The Chinese University ranking is a ranking of universities in mainland China. Many academic organisations constantly rank the universities in mainland China. this systematic ranking of colleges and universities have met with controversies and issues and countersthe criticism that its biased metrics debase many highly respected universities but inflate second tier universities . The methodology of this ranking is done on a similar principle of The Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Below is a list of the top universities in China. The list may not appear in chronological order in terms of ranking h, however these schools retain position in the Exclusive C9 League and or the prestigious Project 985

1.       Wuhan University

2.       Peking University

3.       Tsinghua University

4.       Shanghai Jiao Tong University

5.       Fudan University

6.       Nanjing University

7.       Zhejiang University

8.       Sun Yat-sen University

9.       Sichuan University

10.   Harbin Institue of Technology

11.   Huazhong University of Scienec and Technology

12.   Jilin University

13.   Shandong University

14.   Nankai University

15.   Xi’an Jiaotong University

16.   Central south university

17.   University of Science and Technology of China

18.   Dalian University of Technology

19.   Southeast University

20.   Tianjin University

21.   Renmin University of China

22.   Beijing Normal University

23.   Xiamen University

24.   South China University of Technology

25.   Tongji University

26.   Chongqing University

27.   Beihang University

28.   NorthwesternPolytechnical University

29.   Lanzhou University

30.   Beijing Institute of Technology

31.   China Agricultural University

32.   Hunan University

33.   Eat China Normal University

34.   Zhengzhou University

35.   East China University of Science and Technology

36.   Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

37.   Soochow University

38.   Nanjing Agricultural University

39.   University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

40.   Yangzhou University

41.   Shanghai University

42.   Wuhan University of Technology

43.   Southwest University

44.   Northeast Normal University

45.   Xidian University

46.   Northeastern University

47.   Nanjing University of Science and Technology

48.   Northwest A&F University

49.   Jinan University

50.   Donghua University