As of 2025,China had the world's highest number of top universities in several international rankings including theAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), theUS News and World Report Best Global University Ranking, theCenter for World University Rankings (CWUR), theUniversity Ranking by Academic Performance, theCWTS Leiden Ranking, and theSCImago Institutions Rankings.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Universities and colleges being part of theDouble First-Class Construction (147 public universities nationwide) are considered to be the most elite institutions of Chinese tertiary education, representing the top 5% of overall universities and colleges inMainland China (approximately 3,000 higher education institutions).[7][8] Regardless of universities in China being involved in a variety of university rankings, theMinistry of Education of China does not advocate or recognize any ranking published by other institutions.[9]
As of 2025,China had the world's highest number of top universities in theAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), theUS News and World Report Best Global University Ranking, theCenter for World University Rankings (CWUR), theUniversity Ranking by Academic Performance, theCWTS Leiden Ranking, and theSCImago Institutions Rankings.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
China topped the list with 244 out of 1,000 universities in the 2025Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).[10] TheU.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 2025Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).[11] In the 2025CWTS Leiden Ranking, China had the largestnumber of universities including in the ranking with 365 out of 1,594 universities from more than 77 countries/regions.[12] TheUniversity Ranking by Academic Performance 2024-2025 shortlisted 3,000research universities in the ranking: China topped the list, with 495 universities.[6] China was also the most-represented nation overall in theSCImago Institutions Rankings 2025 list with 634 universities.[13] More than 2,500 universities in China are ranked in theWebometrics Ranking of World Universities out of almost 31,000 institutions, including in the ranking worldwide.[14]
There were 13 universities from Mainland China on lists of the global top 100 in the 2025Shanghai Ranking's ARWU, behind only the United States in terms of the overall representation. Among them, Mainland China had four universities listed within the global top 30, tied with the UK and second only to the United States.[15] In the 2026Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Mainland China had a notable presence with 2 universities listed within the global top 15.[16] This positioning placed Mainland China behind only the United States (9) and the United Kingdom (3) in terms of overall representation.[16] As of 2025, there were 2 Chinese universities in the global top 20, 5 in the top 50, and 19 in the top 200, behind only the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of the overall representation in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, a composite ranking system combining three of the world's most influential university rankings (ARWU+QS+THE).[17]
China has dominated theQS BRICS University Rankings and theTHE'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.[18][19] In 2020, China tops theQS 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.[20] As of 2024, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) included a total of 13 universities from China within its world top 100 list.[21] Similarly, the Times Higher Education Rankings also featured seven universities from China within its global top 100 list.[22] Notably, this level of representation in both rankings positioned China as the country with the highest overall presence in the Asia & Oceania region.[21][22]
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 asnational key universities, while the tier 1 universities consist of the former985 Project Universities.[23][24][25] These universities are widely recognized as some of the most renowned in China and continuously maintain high rankings nationally and globally.[26]
In terms of city representation, according to theU.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking for 2025,Beijing has the highest number of universities included in the ranking, totaling 29, followed byShanghai (22) andXi'an (20), whileNanjing has 18 andWuhan has 16. Other major cities with notable representation includeChengdu (13),Hangzhou (13),Guangzhou (12),Tianjin (11),Shenyang (10),Nanchang (10),Changsha (9),Dalian (9),Harbin (8),Chongqing (8),Jinan (8),Zhengzhou (8),Hefei (8),Kunming (7),Qingdao (7), andChangchun (7).[27]
There are several comprehensive rankings of universities in China, includingWu 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, andCUAA Ranking, by Airuishen (a company) in the name of Chinese Universities Alumni Association, etc. Shanghai Ruanke compiles both theBest Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) and the world university ranking,Academic Ranking of World Universities.[28]
In 1987, a ranking of 86 key universities according to Science Citation Index was compiled by Xiao Ming,Chinese Academy of Management Science.[29]
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.[30] Colleges and universities were ranked in four categories, science (generally comprehensive universities), engineering, agricultural and medical.[30]
The Chinese university ranking on research and development in 1991 was published in 1993 byWu 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, withNanjing University andTsinghua University ranking 1st respectively. In 2000, the comprehensive ranking was released under the nameChinese 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, releasedChinese university ranking.[31]
In 2002, Chinese university ranking by Airuishen (a company) was released. TheCUAA Ranking, released in the name of Chinese Universities Alumni Association, is said made by Cai Yanhou team.[32]
In 2003, a team inShanghai Jiaotong University, later named Shanghai Ranking (Shanghai Ruanke, literally Shanghai Soft Science in abbreviation), releasedAcademic Ranking of World Universities. Shanghai Ranking also compiles theBest Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR).[33]
Annual international rankings of thebibliometric-based rankings include theAcademic Ranking of World Universities, thePerformance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, theUniversity Ranking by Academic Performance, theCWTS Leiden Ranking, theSCImago Institutions Rankings, theCenter for World University Rankings (CWUR), and theNature Index Annual Tables published byNature Research.
| Institution | World Rank2025[34] |
| 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 |
A complete ranking of 495 Chinese universities, including in the top 3,000 universities worldwide, can be found through the external link according to theUniversity 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 |
A number of international publications formulate their rankings using the weighted average of opinions gathered in surveys, including theQS World University Rankings, theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings and theU.S. News and World Report Best Global University Ranking.
| Institution | 2025 World Rankings[41] |
| 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 | 2026 World Rankings[42] |
| Tsinghua University | 12 |
| Peking University | 13 |
| Fudan University | 36 |
| Zhejiang University | 39 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 40 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 51 |
| Nanjing University | 62 |
| Wuhan University | 122 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 131 |
| Beijing Normal University | 134 |
| Tongji University | 141 |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | 160 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 176 |
| Sun Yat-Sen University | 201-250 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | 201-250 |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | 201-250 |
| Sichuan University | 201-250 |
| Tianjin University | 201-250 |
| Hunan University | 251-300 |
| Beihang University | 251-300 |
| Central South University | 251-300 |
| East China Normal University | 251-300 |
| Nankai University | 251-300 |
| Shandong University | 251-300 |
| South China University of Technology | 251-300 |
| Southeast University | 251-300 |
| Xiamen University | 251-300 |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | 251-300 |
| Southern Medical University | 251-300 |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 301-350 |
| Chongqing University | 351-400 |
| Shenzhen University | 351-400 |
| Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 401-500 |
| Dalian University of Technology | 401-500 |
| Donghua University - Shanghai | 401-500 |
| Jiangsu University | 501-600 |
| Jinan University - Guangdong | 501-600 |
| Northeastern University in China | 501-600 |
| Shanghai University | 501-600 |
| University of International Business and Economics | 501-600 |
| Yangzhou University | 501-600 |
| Zhejiang University of Technology | 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 |
| Guangdong University of Technology | 601-800 |
| Harbin Engineering University | 601-800 |
| Nanjing Forestry University | 601-800 |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 601-800 |
| Nanjing University of Technology | 601-800 |
| Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 601-800 |
| Ocean University of China | 601-800 |
| Qingdao University | 601-800 |
| South China Normal University | 601-800 |
| Zhejiang Normal University | 601-800 |
| Xidian University | 601-800 |
| Jiangnan University | 601-800 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University | 601-800 |
| Chengdu University of Technology | 801-1000 |
| Fuzhou University | 801-1000 |
| Nanjing Medical University | 801-1000 |
| Nanjing Normal University | 801-1000 |
| Northeast Agricultural University | 801-1000 |
| Northeast Normal University | 801-1000 |
| Southwest Jiaotong University | 801-1000 |
| Zhejiang Gongshang University | 801-1000 |
| Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | 801-1000 |
| Guangzhou Medical University | 801-1000 |
| Wenzhou University | 801-1000 |
Other international rankings:
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