Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2015

Academic Ranking of World Universities · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates Chinese mainland universities for overall strength based on research output, faculty, and talent development.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Best Chinese Universities Ranking evaluate universities?

Best Chinese Universities Ranking, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2015 edition assessed 192 universities from 1 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2015?

The top universities in Best Chinese Universities Ranking 2015 are: Capital Normal University, Northeast Agricultural University, Huaqiao University, Shanxi University, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 192 universities from 1 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Best Chinese Universities Ranking differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

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Total 192 universities

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	University	Country
101	Capital Normal University (CNU)	🇨🇳 China	38.0
102	Northeast Agricultural University (NEAU)	🇨🇳 China	38.0
102	Huaqiao University	🇨🇳 China	38.0
104	Shanxi University (SXU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
104	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
106	Shenzhen University (SZU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
107	Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUT)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
107	South China Agricultural University (SCAU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
107	Qingdao University	🇨🇳 China	37.0
107	Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
111	Nanchang University (NCU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
112	Northeast Forestry University (NEFU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
112	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
114	Wenzhou University (WZU)	🇨🇳 China	37.0
115	Tianjin Normal University (TNU)	🇨🇳 China	36.0
116	Taiyuan University of Technology	🇨🇳 China	36.0
117	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM)	🇨🇳 China	36.0
118	Hebei Agricultural University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
119	Hebei University of Science and Technology (HEBUST)	🇨🇳 China	36.0
119	Xi'an University of Technology (XUT)	🇨🇳 China	36.0
121	Anhui University of Technology (AHUT)	🇨🇳 China	36.0
121	Hebei Normal University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
121	Heilongjiang University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
124	Anhui Normal University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
124	China Jiliang University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
126	Anhui Medical University	🇨🇳 China	36.0
127	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	🇨🇳 China	35.0
128	Tiangong University (TJPU)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
128	Yangzhou University	🇨🇳 China	35.0
130	Henan University	🇨🇳 China	35.0
131	Guangzhou Medical University (GMU)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
132	Changchun University of Science and Technology (CUST)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
132	Northeast Petroleum University	🇨🇳 China	35.0
132	Wuhan Institute of Technology (WIT)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
135	Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
135	China Three Gorges University (CTGU)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
137	Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
137	Sichuan Agricultural University (SAU)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
139	Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT)	🇨🇳 China	35.0
140	South Central Minzu University (SCUN)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
141	Southwest Petroleum University (SWPU)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
142	Shandong Normal University (SDNU)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
142	Northwest Normal University	🇨🇳 China	34.0
142	Zhejiang A & F University (ZAFU)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
145	Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
145	Jiangsu Normal University	🇨🇳 China	34.0
147	Guilin University of Technology (GUT)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
147	Guizhou University	🇨🇳 China	34.0
147	Nanjing Forestry University (NFU)	🇨🇳 China	34.0
150	Kunming University of Science and Technology (KMUST)	🇨🇳 China	34.0