List of universities and colleges in China explained

See also: Types of universities and colleges in China.

There are many higher education institutions in China.

By 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]

As of 2023, China had the world's highest number of top universities.[7] [8] In 2017, China had the highest number of scientific publications.[9] [10] As of 2022, China had the largest number of universities (338) including in the 2022–2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities. More than 2,500 universities in China are included in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[11] Regardless of a variety of rankings about universities in China, the Ministry of Education of China does not advocate or recognize any rankings conducted.[12] [13]

List by regions

Outside Mainland

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 全国高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站. 2021-11-03. www.moe.gov.cn. 10 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110164613/http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/s5743/s5744/A03/202110/t20211025_574874.html. live.
  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
  3. Web site: 关晓萌. China's higher education system is world's largest, officials say. 2021-11-03. www.chinadaily.com.cn. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103034750/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/03/WS5fc86ab2a31024ad0ba9999e.html. live.
  4. Web site: 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. 2021-11-03. en.moe.gov.cn. 19 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220319071924/http://en.moe.gov.cn/news/press_releases/202012/t20201222_506983.html. live.
  5. https://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20080501160239834 CHINA: Private universities enrol millions
  6. Web site: China forges agreements with 54 countries on mutual recognition of higher education degrees - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2020-09-15. www.xinhuanet.com. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023165605/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/05/c_139345560.htm. live.
  7. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023 Press Release . 2023-08-16 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  8. Web site: 25 October 2022 . U.S. News Unveils 2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings . 16 August 2023 . U.S. News & World Report.
  9. Web site: magazine. Jeff Tollefson,Nature. China Declared World's Largest Producer of Scientific Articles. 9 May 2020. Scientific American. en. 22 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022141639/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-declared-world-rsquo-s-largest-producer-of-scientific-articles/. live.
  10. Tollefson. Jeff. 18 January 2018. China declared world's largest producer of scientific articles. Nature. en. 553. 7689. 390. 10.1038/d41586-018-00927-4. 2018Natur.553..390T . free.
  11. Web site: China Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions . 2022-07-24 . www.webometrics.info . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303082738/https://www.webometrics.info/en/Asia/China . live .
  12. Web site: 【两会聚焦】教育部：从未对大学进行综合排名. 2022-01-12. jsj.hue.edu.cn. 9 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809014813/https://jsj.hue.edu.cn/4a/88/c1505a19080/page.htm. live.
  13. Web site: 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. 2022-01-12. news.sina.com.cn.

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