List of universities in the People's Republic of 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.
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]
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
Autonomous regions
Municipalities
Special administrative regions
Rankings
Established rankings include:
See also
Related lists
References
Further reading
External links