List of universities in the People's Republic of China
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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. More than 6 million Chinese students graduated from university in 2008. 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.
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.
China's Universities and Colleges Admitting International Students - China Education and Research Network
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
by provincial-level divisions.
By the end of 2004, China had 2,236 colleges and universities, with over 20 million students enrolled. More than 6 million Chinese students graduated from university in 2008. The "Project 211
Project 211
Project 211 is a project of National Key Universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of high-level universities and cultivating strategies for socio-economic development...
" for creating 100 universities began in the mid-1990s, and has merged more than 700 institutions of higher learning into about 300 universities.
Corresponding with the merging of many public universities
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
, has been the rapid expansion of the private sector
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
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.
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
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 CenterChina Internet Information CenterChina Internet Information Center is a web portal authorized by the People's Republic of China.Its current president is Huang Youyi.- Localization :...
- 2009 Evaluation of Chinese Universities 《2009中国大学评价》 by China Academy of Management Science
- 2009 Chinese University Ranking- Sohu EducationSohuSohu.com, Inc. is a search engine company headquartered in the Sohu.com Internet Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China. This company and its subsidiaries offer advertising, a search engine, on-line multiplayer gaming and other services. For the fiscal year ended December...
- 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 ChinaLaw schools in ChinaThis is a list of law schools in the People's Republic of China.* China University of Political Science and Law* China Youth College for Political Science* Chinese Academy of Social Science, the Department of Law* Chinese People's Public Security University...
- Education in the People's Republic of ChinaEducation in the People's Republic of ChinaEducation in the People's Republic of China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at age six or seven, followed by six years of secondary...
- National Higher Education Entrance Examination
- OpenCourseWare in China
- China Open Resources for EducationChina Open Resources for EducationThe China Open Resources for Education is a non-profit organization. Its mission is to promote closer interaction and open sharing of educational resources between Chinese and international universities, which CORE envisions as the future of world education.CORE aims to provide Chinese...
- Association of East Asian Research UniversitiesAssociation of East Asian Research UniversitiesThe Association of East Asian Research Universities, established in 1996 by nine universities of East Asian region, is now the organisation of 17 universities...
- Association of Pacific Rim UniversitiesAssociation of Pacific Rim UniversitiesThe Association of Pacific Rim Universities , formed in 1997, is a consortium of leading research universities in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to foster education, research and enterprise thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim...
- BESETOHABESETOHABESETOHA is a forum in which four representative East Asian Universities—Peking University, Seoul National University, the University of Tokyo and Hanoi National University—meet to discuss the present state and future directions of university education, basic education and educational...
- Global U8 ConsortiumGlobal U8 ConsortiumThe Global U8 Consortium or GU8 is an educational consortium of eight leading universities located in coastal, maritime and seaport cities in Australia, China, France, Israel, South Korea, UK and USA. In 2008, Dr...
- International Alliance of Research UniversitiesInternational Alliance of Research UniversitiesThe International Alliance of Research Universities was launched on 14 January 2006 as a co-operative network of 10 leading, international research-intensive universities who share similar visions for higher education, in particular the education of future leaders...
- Universitas 21Universitas 21Universitas 21 is an international network of universities, established as an "international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance." Together, there are 500,000 students and 40,000 academics and researchers associated with these universities, which...
- Worldwide Universities NetworkWorldwide Universities NetworkThe Worldwide Universities Network is an invitation-only group of research-led universities that have agreed to carry out research and research training on a collaborative basis...
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
Further reading
National Colleges and Universities List (1909 institutions in total as of 18-May-2007, Location, authority and level are also given) List of Chinese Higher Education Institutions — Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China , formerly Ministry of Education, Central People's Government from 1949 to 1954, State Education Commission from 1985 to 1998, is headquartered in Beijing. It is the agency of the State Council which regulates all aspects of the...
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