C9 League

The C9 League is an alliance of nine public universities in China. It was established on May 4, 1998, during the 100th anniversary of Peking University.

Membership

The C9 league comprises nine public universities:

Fudan University – Shanghai
Shanghai Jiao Tong University – Shanghai
Harbin Institute of Technology – Harbin, Heilongjiang
Nanjing University – Nanjing, Jiangsu
Peking University – Beijing
Tsinghua University – Beijing
University of Science and Technology of China – Hefei, Anhui
Xi'an Jiaotong University – Xi'an, Shaanxi
Zhejiang University – Hangzhou, Zhejiang

All C9 League schools are part of Project 985, Project 211, Plan 111, and Double First-Class Construction. In 2014, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences started to participate in the C9 League meetings.

Rankings

The following are the rankings of the C9 schools in the four major world university rankings that are recognized by governments in multiple countries and regions.