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University	586
Shanxi University	590
Xi'an University of Technology	591
Zhejiang Normal University	593
Harbin Medical University	598
Dalian Maritime University	602
Renmin University of China	604
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	609
Jiangsu University of Science & Technology	615
Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology	617
Hunan Normal University	627
Sichuan Agricultural University	633
Northeast Normal University - China	634
Northeast Agricultural University - China	640
Shantou University	642
Southwest Petroleum University	648
Shaanxi University of Science & Technology	654
Wenzhou University	663
Fujian Normal University	667
China Pharmaceutical University	679
Chengdu University of Technology	681
Henan Normal University	682
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	686
Xinjiang University	695
Northeast Forestry University - China	697
Southwest University of Science & Technology - China	705
Hubei University	706
Tiangong University	709
Hangzhou Normal University	711
Beijing Technology & Business University	718
Xiangtan University	730
Henan Polytechnic University	732
Changzhou University	740
Chengdu University	748
Henan University of Science & Technology	754
Liaocheng University	758
Hebei University	765
University of South China	785
Chongqing University of Posts & Telecommunications	790
Qufu Normal University	796
Wuhan Institute of Technology	797
Zhejiang A&F University	798
Huaqiao University	812
Lanzhou University of Technology	820
Guilin University of Electronic Technology	822
Tianjin University of Technology	823
North University of China	824
Hunan Agricultural University	834
Xi'an University of Science & Technology	840
Shandong Agricultural University	849
Suzhou University of Science & Technology	854
Yantai University	855
Shandong University of Technology	859
Henan Agricultural University	863
Foshan University	868
Guangxi Medical University	872
Shanxi Medical University	873
Tianjin University Science & Technology	876
Qingdao University of Technology	878
Xuzhou Medical University	892
Yangtze University	894
Shanghai Normal University	897
Shanghai Maritime University	902
Shanghai Ocean University	904
Hebei Medical University	911
China Three Gorges University	916
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	919
Dalian Medical University	920
China Jiliang University	922
Southwestern University of Finance & Economics - China	924
Dongguan University of Technology	931
Jiangxi University of Science & Technology	934
Jiangxi Normal University	946
Anhui Agricultural University	947
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University	955
Guilin University of Technology	956
Southwest Medical University	968
Hunan University of Science & Technology	978
Zhejiang Gongshang University	979
Qingdao Agricultural University	995
Anhui University of Technology	1000
Hubei University of Technology	1005
Huzhou University	1017
Shihezi University	1018
Central South University of Forestry & Technology	1022
Shanghai University of Engineering Science	1032
Guangxi Normal University	1038
Ningxia University	1039
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	1043
Northwest Normal University - China	1046
Capital Normal University	1050
Heilongjiang University	1052
Anhui University of Science & Technology	1070
Henan University of Technology	1073
Kunming Medical University	1077
Anhui Normal University	1079
Dalian Polytechnic University	1086
Inner Mongolia University	1094
Jiangsu Normal University	1099
University of Nottingham Ningbo China	1105
Harbin University of Science & Technology	1108
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry	1133
Hebei Agricultural University	1140
Guizhou Medical University	1150
Wuhan Textile University	1152
Sichuan Normal University	1171
Guangdong Ocean University	1187
Shenyang Agricultural University	1192
Jiaxing University	1194
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University	1196
Changchun University of Science & Technology	1204
Guangdong Medical University	1214
East China Jiaotong University	1215
Chongqing Jiaotong University	1224
Nanchang Hangkong University	1226
Shaoxing University	1227
Jilin Agricultural University	1228
North China University of Science & Technology	1234
Xi'an Technological University	1235
Lanzhou Jiaotong University	1250
Taizhou University	1252
Zhejiang Ocean University	1255
Shanghai University of Electric Power	1257
Zhongnan University of Economics & Law	1261
Zunyi Medical University	1267
Shenyang University of Technology	1271
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics	1275
Hainan Medical University	1276
Jiangxi Agricultural University	1289
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics	1293
Jimei University	1297
Tianjin Normal University	1299
Taiyuan University of Science & Technology	1310
Chongqing Technology & Business University	1314
Qinghai University	1326
Bohai University	1330
South Central Minzu University	1332
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University	1336
Xihua University	1342
Linyi University	1345
Liaoning University	1346
University of International Business & Economics	1348
Binzhou Medical University	1357
Shandong Jianzhu University	1358
Yancheng Institute of Technology	1359
Anhui Polytechnic University	1360
Ludong University	1361
Northeast Petroleum University	1366
Northeast Electric Power University	1376
Wuyi University	1380
Chongqing University of Technology	1382
Chongqing Normal University	1383
Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications	1391
Xinxiang Medical University	1394
Shanghai Institute of Technology	1399
East China University of Technology	1401
Chengdu University of Information Technology	1402
Shanxi Agricultural University	1421
Hebei Normal University	1430
Huaiyin Institute of Technology	1431
Ningxia Medical University	1440
Xinjiang Medical University	1448
Hubei University of Medicine	1449
Shandong Second Medical University	1451
University of Science & Technology Liaoning	1452
Minjiang University	1460
Gansu Agricultural University	1469
Hebei University of Science & Technology	1481
Xinyang Normal University	1530
Central University of Finance & Economics	1536
Shenzhen Technology University	1538
Harbin Normal University	1539
Jianghan University	1546
Wuhan Polytechnic University	1547
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University	1549
Yunnan Normal University	1550
Hunan University of Technology	1557
Fujian University of Technology	1563
Liaoning Normal University	1575
Changchun University of Technology	1580
Hebei University of Engineering	1586
Sichuan University of Science & Engineering	1591
Xi'an Polytechnic University	1601
Yanan University	1614
China West Normal University	1615
Shenzhen Polytechnic University	1630
Southwest Forestry University - China	1650
Nanjing Institute of Technology	1660
Chongqing University of Science & Technology	1667
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies	1671
North Minzu University	1675
Xi'an Shiyou University	1678
Zhejiang University of Science & Technology	1685
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine	1704
Beijing Information Science & Technology University	1710
Shandong University of Finance & Economics	1718
Guizhou Normal University	1720
Huaibei Normal University	1727
Southwest Minzu University	1733
Yunnan Agricultural University	1734
Liaoning Technical University	1741
Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics	1747
Xiamen University of Technology	1748
Civil Aviation University of China	1750
Shanxi Normal University	1760
Shenyang Aerospace University	1761
Jining Medical University	1762
Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics	1773
Jilin Normal University	1775
Changshu Institute of Technology	1781
Anhui University of Finance & Economics	1790
Zhongyuan University of Technology	1792
Bengbu Medical University	1795
Yanbian University	1799
Guangxi Minzu University	1802
Xi'an Medical University	1813
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics	1820
Hubei University of Arts & Science	1824
Minzu University of China	1825
Tianjin Chengjian University	1833
Anhui Jianzhu University	1837
Jiangsu Ocean University	1848
Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology	1854
Chongqing University of Arts & Sciences	1869
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University	1874
Huaiyin Normal University	1886
Hubei Normal University	1891
Wannan Medical College	1900
Inner Mongolia University of Technology	1909
Hangzhou City University	1910
Henan Institute of Science & Technology	1914
North China University of Technology	1917
Jishou University	1924
Hainan Normal University	1925
Xuzhou University of Technology	1928
Capital University of Economics & Business	1929
Guangxi University of Science & Technology	1930
Guilin Medical University	1933
Liaoning Petrochemical University	1944
Nanjing Audit University	1958
Dalian Minzu University	1959
Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	1964
Yangtze Normal University	1965
Jiangsu University of Technology	1968
Tianjin University of Commerce	1974
Jinzhou Medical University	1978
Dalian University	1983
Shenyang University of Chemical Technology	1990
Liaoning University of Technology	1992
Luoyang Normal University	1994
Qiqihar University	2006
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine	2007
Tibet University	2023
Duke Kunshan University	2028
Gannan Medical University	2078
Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University	2086
Shanghai University of Sport	2091
Ningbo University of Technology	2093
Chongqing Three Gorges University	2105
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University	2120
Xijing University	2154
Nanyang Normal College	2155
Baoji University of Arts & Sciences	2162
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University	2173
Xinjiang Agricultural University	2179
Hunan University of Technology & Business	2185
Hubei University of Science & Technology	2188
Gannan Normal University	2194
Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology	2201
Shaanxi University of Technology	2216
Inner Mongolia Medical University	2223
Yancheng Teachers University	2230
Shenyang Jianzhu University	2234
Nanning Normal University	2238
Dali University	2245
Changsha University	2246
Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology	2260
Wuhan Naval University of Engineering	2263
Hubei Polytechnic University	2265
Dalian Jiaotong University	2272
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine	2274
Qinghai Normal University	2285
Jilin Jianzhu University	2289
Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University	2302
Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine	2305
Zhejiang Shuren University	2314
Hebei GEO University	2319
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine	2324
Huanggang Normal University	2348
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	2350
Shanghai Polytechnic University	2355
Guizhou University of Finance & Economics	2361
Shenyang Normal University	2364
MinNan Normal University	2366
Dalian Ocean University	2379
Jiujiang University	2384
Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology	2385
Tarim University	2392
Shandong Technology & Business University	2407
Hefei University	2410
Hunan City University	2441
Beihua University	2447
Guangdong University of Finance & Economics	2448
Hunan Institute of Science & Technology	2458
Shandong Jiaotong University	2459
Beijing Normal University Zhuhai	2470
Hunan Institute of Engineering	2472
Harbin University of Commerce	2473
Inner Mongolia Normal University	2492
Chuzhou University	2493
Shanxi Datong University	2518
Guizhou Minzu University	2523
Yunnan Minzu University	2538
Neijiang Normal University	2540
Beijing Union University	2546
Hubei Minzu University	2549
Yunnan University of Finance & Economics	2568
Jinling Institute of Technology	2570
Huizhou University	2573
Hengyang Normal University	2575
Guizhou Institute of Technology	2580
Jiamusi University	2601
Beibu Gulf University	2603
Anqing Normal University	2604
Zhoukou Normal University	2608
Shenyang Ligong University	2613
Tianjin Agricultural University	2615
Fuyang Normal University	2619
NingboTech University	2621
Anhui Science & Technology University	2623
Communication University of China	2627
Xuchang University	2633
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (Guangzhou)	2635
Yulin Normal University	2636
Shandong University of Aeronautics	2641
Hebei North University	2642
Shanghai International Studies University	2656
Shaoguan University	2657
LingNan Normal University	2662
Hubei University of Automotive Technology	2666
Hubei Engineering University	2677
Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology	2702
Dezhou University	2707
Jinggangshan University	2713
Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine	2717
Zhejiang Wanli University	2734
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute	2735
Yulin University	2737
Changzhou Institute of Technology	2738
Taishan University	2742
Zaozhuang University	2744
Putian University	2762
Weifang University	2769
Shangqiu Normal University	2776
Guizhou Education University	2793
Zhaoqing University	2806
Wuchang University of Technology	2823
Xinjiang Normal University	2838
Tongren University	2847
Hefei Normal University	2851
Panzhihua University	2852
Tianjin University of Finance & Economics	2853
Yibin University	2858
Hunan University of Arts & Science	2860
Shenyang Medical College	2863
Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology	2869
Qujing Normal University	2870
Shanghai Dianji University	2871
Nanyang Institute of Technology	2875
North China Institute Science & Technology	2891
Changchun Normal University	2898
Tianjin University of Technology & Education	2904
Longyan University	2923
Qiqihar Medical University	2933
Luoyang Institute of Science & Technology	2950
Changchun University	2957
Wuyi University, Fujian	2958
Lishui University	2969
Wuxi University	2989
Henan University of Urban Construction	2998

WURI Global Top 100 Innovative Universities Rankings

Global Ranking ^{[note 1]}

Institution	2021 [34]	2022 [35]
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
Zhejiang Hupan Entrepreneurship Research Center	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

CSRankings: Computer Science Rankings

National Ranking ^{[note 2]}

Institution	2022 [36]	2023 [37]
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

National Ranking ^{[note 2]}

Institution	2022 [38]	2023 [39]
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.

QS World University Rankings

Institution	2025 World Rankings [40]
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

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Institution	2025 World Rankings [41]
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

World Ranking ^{[note 1]}

Institution	2022 [42]
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

US News Best Global Universities Ranking

World Ranking ^{[note 1]}

Institution	2025-2026 [43]
Tsinghua University	11
Peking University	25
Zhejiang University	45
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	46
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	54
Fudan University	70
University of Science and Technology of China	71
Sun Yat Sen University	85
Nanjing University	86
Wuhan University	90
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	91
Hunan University	109
Southern University of Science and Technology	123
Tongji University	124
Harbin Institute of Technology	128
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	137
Xi'an Jiaotong University	141
Central South University	146
Southeast University	155
Beijing Institute of Technology	=156
Shenzhen University	=156
Nankai University	=166
South China University of Technology	=166
Beijing Normal University	173
Sichuan University	=182
Tianjin University	=182
Xiamen University	189
China Agricultural University	202
Zhengzhou University	203
Beihang University	=207
Northwestern Polytechnical University	=207
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	211
Chongqing University	212
East China Normal University	230
Shandong University	238
Wuhan University of Technology	260
Dalian University of Technology	261
Jiangsu University	271
Northwest A&F University	288
Soochow University	292
Jilin University	=296
Shanghai University	=296
Nanjing Agricultural University	302
Westlake University	308
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	319
ShanghaiTech University	330
Huazhong Agricultural University	340
Jinan University	345
University of Science and Technology Beijing	357
Zhejiang Normal University	360
Qingdao University	361
Nanjing Forestry University	374
Jiangnan University	376
Fuzhou University	383
Renmin University of China	=394
Central China Normal University	=394
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	409
Northeastern University-China	=445
Xidian University	=445
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	451
Guangzhou University	454
Lanzhou University	460
Donghua University	=464
Ocean University of China	=464
Peking Union Medical College	=468
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	=468
Guangdong University of Technology	=473
Southwest University	=473
Hohai University	483
Nanjing Normal University	492
Anhui University of Finance and Economics	=500
China University of Petroleum	=500

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 ^[44]

Notes

1. Order shown in accordance with the latest result.
2. Only displays Top 10 and orders shown in accordance with the latest result.

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