Name: How China’s Universities are Ranking in 2023
Uploaded: 2023-06-23T06:54:35+08:00
Channel: Kay Marlowe
Description: China's higher education system continues to make strides, even splashing global news in recent weeks for its adjustment of fees to match global ranks. As the demand for quality education grows, the assessment and ranking of Chinese universities have become increasingly important. Let's take a look at which universities are ranking the highest in 2022

China’s higher education system continues to make strides, even splashing global news in recent weeks for its adjustment of fees to match global ranks. As the demand for quality education grows, the assessment and ranking of Chinese universities have become increasingly important. Let’s take a look at which universities are ranking the highest in 2022 and 2023.

How Are Universities in China Ranked?

Universities are ranked by domestic and international university ranking publications. There are two in China: CUAA and Wu Shulian. Internationally, the commonly cited international rankings of world universities come from ARWU, THE World Rankings and QS World Rankings.

Here are the latest rankings released by four main publications.

CUAA BillionnairesAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)QS World RankingsTimes Higher Education THE World University Rankings

The CUAA ranking is quite simple. How many billionaires did the university produce? The top 9 Chinese universities based on billionaires in 2022 are:

Billionaires Name of University

98 Peking University
95 Tsinghua University
74 Zhejiang University
49 Fudan University
34 Renmin University of China
28 Sun Yat-Sen University
27 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
25 Wuhan University
24 South China University of Technology

You can find more information here (in Chinese).

The ARWU (formerly known as the Shanghai Jiao Tong Rankings) first published its list of world university ranking in June 2003. It was spearheaded by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). SJTU is a leading university in China. In 2009, it was copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

ARWU is widely considered the leading international ranking in China and often considered next to QS and THE international rankings. Note that the ARWU tends to be more heavily weighted towards research than teaching. Here’s a look at the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023.

QS World Rankings is an annual university rankings publication by Quacquarelli Symonds. It was inaugurated in 2004 and has since released many comparative data about university performance across the world. The QS World Rankings recently released its World University Rankings for 2023, here’s an overview of the results:

12	Peking University
14	Tsinghua University
=34	Fudan University
=42	Zhejiang University
46	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
94	University of Science and Technology of China
133	Nanjing University
194	Wuhan University
-212	Tongji University
=217	Harbin Institute of Technology
=277	Harbin Institute of Technology
=226	Southern University of Science and Technology
=262	Beijing Normal University
=267	Sun Yat Sen University
302	Shanghai Jiaotong University
306	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
307	Tianjin University
=355	Beijing Institute of Technology
378	Nankai University
=462	Beihang University (former BUAA)
=462	University of Science and Technology Beijing
=396	Shandong University
=406	Sichuan University
=406	South China University of Technology
=422	Shanghai University

THE World University Rankings is a publication under Times Magazine that releases world university rankings every year. The performance indicators used by THE are grouped into five areas: Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry income (knowledge transfer).

THE has published its 2023 rankings here. This is the general ranking for all subjects.

Rank	Name	FTE Students	Students per staff	Int.l Students	Female:Male Ratio
16	Tsinghua University	38,324	11.6	10%	n/a
17	Peking University	31,994	10.3	19%	n/a
51	Fudan University	36,318	11.9	9%	52 : 48
52	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	37,478	11.5	8%	42 : 58
67	Zhejiang University	46,124	12.0	16%	n/a
74	University of Science and Technology of China	18,573	8.1	6%	n/a
=95	Nanjing University	36,426	16.5	8%	54 : 46
=166	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	5,137	8.8	1%	n/a
173	Wuhan University	55,412	15.2	6%	n/a
=176	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	57,167	16.2	4%	n/a
=196	Sichuan University	49,543	15.8	6%	n/a
251–300	Beijing Normal University	24,416	14.3	10%	n/a
251–300	Sun Yat-sen University	57,951	15.1	5%	49 : 51
251–300	Tongji University	30,153	10.8	12%	46 : 54
301–350	Nankai University	31,322	11.3	5%	n/a
351–400	Central South University	56,344	20.4	4%	n/a
351–400	East China Normal University	28,055	14.7	11%	64 : 36
351–400	Harbin Institute of Technology	30,542	10.5	6%	n/a
401–500	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	35,232	15.4	3%	30 : 70
401–500	Hunan University	41,580	18.6	2%	47 : 53
401–500	University of International Business and Economics	16,061	15.7	15%	69 : 31
401–500	Shenzhen University	38,240	14.1	1%	46 : 54
401–500	South China University of Technology	40,082	12.7	5%	39 : 61
401–500	Southeast University	37,484	12.3	4%	36 : 64
401–500	Southern Medical University	20,432	10.7	6%	n/a

How Important are Rankings When Choosing a University?

Rankings can be helpful, however, it should not be the lone factor when deciding which Chinese University to study. Every university has different strengths and specializations. If you would like study engineering, it is advisable to choose a university with a strong reputation in the discipline or program of interest.

Begin preparing for the 2024 intake as early as possible to increase your chances of securing a spot.

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