Capital Medical University
Capital Medical University is a municipal public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing, and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Health Commission, and the Ministry of Education.
The university was founded in 1960 as the Beijing Second Medical College.
Academics
Rankings and reputation
Capital Medical University is listed as one of the top 300 universities in the World University Rankings. CMU is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in China and has ranked in the top 1 or 2 best nationwide, together with Peking Union Medical College among Chinese Medical Universities in the recognized Best [Chinese Universities Ranking].As of 2025, its "Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences", "Dentistry & Oral Sciences", "Medical Technology", "Biomedical Engineering", "Nursing", "Human Biological Sciences", "Public Health", and "Clinical Medicine" were placed in the top 200 in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Its "Clinical Medicine" also ranked 135th globally by the U.S. News & World Report.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. It's the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.| Year | Rank | Valuer |
| 2023 | 2 | ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities |
| 2024 | 2 | ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities |
Nature Index
Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on monthly basis.| Year | Rank | Valuer |
| 2021 | 73 | Nature Index 2021 Young Universities |
| 2022 | 120 | Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China |
| 2023 | 100 | Nature Index - Academic Institutions - China |
CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association)
Universities Ranking of China released by CUAA is one of the most foremost domestic university rankings in China.| Year | Rank | Valuer |
| 2022 | 65 | CUAA China University Ranking |
| 2023 | 69 | CUAA China University Ranking |