# Rankings of universities in China

As of 2024, 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 University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings.
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). 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.

## Rankings distribution
### Global

As of 2024, 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 University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings.
As of 2024, China topped the list with 225 out of 1,000 universities in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). 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. 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. The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2024-2025 shortlisted 3,000 research universities in the ranking: China topped the list, with 495 universities. China was also the most-represented nation overall in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2024 list with 605 universities. 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.
There were 33 universities from Mainland China on lists of the global top 200 in the 2024 Shanghai Ranking's ARWU, behind only the United States in terms of the overall representation. In the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Mainland China had a notable presence with 13 universities listed within the global top 200. This positioning placed Mainland China behind only the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany in terms of overall representation. 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).

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

### 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. These universities are widely recognized as some of the most renowned in China and continuously maintain high rankings nationally and globally.
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).

#### 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.
In 1987, a ranking of 86 key universities according to Science Citation Index was compiled by Xiao Ming, Chinese Academy of Management Science.
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. Colleges and universities were ranked in four categories, science (generally comprehensive universities), engineering, agricultural and medical.
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.
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.
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).

## 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 | 2024 World Ranking |
| Tsinghua University | 22 |
| Peking University | 24 |
| Zhejiang University | 27 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 38 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 42 |
| Fudan University | 50 |
| Sun Yat-Sen University | 72 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 79 |
| Nanjing University | 82 |
| Wuhan University | 89 |
| Central South University | 94 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | 95 |
| Sichuan University | 98 |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | 101-150 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 101-150 |
| Jilin University | 101-150 |
| Shandong University | 101-150 |
| South China University of Technology | 101-150 |
| Southeast University | 101-150 |
| Tianjin University | 101-150 |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | 101-150 |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | 101-150 |
| Beijing Normal University | 151-200 |
| Beihang University | 151-200 |
| Chongqing University | 151-200 |
| Hunan University | 151-200 |
| Nankai University | 151-200 |
| Shenzhen University | 151-200 |
| Tongji University | 151-200 |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 151-200 |
| Xiamen University | 151-200 |
| Zhengzhou University | 151-200 |
| Soochow University | 151-200 |
| Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 201-300 |
| Capital University of Medical Sciences | 201-300 |
| China Agricultural University | 201-300 |
| China University of Geosciences Wuhan | 201-300 |
| Dalian University of Technology | 201-300 |
| East China Normal University | 201-300 |
| Fuzhou University | 201-300 |
| Jiangsu University | 201-300 |
| Jinan University - Guangdong | 201-300 |
| Lanzhou University | 201-300 |
| Nanchang University | 201-300 |
| Nanjing Medical University | 201-300 |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 201-300 |
| Northeastern University in China | 201-300 |
| Shanghai University | 201-300 |
| University of Science and Technology Beijing | 201-300 |
| Wuhan University of Technology | 201-300 |
| Peking Union Medical College | 201-300 |
| Anhui University | 301-400 |
| Beijing University of Technology | 301-400 |
| East China University of Science and Technology | 301-400 |
| Guangdong University of Technology | 301-400 |
| Guangxi University | 301-400 |
| Huazhong Agricultural University | 301-400 |
| Nanjing Agricultural University | 301-400 |
| Nanjing University of Technology | 301-400 |
| Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 301-400 |
| Ocean University of China | 301-400 |
| Qingdao University | 301-400 |
| Renmin University of China | 301-400 |
| University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | 301-400 |
| University of Petroleum (East China) | 301-400 |
| Yangzhou University | 301-400 |
| Zhejiang University of Technology | 301-400 |
| Northwest University | 301-400 |
| Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University | 301-400 |
| Southern Medical University | 301-400 |
| Jiangnan University | 301-400 |
| Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | 301-400 |
| China University of Geosciences - Beijing | 301-400 |
| ShanghaiTech University | 301-400 |
| China University of Mining Technology | 401-500 |
| Guangzhou University | 401-500 |
| Hainan University | 401-500 |
| Hefei University of Technology | 401-500 |
| Henan University | 401-500 |
| Hohai University Changzhou | 401-500 |
| Nanjing Forestry University | 401-500 |
| Nanjing Normal University | 401-500 |
| Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 401-500 |
| National University of Defense Technology | 401-500 |
| Ningbo University | 401-500 |
| South China Agricultural University | 401-500 |
| Southwest Jiaotong University | 401-500 |
| Yunnan University | 401-500 |
| China Medical University - Taiwan | 401-500 |
| Xidian University | 401-500 |
| Kunming University of Science and Technology | 401-500 |
| Guangzhou Medical University | 401-500 |
| Anhui Medical University | 501-600 |
| Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 501-600 |
| Central China Normal University (Huazhong Normal University) | 501-600 |
| Chongqing Medical University | 501-600 |
| Donghua University - Shanghai | 501-600 |
| Fujian Medical University | 501-600 |
| Guizhou University | 501-600 |
| Harbin Engineering University | 501-600 |
| Hebei University of Technology | 501-600 |
| Hohai University Changzhou | 501-600 |
| Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 501-600 |
| Shaanxi Normal University | 501-600 |
| Shandong University of Science Technology | 501-600 |
| South China Normal University | 501-600 |
| Tianjin Medical University | 501-600 |
| Xi'an University of Technology | 501-600 |
| Beijing Jiaotong University | 501-600 |
| Southwest University | 501-600 |
| Wenzhou Medical University | 501-600 |
| Zhejiang Science-Technology University | 501-600 |
| Hangzhou Dianzi University | 501-600 |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen | 501-600 |
| Westlake University | 501-600 |
| Second Military Medical University | 601-700 |
| Air Force Medical University | 601-700 |
| China University of Mining Technology - Beijing | 601-700 |
| Dalian Maritime University | 601-700 |
| Fujian Normal University | 601-700 |
| Hebei University | 601-700 |
| Henan Normal University | 601-700 |
| Hunan Normal University | 601-700 |
| North China Electric Power University | 601-700 |
| Northeast Agricultural University | 601-700 |
| Northeast Normal University | 601-700 |
| Qingdao University of Science and Technology | 601-700 |
| Shandong Agricultural University | 601-700 |
| Shanxi University | 601-700 |
| Taiyuan University of Technology | 601-700 |
| China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | 601-700 |
| Nantong University | 601-700 |
| Yanshan University | 601-700 |
| Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University | 601-700 |
| Wenzhou University | 601-700 |
| Zhejiang Chinese Medical University | 601-700 |
| Qilu University of Technology | 601-700 |
| Shandong First Medical University | 601-700 |
| Beijing Forestry University | 701-800 |
| Chengdu University of Technology | 701-800 |
| China Medical University | 701-800 |
| Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 701-800 |
| Harbin Medical University | 701-800 |
| Hubei University | 701-800 |
| Shantou University | 701-800 |
| University of International Business and Economics | 701-800 |
| Xinjiang University | 701-800 |
| Zhejiang Normal University | 701-800 |
| Army Medical University | 701-800 |
| Henan University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 701-800 |
| Chang'an University | 701-800 |
| Beijing Technology and Business University | 701-800 |
| Lanzhou University of Technology | 701-800 |
| Shanghai Ocean University | 701-800 |
| Xi'an University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
| Suzhou University of Science and Technology | 701-800 |
| Capital Normal University | 801-900 |
| Chengdu University of Technology | 801-900 |
| China Pharmaceutical University | 801-900 |
| Hebei Medical University | 801-900 |
| Heilongjiang University | 801-900 |
| Jiangxi Normal University | 801-900 |
| Jimei University | 801-900 |
| Liaocheng Teachers University | 801-900 |
| Shandong Normal University | 801-900 |
| Shanghai Normal University | 801-900 |
| Sichuan Agricultural University | 801-900 |
| South China Normal University | 801-900 |
| Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | 801-900 |
| Xiangtan University | 801-900 |
| Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 801-900 |
| Northeast Forestry University | 801-900 |
| Hangzhou Normal University | 801-900 |
| Southwest Petroleum University | 801-900 |
| Anhui Agricultural University | 801-900 |
| Wuhan University of Science and Technology | 801-900 |
| Xuzhou Medical College | 801-900 |
| Shaanxi University of Science and Technology | 801-900 |
| Qingdao Agricultural University | 801-900 |
| Dalian Medical University | 901-1000 |
| Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 901-1000 |
| Harbin University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
| Henan Agricultural University | 901-1000 |
| Inner Mongolia University | 901-1000 |
| Jiangsu University | 901-1000 |
| Huaqiao University | 901-1000 |
| North China University of Technology | 901-1000 |
| Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 901-1000 |
| Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology | 901-1000 |
| Yantai University | 901-1000 |
| Guangxi Medical University | 901-1000 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University | 901-1000 |
| Tianjin University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
| Liaoning University of Technology | 901-1000 |
| Changsha University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 |
| Wuhan Institute of Technology | 901-1000 |
| Shanxi Medical University | 901-1000 |
| Henan Polytechnic University | 901-1000 |
| Yangtze University | 901-1000 |
| Zhejiang A & F University | 901-1000 |
| Dalian Polytechnic University | 901-1000 |
| Guangdong Ocean University | 901-1000 |
| Guilin University of Electronic Technology | 901-1000 |

#### 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.
| Institution | 2024-2025 World Ranking |
| 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 :
| Institution | 2021 | 2022 |
| Tsinghua University | 14 | 15 |
| Peking University | 28 | 31 |
| Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business | 33 | 34 |
| Beijing Normal University | 36 | 37 |
| Beijing Technology and Business University | 63 | 76 |
| Dalian Neusoft University of Information | 97 | 91 |
| University of International Business and Economics | 101-200 | 101-200 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | - | 101-200 |
| Hupan University | 101-200 | 201-300 |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | - | 201-300 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | - | 201-300 |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | 201-300 | 201-300 |
| Zhejiang University | - | 201-300 |
| Xinyang Vocational and Technical College | - | 201-300 |
| Fudan University | - | 201-300 |
| Tianjin University | - | 201-300 |
| China Europe International Business School | 201-300 | 201-300 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | - | 201-300 |
| Nankai University | - | 201-300 |
| Tongji University | - | 201-300 |
| Wuhan University | - | 201-300 |
| Nanjing University | - | 201-300 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | - | 201-300 |
| Sun Yat-sen University | - | 201-300 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | - | 201-300 |

#### CSRankings: Computer Science Rankings

National Ranking :
| Institution | 2022 | 2023 |
| 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 :
| Institution | 2022 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 :
| Institution | 2022 |
| 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 :
| Institution | 2024 |
| Tsinghua University | 16 |
| Peking University | 31 |
| Zhejiang University | 51 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 54 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 69 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 82 |
| Fudan University | 85 |
| Nanjing University | 98 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 100 |
| Sun Yat Sen University | 106 |
| Wuhan University | 108 |
| Hunan University | 119 |
| Tongji University | 153 |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 153 |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | 157 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 160 |
| Central South University | 168 |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | 179 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | 179 |
| Southeast University | 183 |
| Shenzhen University | 187 |
| South China University of Technology | 187 |
| Nankai University | 191 |
| Tianjin University | 195 |
| Xiamen University | 198 |
| Beijing Normal University | 206 |
| Zhengzhou University | 213 |
| Sichuan University | 217 |
| China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | 221 |
| Beihang University | 227 |
| China Agricultural University | 237 |
| Chongqing University | 245 |
| East China Normal University | 253 |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | 253 |
| Dalian University of Technology | 292 |
| Shandong University | 292 |
| Wuhan University of Technology | 300 |
| Soochow University | 317 |
| Shanghai University | 327 |
| Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 337 |
| Nanjing Agricultural University | 337 |
| Jiangsu University | 341 |
| Jilin University | 344 |
| Huazhong Agricultural University | 369 |
| ShanghaiTech University | 369 |
| Northwest A&F University | 374 |
| University of Science and Technology Beijing | 381 |
| Changsha University of Science and Technology | 389 |
| Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | 397 |
| Jinan University | 408 |
| Westlake University | 408 |
| Central China Normal University | 417 |
| Qingdao University | 417 |
| Fuzhou University | 425 |
| Renmin University of China | 451 |
| Zhejiang Normal University | 451 |
| Guangzhou University | 471 |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 474 |
| Nanjing Forestry University | 477 |
| Lanzhou University | 485 |
| Xidian University | 487 |
| Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 489 |
| Northeastern University-China | 492 |
| China University of Petroleum | 497 |
| Jiangnan University | 497 |

### Other 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