Best universities in China 2027

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 2 October, 2026

Top universities in China 2027

China Rank 2027	World University Rank 2027	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	11	Tsinghua University	93.9	96	99.3	94.1	100	60.6
2	13	Peking University	92.8	95.3	98.8	89.7	100	67.8
3	=34	Zhejiang University	80.9	78.7	82.7	85.7	100	53.6
4	38	Fudan University	80.2	78.7	78.5	86.7	99.9	56.6
5	39	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	80	77.6	82	83.2	100	58.4
6	=51	University of Science and Technology of China	76.3	73.3	72	88.6	99.4	42.8
7	59	Nanjing University	75.2	71.7	69.2	85.2	99.6	58.9
8	96	Harbin Institute of Technology	66.8	61.8	61.6	79.6	100	37.9
9	=121	Wuhan University	65.2	55.1	52.5	87.8	99.9	44.8
10	124	Tongji University	64.9	56.3	56.5	77.1	100	64.2
11	125	Beijing Normal University	64.8	62.4	52	82.1	93.3	39.9
12	=163	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	61.7	42.9	44.1	92.9	93.9	61.9
13	=173	Nankai University	61.2	55.5	38.7	87	91.2	51.4
14	=185	Beihang University	59.9	51.2	51.5	76.6	100	38.7
15	=191	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	59.8	47.3	50.5	82.9	99.9	31.5
=16	=196	Tianjin University	59.4	52.6	48.3	72.5	99.9	54.7
=16	=196	Xi’an Jiaotong University	59.4	48	50.7	77.4	100	43.9
18	=205	Sun Yat-sen University	59.1	49.1	45.9	83.2	97.8	33
=19	=224	Northwestern Polytechnical University	58.1	43.6	44.4	82.3	99.9	49.5
=19	=224	Sichuan University	58.1	46.3	47.8	77.7	99.8	43.7
=19	=224	Xiamen University	58.1	48.4	41.3	83.6	94.4	39.9
22	234	Beijing Institute of Technology	57.8	47.4	46.2	77.6	99.9	42.4
23	=242	East China Normal University	57.3	45.3	39.2	81.4	92.4	59.8
24	=247	Southeast University	57.2	43.1	48.7	75.2	99.9	50.3
=25	=263	Hunan University	56.7	42.1	39.1	88.7	97.7	31.9
=25	=263	Shandong University	56.7	47.2	44.6	74.4	99.6	46.8
27	265	South China University of Technology	56.6	40.7	42.3	83.3	99.8	45.1
28	=277	Central South University	55.9	41.3	43.6	82.1	99.8	32.2
29	=284	Southern Medical University	55.6	46	38.3	84.9	76.4	31.2
30	326–350	Dalian University of Technology	52.3–53.3	39.1	42.8	73.2	99.5	36.3
=31	351–375	Shenzhen University	51.6–52.2	27	39.8	86.6	86.3	36.7
=31	351–375	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	51.6–52.2	36.4	39.2	78.2	99.5	34.5
=33	376–400	Chongqing University	50.5–51.5	33.2	36.3	77.8	98.8	47.2
=33	376–400	Jilin University	50.5–51.5	41.2	36.3	73.3	85.4	44.8
=35	451–500	Donghua University	47.4–48.7	31.4	32	77.1	95.2	35.2
=35	451–500	Northeastern University, China	47.4–48.7	33.7	36	68.1	97.2	38.3
=37	501–550	China University of Petroleum, Beijing	46.0–47.3	38.5	39.1	57.3	97.9	35.2
=37	501–550	Jiangsu University	46.0–47.3	25.9	19	85.6	80.4	54.8
=37	501–550	Jinan University (China)	46.0–47.3	26.1	29.6	78.7	69.5	55.7
=37	501–550	Shanghai University	46.0–47.3	30.6	38.9	68.5	96.2	31.6
=37	501–550	Zhejiang University of Technology	46.0–47.3	30.8	33.9	71.8	95.3	40.5
=42	551–600	Beijing University of Chemical Technology	44.5–45.9	25.7	27.1	81.4	95.3	22.1
=42	551–600	East China University of Science and Technology	44.5–45.9	31.2	35.4	65.9	97.4	22.3
=42	551–600	Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST)	44.5–45.9	33.1	33.4	68.6	87.8	21.2
=42	551–600	Soochow University, China	44.5–45.9	28.4	28.7	75.9	94.5	25.9
=42	551–600	University of International Business and Economics	44.5–45.9	30.6	21.3	82.3	30.2	47.1
=42	551–600	Yangzhou University	44.5–45.9	32.2	27.6	71.5	83.9	46.3
=48	601–650	Jiangnan University	43.4–44.4	29.5	29.9	69.5	94.5	22.4
=48	601–650	Ocean University of China	43.4–44.4	31.8	32.8	65.6	76.8	28.3
=48	601–650	Xidian University	43.4–44.4	29.9	28.5	68.9	96.4	26.1
=48	601–650	Zhejiang Normal University	43.4–44.4	19.2	25.6	81.9	66.6	42.3
=52	651–700	Harbin Engineering University	42.4–43.3	33.3	36.7	54.8	95.1	25.3
=52	651–700	Nanjing Forestry University	42.4–43.3	21.1	27.2	81.5	67.7	26.5
=52	651–700	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	42.4–43.3	30.5	37.5	58.1	99.1	26.2
=52	651–700	Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	42.4–43.3	22.5	20.7	77.8	42.8	74.8
=52	651–700	Zhengzhou University	42.4–43.3	21.1	28.2	78.8	81.9	23.9
=57	701–800	Fuzhou University	40.2–42.3	20.2	24.4	71.9	85.4	34.2
=57	701–800	Guangdong University of Technology	40.2–42.3	17.6	24.7	78.2	91.1	23.4
=57	701–800	Nanjing Tech University	40.2–42.3	23.2	27	69	93.6	39.3
=57	701–800	Northeast Normal University	40.2–42.3	32.9	20.5	69.6	50.8	34
=57	701–800	Qingdao University	40.2–42.3	18.7	22.9	81.5	61.2	22.2
=57	701–800	South China Normal University	40.2–42.3	24	27.5	68.1	75.5	35.3
=57	701–800	Southwest Jiaotong University	40.2–42.3	26.5	29.1	63.4	92.4	23.6
=57	701–800	Wuhan University of Technology	40.2–42.3	22.4	29.4	66.8	97.7	22.1
=65	801–1000	Hainan University	36.4–40.1	20.5	20.8	76	45.9	27.1
=65	801–1000	Nanjing Medical University	36.4–40.1	36.3	18	64.7	54.1	22
=65	801–1000	Nanjing Normal University	36.4–40.1	25.1	19.5	68	67.7	26.5
=65	801–1000	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	36.4–40.1	19.6	23.2	63.3	64.7	36.3
=65	801–1000	North China Electric Power University	36.4–40.1	23.8	33.2	53	97.1	22.1
=65	801–1000	Shantou University	36.4–40.1	21	25.7	66	54	43.4
=65	801–1000	Wenzhou University	36.4–40.1	14.3	20	78.3	58.8	28.7
=65	801–1000	Wenzhou–Kean University	36.4–40.1	17.1	17.8	71.4	20.9	74.2
=65	801–1000	Zhejiang Gongshang University	36.4–40.1	21	17.9	75.8	46.3	32.8
=74	1001–1200	Anhui University	33.3–36.3	15.9	19.6	63.2	62.1	42
=74	1001–1200	Capital Medical University	33.3–36.3	32.2	16.7	59.4	54.1	21.2
=74	1001–1200	Chang’an University	33.3–36.3	29.7	18.5	51	83	35.8
=74	1001–1200	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	33.3–36.3	20.4	18.1	65.9	58.7	26.5
=74	1001–1200	Fujian Normal University	33.3–36.3	20.9	18.6	60.9	64	30.6
=74	1001–1200	Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU)	33.3–36.3	18.9	20.7	55.2	81.9	31.7
=74	1001–1200	Hangzhou Normal University	33.3–36.3	17.6	17.3	68.8	43.3	25.3
=74	1001–1200	Henan University	33.3–36.3	18.7	14.2	70.8	43.3	22.5
=74	1001–1200	Jiangsu University of Science and Technology	33.3–36.3	15.7	20.1	62	72.3	21.6
=74	1001–1200	Northwest University (China)	33.3–36.3	30.1	17.8	55.1	57.5	31.9
=74	1001–1200	Shanghai Normal University	33.3–36.3	31	18.3	52.6	41	30.1
=74	1001–1200	Wenzhou Medical University	33.3–36.3	22.1	16.7	69.4	41.8	28.3
=74	1001–1200	Xiangtan University	33.3–36.3	18.3	20.6	59.1	60.3	23.4
=87	1201–1400	Changsha University of Science and Technology	30.5–33.2	16	17.8	56.1	80.2	22.3
=87	1201–1400	Changzhou University	30.5–33.2	15	16.8	56.1	72.4	20.3
=87	1201–1400	Huaqiao University	30.5–33.2	15.9	18.1	53.7	49.5	68.3
=87	1201–1400	Wuhan Textile University	30.5–33.2	16.8	14.8	59.4	59.5	24.1
=87	1201–1400	Zhejiang Chinese Medical University	30.5–33.2	18.1	22.9	54.5	43.7	23.4
=87	1201–1400	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics	30.5–33.2	14	16	64.2	34.8	28.7
=94	1401–1600	Hainan Medical University	27.3–30.4	22.5	15.4	45.7	31.3	23
=94	1401–1600	Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU)	27.3–30.4	14.8	13.9	58.5	40.3	20.3
=94	1401–1600	Tiangong University	27.3–30.4	16.6	16.1	52.3	61.4	22
=94	1401–1600	Tianjin Normal University	27.3–30.4	20.7	21.2	36.8	53.8	55.7
=94	1401–1600	Yanshan University	27.3–30.4	21.5	14	51.5	57.5	20.4
=99	1601–1800	Communication University of China	24.2–27.1	22.7	18.7	32.4	55.4	26.1
=99	1601–1800	Kunming Medical University	24.2–27.1	18	15.6	46	30.7	19.8
=99	1601–1800	Southwest Petroleum University	24.2–27.1	17.4	18.5	37.9	81.4	19.9
102	1801–2000	Dalian University	20.4–24.1	16.2	16.9	23.5	51.3	27.4
103	2001+	Civil Aviation University of China	12.2–20.3	14.4	12.7	24	55.5	17.8

Key Insights into the China University Rankings 2027

Tsinghua University and Peking University are the top two universities in China this year. Both institutions are based in China’s capital city of Beijing.
There are 103 universities from China ranked in total
Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University achieve perfect scores for their links to industry.
Some 17 universities in China are featured in the top 200 universities in the world. That's an increase of four from last year's ranking.

Choosing a university in China

China offers a unique study experience for students. Universities in China have an increasing presence in global university rankings and some Chinese universities are among the best in the world. From cuisine to culture, there is a lot on offer for international students.

The table for the best universities in China was derived from data collected from the THE World University Rankings. The results are calculated using 17 performance indicators underlying five metrics: research environment, teaching (the learning environment), research quality, industry and international outlook. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the China university ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.

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Times Higher Education's list ranks the best universities in China based on a comprehensive evaluation that covers areas such as teaching quality, research output, international collaboration, knowledge transfer, and industry connections.

The trusted methodology behind the rankings is developed by Times Higher Education's expert data team and is relied upon by students, academics, university leaders, policymakers, and industry partners worldwide to make informed decisions about higher education excellence.

Best universities in China 2027

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