According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Peking University is the highest ranked university in mainland China (rated 49th globally), followed by Tsinghua University (71st globally). China has 10 universities in the World’s Top 400, with 6 in the top 300. Other mainland Chinese universities make it to the global top 300 include: University of Science and Technology of China (192nd), Fudan University (226-250th), Nanjing University (251-275th), and Sun Yat-sen University (276-300th).
Key points
Tsinghua University is rated as the No. 1 university in mainland China (and in the global top 200) in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is also ranked highly QS Asian University Rankings (released May), rated No.4 in Mainland China and 24th in Asia.
In another international league table, “QS World University Rankings”, Peking University is placed 1st in mainland China and 46th in the world, followed by Tsinghua University (47th globally), and Fudan University (91st). Beijing Normal University (BNU) is ranked No. 300, and this is the first time the university has been named to this roster.
Top Universities in Beijing (China)
Following are the top ranking universities in Beijing (China):
Tsinghua University
- It is ranked 54th among the world’s best institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2010. For Engineering & IT, it is ranked 11th best in the world.
- It is one of the nine universities of the C9 League.
- It is ranked No. 1 in mainland China by netbig.
- Ranked 13th globally in the category of engineering and IT by US News.
Beijing Normal University (BNU)
- In 2004, 2809 international students studied in BNU, ranking the 3rd in the total number of international students among all universities in China.
- According to Net-big university ranking, BNU is ranked 9th among all universities in China4. Its humanities and social science programs rank No. 3 in China by Guangdong Management Academy of Science, another famous institute of higher education evaluation.
Peking University
- It is a comprehensive and national key university.
- Placed among the world’s top 50 universities, ranked 47th in the QS World University Rankings.
- Human Resources & Labor Review published in Chasecareer Network, ranked the university 41st internationally.
Beihang University
- It was previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA).
- For years, the employment rate of the graduates in BUAA has been ranked at the top of all universities across the country.
- The University has been ranked among the foremost in China in terms of funding for scientific research.
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)
- It was among the first 15 universities to be designated into the “Project 211”.
- Under the administration of Ministry of Information and Industry, BIT is ranked among the first-class universities for its high education and research performance, strong faculty, and distinctive academic programs.
- BIT is ranked 132nd in the QS Asian University Rankings.
