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List of universities and colleges in China

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For universities and colleges in Republic of China (Taiwan), see List of universities in Taiwan.
See also: Types of universities and colleges in China

As of September 2021, there were 3,012 colleges and universities, with over 40 million students enrolled in mainland China.[1][2][3] More than 40 million Chinese students graduated from university from 2016 to 2020.[4] Corresponding with the merging of many public universities, has been the rapid expansion of the private sector in mainland China since 1990s. Although private university enrollments are not clear, one report listed that in 2006 private universities accounted for approximately 6%, or about 1.3 million, of the 20 million students enrolled in formal higher education in China.[5] The quality of universities and higher education in China is internationally recognized as China has established educational cooperation and exchanges with 188 countries and regions and 46 major international organizations, and signed agreements with 54 countries such as the United States, British, Australia and Germany on mutual recognition of higher education qualifications and academic degrees.[6]

Map showing locations of major universities in mainland China

As of 2024, China had the world's highest number of top universities.[7][8][9] In 2017, China had the highest number of scientific publications.[10][11] As of 2024, China had the largest number of universities (396) including in the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities.[8] More than 2,500 universities in China are included in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[12] Regardless of a variety of rankings about universities in China, the Ministry of Education of China does not advocate or recognize any rankings conducted.[13][14]

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Municipalities

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Provinces

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Autonomous regions

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Outside Mainland

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "全国高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jian, H., & Mols, F. (2019). Modernizing China's Tertiary Education Sector: Enhanced Autonomy or Governance in the Shadow of Hierarchy? The China Quarterly, 239: 702-727. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741019000079 Archived 9 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 关晓萌. "China's higher education system is world's largest, officials say". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "MOE press conference to highlight educational milestones achieved during the 13th Five-Year Plan period - Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China". en.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ CHINA: Private universities enrol millions Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Date: 4 May 2008
  6. ^ "China forges agreements with 54 countries on mutual recognition of higher education degrees - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024 Press Release". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "U.S. News Unveils 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ magazine, Jeff Tollefson,Nature. "China Declared World's Largest Producer of Scientific Articles". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Tollefson, Jeff (18 January 2018). "China declared world's largest producer of scientific articles". Nature. 553 (7689): 390. Bibcode:2018Natur.553..390T. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-00927-4.
  12. ^ "China | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  13. ^ "【两会聚焦】教育部：从未对大学进行综合排名". jsj.hue.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. ^ "国家教育部:反对各种机构对大学进行综合性排名_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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