Name of the ranking Best Chinese Universities Ranking
Geographical scope general ranking
Name of person in charge of ranking Lu Wang
E-mail of person in charge of ranking This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website of the ranking http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2024
Publication frequency annual
First year of publication 2015
Most recent year of publication 2024
Date of last update 2024-10-20
Ranking organization ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
Website of the methodology no methodology published on the ranking website
Methodology

Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) 2024 considers all universities included on the list of universities that can grant bachelor’s degrees recognized by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

The universities ranked in BCUR 2024 include:

1) Universities which have undergraduates graduated in 2022.

2) Universities with a minimum number of 100 teaching staff.

Universities are ranked in 12 separate rankings:

  • Best Chinese Universities Ranking
  • Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Financial and Economic Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Language Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Political Science and Law Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese National Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Sport Science Universities
  • List of Chinese Art Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Cooperation Universities
  • Ranking of Chinese Non-government Universities 
  • Ranking of Chinese Non-government Language Universities 
  • Ranking of Chinese Non-government Financial and Economic Universities 

 

The main ranking of BCUR 2024 contains ten main metrics tailored for evaluating the performance of public universities in the context of China, including:

  • education level,
  • academic level,
  • education resources,
  • faculty, 
  • teaching and learning,
  • scientific research,
  • social service,
  • academic talents,
  • major projects and achievements,
  • internationalization.

Additional information

  • Type of publication: internet
  • Internet users access to ranking: open access
  • Main target groups: students and parents, higher education institutions
  • Level of comparison: institutional: between 8 and 594 (depending on the ranking)
  • Major dimensions covered: employability, internationalization, research, social engagement, teaching
  • Structure of presentation: standard presentation (league tables)
  • Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI): Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
  • Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
  • Website of the ranking organization: http://www.shanghairanking.com/index.html
  • Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)