Rankings of universities in China
As of 2025, 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 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 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. 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 2025, 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 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the University Ranking by Academic Performance, the CWTS Leiden Ranking, and the SCImago Institutions Rankings.China topped the list with 244 out of 1,000 universities in the 2025 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. China topped the list with 346 out of 2,000 universities in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). In the 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking, China had the largest number of universities including in the ranking with 365 out of 1,594 universities from more than 77 countries/regions. 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 2025 list with 634 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 13 universities from Mainland China on lists of the global top 100 in the 2025 Shanghai 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. In the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Mainland China had a notable presence with 2 universities listed within the global top 15. This positioning placed Mainland China behind only the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of overall representation. 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.
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 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 2025, Beijing has the highest number of universities included in the ranking, totaling 29, followed by Shanghai and Xi'an, while Nanjing has 18 and Wuhan has 16. Other major cities with notable representation include Chengdu, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shenyang, Nanchang, Changsha, Dalian, Harbin, Chongqing, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Qingdao, and Changchun.
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 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 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, 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 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, 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.''University Ranking By Academic Performance (URAP)">University Ranking by Academic Performance">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 | 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 |
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.''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
- Webometrics Ranking ranks more than 2500 universities in China by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities