List of universities in the People's Republic of China

Main article: Higher education in China

This article is a list of universities in the People's Republic of China by provincial-level divisions.

By the end of 2004, China had 2,236 colleges and universities, with over 20 million students enrolled.^[1] More than 6 million Chinese students graduated from university in 2008.^[2] The "Project 211" for creating 100 universities began in the mid-1990s, and has merged more than 700 institutions of higher learning into about 300 universities. The University of International Business and Economics in Beijing was the first of such example.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Corresponding with the merging of many public universities, has been the rapid expansion of the private sector since 1999. As of 2006, private universities accounted for around 6 percent of student enrolments, or about 1.3 million of the 20 million students enrolled in formal higher education.^{[3][dubious – discuss]}

Notation

The following notations is used:

• National (Direct): Directly administered by the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE)
• National (Other): Administered by other ministries
• Ω (National Key Universities): Universities with high regards from the MOE and the Chinese government
• Provincial: Public university administered by the province
• Municipal: Public university administered by the municipality
• Private: Privately owned and funded university

Provinces

• Anhui
• Fujian
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hebei
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Qinghai
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang

Autonomous regions

• Guangxi
• Inner Mongolia
• Ningxia
• Tibet
• Xinjiang

Municipalities

• Beijing
• Chongqing
• Shanghai
• Tianjin

Special administrative regions

• Hong Kong
• Macau

Rankings

Established rankings include:

• 2008 Chinese University Rankings (in Chinese) by Chinese University Rankings
• Leading Universities in China by China Internet Information Center
• 2009 Evaluation of Chinese Universities 《2009中国大学评价》 (English) by China Academy of Management Science
• 2009 Chinese University Ranking- Sohu Education
• 1140 Universities websites of China, 2009 and Ranking Web of the Top 402 China universities (January 2009)
• Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiaotong University
• China College and University Rankings 2005 , 2004, 2003 by Chinese Universities Alumni Association
• Historical rankings by different criteria

See also

• Law schools in China
• Education in the People's Republic of China
• National Higher Education Entrance Examination
• OpenCourseWare in China
• China Open Resources for Education
• Association of East Asian Research Universities
• Association of Pacific Rim Universities
• BESETOHA
• Global U8 Consortium
• International Alliance of Research Universities
• Universitas 21
• Worldwide Universities Network

Related lists

• List of universities in Taiwan
• List of Christian Colleges in China
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities

References

1. ^ CIS: China - Educational System
2. ^ Millions of Chinese graduates out of work after fivefold rise in university places
3. ^ CHINA: Private universities enrol millions Date: 04 May 2008

Further reading

• (Chinese) National Colleges and Universities List (1909 institutions in total as of 18-May-2007, Location, authority and level are also given)
• (English) List of Chinese Higher Education Institutions — Ministry of Education
• (English) China's Universities and Colleges Admitting International Students - China Education and Research Network

External links

• A complete list of all universities in the People's Republic of China — China Education and Research Network
• List of Chinese universities, including official links
• Colleges and Universities | China
• China's Universities and Colleges Admitting International Students