The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings have been released, and it is great news for China’s higher education sector. The rankings show that a total of 12 universities from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR have made it to the top 100 global ranking, with some universities making significant progress from their previous positions. Tsinghua University has emerged as the best-performing university in Asia, claiming the 16th spot in the world rankings. Peking University and the University of Hong Kong also made it to the top 50. In this article, we will take a closer look at the top 5 Chinese universities that made it to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.
Ranking criteria
The evaluation is conducted based on 13 precisely calibrated performance metrics that gauge the performance of an institution in four key areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.
No 1 Tsinghua University
Times Ranking : 16
Full time equivalent students: 38,324
Number of students per staff: 11.6
International students: 10%
Female/Male ratio: N/A
No 2 Peking University
Times Ranking : 17
Full time equivalent students: 31,994
Number of students per staff: 10.3
International students: 19%
Female/Male ratio: N/A
No 3 University of Hong Kong
Times Ranking : 31
Full time equivalent students: 18,087
Number of students per staff: 18.2
International students: 43%
Female/Male ratio: 54:46
No 4 Chinese University of Hong Kong
Times Ranking : 45
Full-time equivalent students: 18,468
Number of students per staff: 19
International students: 21%
Female/Male ratio: N/A
No 5 Fudan University
Times Ranking : 51
Full-time equivalent students: 36,318
Number of students per staff: 11.9
International students: 9%
Female/Male ratio: 52:4
Other 7 Chinese Universities included in the Times Ranking are : Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( 52) , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (58) , Zhejiang University (67) , University of Science and Technology of China (74), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (79), Nanjing University (95th), and City University of Hong Kong (99th)
