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 Shanghai Ranking's ARUW, U.S. News, and Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Rankings representation[edit]

Global representations[edit]

China had the world's second-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 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities and the Three University Missions Ranking.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In the 2020 CWTS Leiden Ranking, China surpassed the U.S. with the number of universities including in the ranking (204 vs.198) out of 1,176 universities from 65 countries.^[6] The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2020-2021 shortlisted 3,000 research universities from 123 countries in the ranking: China tops the list, with 485, followed by the US with 414.^[7] China is also the most-represented nation overall in the SCImago Institutions Rankings list with 549 universities.^[8]

There were 22 Chinese universities on lists of the global top 200 in the 2020 ARWU, behind only the United States in terms of the overall representation.^[9]

Regional representations[edit]

China is home to the two best (Tsinghua and Peking) universities in the whole of Asia and Oceania region and emerging countries according to the THE World University Rankings.^[10]^[11] China has dominated the QS BRICS University Rankings and the THE's Emerging Economies University Rankings since its inception, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots for both rankings. China is also the most-represented nation overall.^[12]^[11] 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 country.^[13]

Major International Rankings[edit]

Bibliometric-based rankings[edit]

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.

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)[edit]

**World Ranking**^{[note 1]}
Institution	2019^[14]	2020^[15]
Tsinghua University	43	29
Peking University	53	49
Zhejiang University	70	58
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	82	63
University of Science and Technology of China	101-150	73
Fudan University	101-150	100
Nanjing University	151-200	101-150
Harbin Institute of Technology	151-200	101-150
Xi'an Jiaotong University	151-200	101-150
Sun Yat Sen University	101-150	101-150
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	101-150	101-150
Central South University	151-200	101-150
Southeast University	151-200	101-150
Beihang University	201-300	151-200
Jilin University	201-300	151-200
Shandong University	201-300	151-200
Sichuan University	151-200	151-200
Soochow University	151-200	151-200
South China University of Technology	201-300	151-200
Tianjin University	201-300	151-200
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	151-200	151-200
Wuhan University	151-200	151-200
Hunan University	301-400	201-300
Beijing Institute of Technology	301-400	201-300
Beijing Normal University	201-300	201-300
Dalian University of Technology	201-300	201-300
Nankai University	201-300	201-300
Northwestern Polytechnical University	301-400	201-300
Shenzhen University	301-400	201-300
Tongji University	201-300	201-300
University of Science and Technology Beijing	301-400	201-300
Xiamen University	201-300	201-300
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	401-500	301-400
Capital Medical University	301-400	301-400
China Agricultural University	301-400	301-400
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	401-500	301-400
Chongqing University	301-400	301-400
East China University of Science and Technology	301-400	301-400
Huazhong Agricultural University	401-500	301-400
Jiangsu University	401-500	301-400
Nanjing Agricultural University	401-500	301-400
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	401-500	301-400
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	301-400	301-400
Northeastern University	401-500	301-400
Peking Union Medical College	401-500	301-400
Shanghai University	401-500	301-400
Southern University of Science and Technology	401-500	301-400
Wuhan University of Technology	301-400	301-400
Zhengzhou University	401-500	301-400
Beijing Jiaotong University	501-600	401-500
Beijing University of Technology	501-600	401-500
China University of Geosciences, Beijing	601-700	401-500
China University of Mining and Technology	601-700	401-500
East China Normal University	501-600	401-500
Fuzhou University	401-500	401-500
Guangdong University of Technology	801-900	401-500
Harbin Engineering University	401-500	401-500
Hefei University of Technology	501-600	401-500
Jinan University	401-500	401-500
Lanzhou University	301-400	401-500
Nanchang University	401-500	401-500
Nanjing Medical University	401-500	401-500
Nanjing Tech University	401-500	401-500
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	401-500	401-500
Ocean University of China	501-600	401-500
Qingdao University	401-500	401-500
Shandong University of Science and Technology	801-900	400-500
ShanghaiTech University	501-600	401-500
Xidian University	601-700	401-500
Central China Normal University	-	501-600
China University of Petroleum	601-700	501-600
Donghua University	501-600	501-600
Jiangnan University	601-700	501-600
Nanjing Normal University	601-700	501-600
National University of Defense Technology	501-600	501-600
North China Electric Power University	701-800	501-600
Northwest A&F University	501-600	501-600
South China Normal University	701-800	501-600
Southern Medical University	501-600	501-600
Wenzhou Medical University	601-700	501-600
Yangzhou University	501-600	501-600
Zhejiang University of Technology	501-600	501-600
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	601-700	601-700
China Medical University	601-700	601-700
Fujian Agriculture Forestry University	701-800	601-700
Fujian Normal University		601-700
Guangzhou Medical University	601-700	601-700
Guangzhou University	901-1000	601-700
Hohai University	601-700	601-700
Hunan Normal University	601-700	601-700
Northeast Normal University	801-900	601-700
Northwest University	601-700	601-700
Renmin University of China	701-800	601-700
Shaanxi Normal University	701-800	601-700
Shanxi University	601-700	601-700
Southwest Jiaotong University	601-700	601-700
Tianjin Medical University	601-700	601-700
University of Jinan	801-900	601-700
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology	-	601-700
Xi'an University of Technology	-	601-700
Air Force Medical University	-	701-800
Anhui Medical University	801-900	701-800
Anhui University	901-1000	701-800
Army Medical University	601-700	701-800
Beijing Forestry University	601-700	701-800
China University of Petroleum, Beijing	601-700	701-800
Chongqing Medical University	701-800	701-800
Guizhou University	801-900	701-800
Hangzhou Dianzi University	701-800	701-800
Harbin Medical University	701-800	701-800
Kunming University of Science and Technology	901-1000	701-800
Nanjing Forestry University	801-900	701-800
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	601-700	701-800
Ningbo University	701-800	701-800
Qingdao University of Science and Technology	-	701-800
Qufu Normal University	-	701-800
Taiyuan University of Technology	701-800	701-800
Second Military Medical University	-	701-800
Chang'an University	901-1000	801-900
China Pharmaceutical University	801-900	801-900
China University of Mining and Technology	-	801-900
Fujian Medical University	901-1000	801-900
Guangxi University	901-1000	801-900
Henan University	-	801-900
Nantong University	901-1000	801-900
Shandong Normal University	901-1000	801-900
Sichuan Agricultural University	801-900	801-900
Yunnan University	801-900	801-900
Zhejiang Normal University	801-900	801-900
Changzhou University	901-1000	901-1000
Dalian Medical University	-	901-1000
Hebei Medical University	-	901-1000
Hebei University of Technology	-	901-1000
Huaqiao University	-	901-1000
Liaoning University of Technology	-	901-1000
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine	-	901-1000
Northeast Agricultural University	-	901-1000
Shanghai Normal University	-	901-1000
Shantou University	-	901-1000
Southwest Petroleum University	-	901-1000
Yanshan University	-	901-1000
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	-	901-1000

University Ranking By Academic Performance (URAP)[edit]

A complete ranking of 485 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 2020-2021.^[16]

**World Ranking**^{[note 1]}
Institution	2020-2021^[7]
Tsinghua University	12
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	18
Zhejiang University	20
Peking University	21
Sun Yat-sen University	48
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	49
Fudan University	54
University of Science and Technology of China	63
Central South University	68
Xi'an Jiaotong University	70
Nanjing University	73
Harbin Institute of Technology	74
Wuhan University	85
Sichuan University	86
Shandong University	96
Jilin University	106
Tianjin University	109
Tongji University	113
South China University of Technology	114
Southeast University - China	115
Suzhou University	139
Beihang University	149
Dalian University of Technology	155
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	166
Xiamen University	174
Chongqing University	184
Northwestern Polytechnical University	187
Hunan University	193
Beijing Institute of Technology	204
Zhengzhou University	205
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)	207
Nankai University	208
Beijing Normal University	223
Shenzhen University	228
University of Science and Technology Beijing	242
China University of Petroleum	247
Capital Medical University	265
Lanzhou University	274
Nanjing Medical University	276
Wuhan University of Technology	283
Shanghai University	286
Jiangsu University	300
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	301
China University of Mining and Technology	310
East China University of Science and Technology	311
Northeastern University - China	314
East China Normal University	326
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	330
Northwest A&F University - China	339
Xidian University	345
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	347
Southwest University - China	348
Jinan University	354
Nanjing Agricultural University	365
Jiangnan University	371
Nanjing Tech University	377
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	381
Southern Medical University - China	398
Huazhong Agricultural University	402
Beijing Jiaotong University	406
Southwest Jiaotong University	416
Nanchang University	418
Fuzhou University	425
Hefei University of Technology	428
Qingdao University	432
North China Electric Power University	433
Ocean University of China	440
Zhejiang University of Technology	441
Hohai University	447
Donghua University	461
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	462
National University of Defense Technology - China	463
Shandong University of Science and Technology	464
Beijing University of Technology	480
Yangzhou University	481
Harbin Engineering University	491
Wenzhou Medical University	497
Southern University of Science and Technology	499
Guangdong University of Technology	505
Nanjing Normal University	506
Tianjin Medical University	508
Northwest University Xi'an	513
University of Jinan	539
South China Agricultural University	541
Shaanxi Normal University	542
China Medical University	545
South China Normal University	552
Guangzhou Medical University	561
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	562
Taiyuan University of Technology	571
Ningbo University	575
Harbin Medical University	582
Shanxi University	591
Henan University	612
China Pharmaceutical University	615
Guangxi University	621
Northeast Normal University - China	627
Kunming University of Science and Technology	638
Guangzhou University	652
Qingdao University of Science and Technology	655
Beijing Forestry University	657
Nanjing Forestry University	670
Yanshan University	683
Anhui University	687
Shandong Normal University	692
Hangzhou Dianzi University	695
Anhui Medical University	697
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology	703
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	708
ShanghaiTech University	714
Renmin University of China	718
Nantong University	736
Xiangtan University	744
Southwest Petroleum University	761
Zhejiang Normal University	764
Chang'an University	772
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	776
Qufu Normal University	782
Henan Normal University	791
Sichuan Agricultural University	796
Hunan Normal University	806
Fujian Medical University	826
Yunnan University	831
Wuhan University of Science and Technology	837
Hangzhou Normal University	838
Hubei University	839
Hebei University of Technology	841
Tiangong University	842
Dalian Medical University	847
Qilu University of Technology	849
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology	851
Capital Normal University	852
Changzhou University	859
Xi'an University of Technology	862
Fujian Normal University	867
Shantou University	869
Jiangsu Normal University	882
Northeast Forestry University - China	895
Guizhou University	900
Southwest University of Science and Technology - China	913
Tianjin University of Technology	917
Northeast Agricultural University - China	920
Huaqiao University	925
Shandong Agricultural University	927
Wuhan Institute of Technology	928
Shanghai Normal University	932
Dalian Maritime University	935
Guangxi Medical University	961
Hainan University	962
Henan Polytechnic University	969
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University	972
Henan University of Science and Technology	977
Hebei Medical University	982
Tianjin University Science and Technology	991
Jiangxi Normal University	1000
Hunan Agricultural University	1009
Hebei University	1023
Xuzhou Medical College	1027
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	1029
China Jiliang University	1032
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology	1037
Lanzhou University of Technology	1041
Guilin University of Electronic Technology	1042
Northwest Normal University - China	1048
North University of China	1057
Zhejiang A & F University	1062
Wenzhou University	1071
Xinjiang University	1079
Heilongjiang University	1084
Shanghai Ocean University	1095
Hunan University of Science and Technology	1102
China Three Gorges University	1121
Liaocheng University	1122
Shihezi University	1123
Shanghai Maritime University	1129
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology	1130
Yangtze University	1132
Chengdu University of Technology	1159
Guangxi Normal University	1162
Anhui University of Technology	1170
Qingdao Agricultural University	1173
Anhui Normal University	1174
Anhui Agricultural University	1181
Kunming Medical University	1189
University of South China	1195
Beijing Technology and Business University	1203
North China University of Science and Technology	1211
Shanxi Medical University	1213
Bohai University	1214
Zhejiang Gongshang University	1241
Shandong University of Technology	1246
South Central University for Nationalities	1271
Tianjin Normal University	1279
Harbin University of Science and Technology	1290
Shanghai University of Electric Power	1297
Henan Agricultural University	1299
Guilin University of Technology	1310
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry	1313
Yantai University	1320
Shanghai University of Engineering Science	1322
Changchun University of Science and Technology	1323
Sichuan Normal University	1330
Henan University of Technology	1331
Guangdong Medical University	1340
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University	1342
Chongqing Technology and Business University	1350
Inner Mongolia University	1357
Hubei University of Technology	1365
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics - China	1367
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen	1368
Dongguan University of Technology	1370
Nanchang Hangkong University	1377
Xinxiang Medical University	1396
Xi'an University of Science and Technology	1397
Southwest Medical University	1400
Central South University of Forestry and Technology	1401
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University	1405
Shenyang Agricultural University	1410
Liaoning University	1423
Shanghai Institute of Technology	1439
China West Normal University	1440
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	1447
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology	1449
Jilin Agricultural University	1459
Hunan University of Technology	1466
Xinjiang Medical University	1469
University of Nottingham Ningbo China	1479
Hebei Normal University	1484
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	1491
Chengdu University of Information Technology	1505
Chongqing Normal University	1512
Jiaxing University	1520
Wuhan Textile University	1528
Linyi University	1530
Ludong University	1552
Hebei Agricultural University	1554
Suzhou University of Science and Technology	1559
Guizhou Medical University	1561
Foshan University	1563
Harbin Normal University	1566
Yunnan Normal University	1568
Ningxia Medical University	1575
Qingdao University of Technology	1586
Lanzhou Jiaotong University	1588
East China Jiaotong University	1591
Yancheng Institute of Technology	1592
Xinyang Normal University	1594
Yanbian University	1601
East China University of Technology	1606
Dalian Polytechnic University	1608
Anhui University of Science and Technology	1613
Chongqing University of Technology	1614
Shaoxing University	1629
Jiangxi Agricultural University	1630
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics	1631
Huzhou University	1634
Northeast Petroleum University	1635
Central University of Finance and Economics	1642
Binzhou Medical University	1654
Zunyi Medical University	1666
Zhejiang Ocean University	1673
Ningxia University	1675
Qinghai University	1682
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering	1684
Nanyang Normal University	1693
Liaoning Normal University	1698
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology	1711
Xiamen University of Technology	1714
Shenyang University of Technology	1716
Chongqing Jiaotong University	1718
Hebei University of Science and Technology	1724
Xihua University	1730
Jimei University	1742
Huaiyin Normal University	1750
University Science and Technology Liaoning	1751
Changchun Institute of Technology	1752
Jilin Normal University	1754
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	1756
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics	1757
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture	1764
Duke Kunshan University	1765
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University	1769
Taizhou University	1781
Xi'an Technological University	1787
Hubei University of Medicine	1792
Jianghan University	1796
Xi'an Medical University	1799
Guangdong Ocean University	1802
Chengdu University	1805
Wuhan Polytechnic University	1810
University of International Business and Economics	1813
Shanxi Normal University	1814
Minzu University of China	1826
Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics	1836
Weifang Medical University	1840
Dalian University	1841
Hebei University of Engineering	1843
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	1847
Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences	1850
Gansu Agricultural University	1859
Luoyang Normal University	1866
Southwest Minzu University - China	1875
Civil Aviation University of China	1887
Northeast Electric Power University	1891
Huaibei Normal University	1892
Huaiyin Institute of Technology	1908
Shandong Jianzhu University	1913
Jinzhou Medical University	1914
Liaoning University of Technology	1917
North China University of Technology	1919
Xi'an Shiyou University	1920
Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications	1924
Yunnan Agricultural University	1929
Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University	1930
Shanxi Agricultural University	1931
Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology	1959
Bengbu Medical College	1960
Shenyang Aerospace University	1962
Liaoning Shihua University	1963
Shandong University of Finance and Economics	1964
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute	1965
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine	1973
Tianjin Chengjian University	1982
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics	1990
Inner Mongolia University of Technology	1992
Minjiang University	2005

Opinion-based rankings[edit]

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[edit]

**World Ranking**^{[note 1]}
Institution	2020^[17]	2021^[18]
Tsinghua University	16	15
Peking University	22	23
Fudan University	40	34
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	60	47
Zhejiang University	54	53
University of Science and Technology of China	89	93
Nanjing University	120	124
Wuhan University	257	246
Tongji University	265	256
Harbin Institute of Technology	277	260
Sun Yat Sen University	287	263
Beijing Normal University	277	279
Xi'an Jiaotong University	307	303
Southern University of Science and Technology	-	323
Nankai University	368	377
Shanghai University	412	387
Tianjin University	429	387
Beijing Institute of Technology	436	392
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	400	396
Xiamen University	451	432
University of Science and Technology Beijing	462	446
Beihang University	462	449
South China University of Technology	480	462
Shandong University	468	485
Jilin University	484	493
Southeast University	501-510	493
East China Normal University	531-540	501-510
Northwestern Polytechnical University	-	531-540
Sichuan University	601-650	531-540
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	-	571-580
Renmin University of China	531-540	581-590
Dalian University of Technology	571-580	591-600
Hunan University	701-750	601-650
East China University of Science and Technology	551-560	601-650
Jinan University	-	601-650
Shenzhen University	701-750	601-650
Beijing University of Technology	701-750	651-700
Central South University	701-750	651-700
Soochow University	-	651-700
China Agricultural University	651-700	701-750
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	-	701-750
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	-	701-750
Beijing Jiaotong University	701-750	751-800
Chongqing University	751-800	751-800
Northwest University	-	751-800
Beijing Foreign Studies University	801-1000	801-1000
Harbin Engineering University	-	801-1000
Lanzhou University	751-800	801-1000
Shanghai International Studies University	801-1000	801-1000
Wuhan University of Technology	801-1000	801-1000
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	801-1000	801-1000

Times Higher Education World University Rankings[edit]

**World Ranking**^{[note 1]}
Institution	2020^[19]	2021^[20]
Tsinghua University	23	20
Peking University	24	23
Fudan University	109	70
University of Science and Technology of China	80	87
Zhejiang University	107	94
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	157	100
Nanjing University	144	111
Sun Yat Sen University	251-300	251-300
Southern University of Science and Technology	301-350	251-300
Beijing Normal University	301-350	301-350
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	301-350	301-350
Wuhan University	351-400	301-350
Nankai University	351-400	351-400
East China Normal University	501-600	351-400
Central South University	401-500	351-400
Hunan University	401-500	401-500
Harbin Institute of Technology	401-500	401-500
Shenzhen University	501-600	401-500
South China University of Technology	501-600	401-500
Tianjin University	501-600	401-500
Tongji University	401-500	401-500
Xi'an Jiaotong University	501-600	401-500
Beihang University	401-500	501-600
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	-	501-600
Beijing Institute of Technology	601-800	501-600
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	601-800	501-600
Northwestern Polytechnical University	601-800	501-600
Renmin University of China	501-600	501-600
Soochow University	501-600	501-600
Southeast University	501-600	501-600
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	801-1000	501-600
Xiamen University	501-600	501-600
Zhejiang Normal University	-	501-600
China Agricultural University	601-800	601-800
China University of Petroleum, Beijing	801-1000	601-800
Chongqing University	801-1000	601-800
Dalian University of Technology	601-800	601-800
Guangdong University of Technology	801-1000	601-800
Huazhong Agricultural University	601-800	601-800
University of International Business and Economics	601-800	601-800
Jiangsu Normal University	601-800	601-800
Jinan University	801-1000	601-800
Nanjing Agricultural University	801-1000	601-800
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	601-800	601-800
Nanjing Medical University	601-800	601-800
Nanjing Tech University	801-1000	601-800
Shandong University	601-800	601-800
Sichuan University	601-800	601-800
Southern Medical University	1001+	601-800
Xi‘an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	-	601-800
Beijing Jiaotong University	801-1000	801-1000
Capital Medical University	801-1000	801-1000
China University of Geosciences, Beijing	801-1000	801-1000
China University of Geosciences, Wuhan	801-1000	801-1000
China University of Mining and Technology	801-1000	801-1000
East China University of Science and Technology	601-800	801-1000
Fuzhou University	801-1000	801-1000
Jiangsu University	801-1000	801-1000
Jilin University	801-1000	801-1000
Nanjing Normal University	601-800	801-1000
Northeastern University	801-1000	801-1000
Northeast Normal University	801-1000	801-1000
Northwest A&F University	801-1000	801-1000
Ocean University of China	1001+	801-1000
University of Science and Technology Beijing	801-1000	801-1000
Shanghai University	801-1000	801-1000
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	801-1000	801-1000
Shanghai Maritime University	801-1000	801-1000
Shantou University	801-1000	801-1000
South China Normal University	-	801-1000
Wenzhou University	-	801-1000
Wuhan University of Technology	801-1000	801-1000
Xidian University	801-1000	801-1000
Yangzhou University	801-1000	801-1000
Zhejiang University of Technology	1001+	801-1000
Beijing Forestry University	-	1001+
Beijing University of Technology	-	1001+
Central University of Finance and Economics	-	1001+
China Pharmaceutical University	801-1000	1001+
Guangxi University	1001+	1001+
Huaqiao University	1001+	1001+
Jianghan University	-	1001+
Kunming University of Science and Technology	-	1001+
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	1001+	1001+
North China Electric Power University	1001+	1001+
Northwest University	801-1000	1001+
University of South China	1001+	1001+
Southwest Jiaotong University	1001+	1001+
Wenzhou Medical University	1001+	1001+
Xiangtan University	801-1000	1001+
Yanshan University	1001+	1001+

US News Best Global Universities Ranking[edit]

**World Ranking**^{[note 1]}
Institution	2021^[21]
Tsinghua University	28
Peking University	51
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	122
University of Science and Technology of China	124
Zhejiang University	135
Nanjing University	148
Fudan University	160
Sun Yat Sen University	177
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	197
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	209
Harbin Institute of Technology	214
Wuhan University	247
Tongji University	251
Hunan University	252
South China University of Technology	290
Southeast University	292
Central South University	295
Xiamen University	297
Xi'an Jiaotong University	301
Beihang University	306
Beijing Normal University	320
Nankai University	342
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	342
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	355
Tianjin University	355
Soochow University	358
China Agricultural University	406
Sichuan University	406
Shandong University	412
East China Normal University	414
Dalian University of Technology	419
Shenzhen University	427
Beijing Institute of Technology	440
Wuhan University of Technology	447
Jilin University	466
Southern University of Science and Technology	471
Central China Normal University	480
University of Science and Technology Beijing	494
Chongqing University	499
Northwestern Polytechnical University	507
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	511
Shanghai University	511
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	538
China University of Petroleum	538
Shandong University of Science and Technology	564
Nanjing Agricultural University	577
Beijing Jiaotong University	587
Lanzhou University	595
Renmin University of China	599
East China University of Science and Technology	602
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	602
Huazhong Agricultural University	607
ShanghaiTech University	626
China University of Mining and Technology	639
Fuzhou University	651
Jiangnan University	672
Nanjing University of Technology	684
Northwest A&F University	689
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	699
Guangzhou University	706
Beijing University of Technology	719
Zhengzhou University	722
Northeastern University-China	726
Southwest Jiaotong University	733
Donghua University	736
Jinan University	750
Harbin Engineering University	763
Southwest University	769
South China Agricultural University	774
Xidian University	774
Zhejiang Normal University	744
Ocean University of China	779
Qufu Normal University	782
Northwest University, Xi'an	783
Zhejiang University of Technology	783
Hefei University of Technology	807
Hohai University	807
Nanjing Medical University	814
Nanchang University	826
North China Electric Power University	831
Shandong Normal University	840
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	868
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	868
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	885
Nanjing Normal University	922
Bohai University	925
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology	930
Guangdong University of Technology	933
National University of Defense Technology	941
Beijing Forestry University	965
China Pharmaceutical University	971
Wuhan Institute of Technology	980
Southern Medical University	984
Northeast Normal University	994
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	1006
Xiangtan University	1006
Fourth Military Medical University	1022
Harbin Medical University	1035
Capital Medical University	1038
Changsha University of Science and Technology	1049
Qingdao University	1049
Jiangsu Normal University	1056
Jiangsu University	1074
Hangzhou Normal University	1083
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	1089
China Medical University	1098
South China Normal University	1106
Shanxi University	1113
Hangzhou Dianzi University	1117
Hunan Agricultural University	1117
Wuhan University of Science and Technology	1134
Fujian Normal University	1148
Tianjin Medical University	1148
Yunnan University	1167
Chang'an University	1170
Shanghai Normal University	1170
University of Jinan	1170
Yangzhou University	1174
Shanghai Maritime University	1195
Sichuan Agricultural University	1195
Hunan University of Science and Technology	1206
Third Military Medical University	1209
Henan University	1217
Guangxi University	1226
Shaanxi Normal University	1238
Anhui University	1247
Nanjing Forestry University	1247
Zhejiang A & F University	1199
Hubei University	1250
Kunming University of Science and Technology	1266
Zhejiang Gongshang University	1271
Southwest Petroleum University	1281
Capital Normal University	1285
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	1285
Hainan University	1298
Shandong Agricultural University	1311
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology	1315
Second Military Medical University	1329
Guangzhou Medical University	1335
Ningbo University	1335
Tianjin Polytechnic University	1344
Northeast Agricultural University	1351
Zhejiang A & F University	1352
Tianjin University of Technology	1360
Yanshan University	1360
Shantou University	1372
Sichuan Normal University	1372
Guizhou University	1381
Xi'an University of Technology	1381
Changzhou University	1387
Wenzhou Medical University	1390
Shanghai Ocean University	1396
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	1413
Taiyuan University of Technology	1418
North China University of Science and Technology	1423
Xinjiang University	1436
Chongqing Medical University	1443
Northeast Forestry University	1443
Qingdao University of Science and Technology	1443
Anhui University of Technology	1448
Anhui Medical University	1452
Hubei University of Technology	1455
Tianjin University of Science and Technology	1455
Dalian Medical University	1459
Dalian Maritime University	1462
Hunan Normal University	1462
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine	1480
Wenzhou University	1483
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology	1485
Anhui Agricultural University	1487
Anhui Normal University	1487
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University	1487
Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Science	1490
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine	1491
Henan Polytechnic University	1494
Huaqiao University	1496
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	1499

Other Global Rankings[edit]

Other international rankings in external links:

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

^ a b c d e Order shown in accordance with the latest result.

References[edit]

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[TIMES2019-21] "Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021".

[ARWU2018-22] "2021 USNEWS Best Global Universities in China".

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vteLists of universities in China
Provinces	Anhui Fujian¹ Gansu Guangdong Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Qinghai Shaanxi Shandong Shanxi Sichuan Yunnan Zhejiang
Autonomous regions	Guangxi Inner Mongolia Ningxia Tibet Xinjiang
Municipalities	Beijing Chongqing Shanghai Tianjin
SARs	Hong Kong Macau
Dispute	Taiwan² South Tibet (Arunachal Pradesh)
Notes: ¹: Most of Fujian Province is administered by the People's Republic of China while the Republic of China administers Kinmen and Matsu Islands as part of its own Fujian Province ²: Taiwan, consisting of Taiwan and Penghu Islands, is claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces, but is effectively under separate rule by the Republic of China.

vteEducation in China
Education system
History	Imperial examination Mandarin (bureaucrat) Scholar-bureaucrats Taixue Academies (Shuyuan) Chinese educators Burning of books and burying of scholars Guozijian Guozijian (Beijing) Hundred Schools of Thought Scouting in China Digital divide in China Challenge Cup Competition of Science Achievement in China May Fourth Movement Simplified Chinese Education inequality in China
Academies	Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering Academia Sinica Hanlin Academy
Projects	Plan 111 Project 211 Project 985 Double First Class University Plan Project Hope OpenCourseWare in China Thousand Talents Program
Research	China Education and Research Network
Institutions	Ministry of Education (National Education Examination Authority) China-U.S. Physics Examination and Application China Open Resources for Education
Compulsory education	Primary education Secondary education Boarding schools Category:Senior secondary (high) schools Category:Schools in China Senior High School Entrance Examination
Vocation education	Vocation education
Higher Education	Higher education National Higher Education Entrance Examination National Key Disciplines College English Test National Key Universities Academic grading in China State Key Laboratories JUPAS for HKSAR students Academic ranks in China Self-Taught Higher Education Examinations
Rankings	Universities and colleges list Academic Ranking of World Universities Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) Chinese university ranking (Wu Shulian) Chinese university ranking (CUAA) Chinese university ranking (Netbig)
Libraries	Libraries in China Archives in China Book collecting in China National Library of China Nanjing Library Shanghai Library
Specialist schools	Medical schools in China Business schools in China Law schools in China List of foreign language schools in China Schools of Journalism and Communication in China
Defunct institutions	National Southwestern Associated University
International organisations	Association of East Asian Research Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities Universitas 21 Worldwide Universities Network International Alliance of Research Universities Global U8 Consortium
Subject areas	English education
Notable examinations	Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Foreigners) Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language Putonghua Proficiency Test (PSC) Zhíyè Hànyŭ Nénglì Cèshì (ZHC) Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT)
See also Category Science and technology in China Rankings of universities in China