Tsinghua University, Peking University and Zhejiang University occupy the top three in the2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked 4th, and Nanjing University ranked 5th in terms of comprehensive strength. Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University and Sun Yat-sen University ranked 6th to 10th.
| Institution | Total Score | World Rank | National Rank |
| Tsinghua University | 39.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Peking University | 34.5 | 45 | 2 |
| Zhejiang University | 32.3 | 52 | 3 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 30.9 | 59 | 4 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | 30.2 | 63 | 5 |
| Fudan University | 28.4 | 77 | 6 |
| Sun Yat-sen University | 26.9 | 89 | 7 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 101-150 | 8-10 | |
| Nanjing University | 101-150 | 8-10 | |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University | 101-150 | 8-10 | |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Central South University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Jilin University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Shandong University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Sichuan University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Soochow University (China) | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| South China University of Technology | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Southeast University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Tianjin University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Tongji University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Wuhan University | 151-200 | 11-24 | |
| Beihang University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Beijing Normal University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| China Agricultural University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Chongqing University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Hunan University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Nankai University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Peking Union Medical College | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Shanghai University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Shenzhen University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| University of Science and Technology Beijing | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Xiamen University | 201-300 | 25-35 | |
| Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Capital Medical University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Dalian University of Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| East China Normal University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| East China University of Science and Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Fuzhou University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Guangdong University of Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Huazhong Agricultural University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Jiangsu University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Lanzhou University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Nanchang University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Nanjing Agricultural University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Nanjing Medical University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| NanJing Tech University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Nanjing University of Science and Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Northeastern University (Shenyang) | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Ocean University of China | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Wuhan University of Technology | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Zhengzhou University | 301-400 | 36-57 | |
| Beijing Jiaotong University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Beijing University of Technology | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| China University of Mining and Technology – Xuzhou | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| China University of Petroleum (Huadong) | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Jinan University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Nanjing Normal University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Qingdao University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Shandong University of Science and Technology | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| ShanghaiTech University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| South China Agricultural University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Southern Medical University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Xidian University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Yangzhou University | 401-500 | 58-72 | |
| Central China Normal University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| China Medical University (Shenyang) | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Guangzhou University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Harbin Engineering University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Hefei University of Technology | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Hohai University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Jiangnan University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Northwest A&F University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Shaanxi Normal University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| South China Normal University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Southwest Jiaotong University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Southwest University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Taiyuan University of Technology | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Wenzhou Medical University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Yunnan University | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Zhejiang University of Technology | 501-600 | 73-88 | |
| Anhui University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Army Medical University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| China University of Petroleum – Beijing | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Donghua University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Guangzhou Medical University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Hangzhou Dianzi University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Hunan Normal University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Nanjing Forestry University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| National University of Defense Technology | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Northwest University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Renmin University of China | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Shandong Normal University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Shanxi University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Tianjin Medical University | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Xi’an University of Technology | 601-700 | 89-106 | |
| Air Force Medical University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Anhui Medical University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Changsha University of Science and Technology | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| China University of Mining and Technology – Beijing | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Chongqing Medical University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Dalian Maritime University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Fujian Medical University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Fujian Normal University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Guangxi University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Henan University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Kunming University of Science and Technology | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Ningbo University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| North China Electric Power University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Qufu Normal University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| The Second Military Medical University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| University of Jinan | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Zhejiang Normal University | 701-800 | 107-125 | |
| Beijing Forestry University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Chang’an University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Changzhou University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| China Pharmaceutical University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Foshan University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Guizhou University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Harbin Medical University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Hebei University of Technology | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Henan Normal University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Nantong University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Qingdao University of Science and Technology | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Shantou University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Sichuan Agricultural University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Westlake University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Yanshan University | 801-900 | 126-142 | |
| Anhui University of Technology | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| China Three Gorges University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Dalian Medical University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Hebei Medical University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Liaoning University of Technology | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Northeast Agricultural University – China | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Northeast Normal University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Qilu University of Technology | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Shandong Agricultural University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Shandong First Medical University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Shanghai Normal University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Southwest Petroleum University | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Wuhan University of Science and Technology | 901-1000 | 143-157 | |
| Yantai University | 901-1000 | 143-157 |
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization on higher education intelligence and not legally subordinated to any universities or government agencies. ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, number of highly cited researchers selected by Clarivate Analytics, number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index – Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, and per capita performance of a university. More than 1800 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year and the best 1000 are published. (Methodology)
Source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2021
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