“Chinese University Evaluation 2019” project, chaired by Shulian Wu, the leader of the “Chinese University Evaluation Research Group” of China Academy of Management Science, has been completed in March 2019 and its achievement entitled “Choose University & Major – Guidelines for GAOKAO in 2019 ” was published by China Statistics Press.
This series of books have been published by China Statistics Press for 17 years in a row, which are widely acclaimed by university candidates and have extensive social influence.
The subjects of Shulian Wu’s Chinese University Rankings 2019 are 758 state-funded general undergraduate universities.
Evaluation indicators applied in “Chinese University Evaluation 2019” include ‘The Overall Rankings of Chinese Universities’, ‘ Natural Science Rankings’, ‘Social Science Rankings’ ‘Rankings by subject: science, engineering, agronomy, medicine, philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, management and art’, rankings of 560 undergraduate majors.
In addition, ‘Chinese University Selection Priority Rankings’, ‘Graduate Employment Quality Rankings’, ‘Undergraduate Enrollment Rate Rankings’, ‘Freshmen Quality Rankings, ‘Teachers’ Average Academic Level Rankings’, and ‘Teachers’ Performance Rankings are also taken into consideration.
I. Modification to “Chinese University Evaluation 2019” indicators
1. Undergraduate cultivation: ‘Art performance Awards Granted by the Ministry of Education ‘has been added as an indicator, which includes University Arts Education Research Paper Award, Arts Performance Award, Outstanding Program Creation Award, Art Practice Workshop Award, Art Works Award.
2. Social science research: academic works and other-citations have been added. The academic works originate from “Chinese Academic Book Citation Indexes” of Nanjing University, and the citations originate from the SCD citation database.
II. Top three in Chinese University Rankings 2019: Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, and Peking University
In 1993, Peking University ranked first place, according to Wu Shulian’s first Chinese University Ranking that regarded the comprehensive strength of the universities as the main indicator. From 1997 to 2010, Tsinghua University has held on to the number one spot for fourteen years in a row; from 2011 to 2013, Zhejiang University won two titles in a row; in 2014 and 2015, Peking University won the first place, while it was Tsinghua University from 2016 to 2019.
Total scores of the top 10 in Chinese University Rankings 2019 are as follows: 1.Tsinghua University, 145.69; 2. Zhejiang University, 140.67; 3. Peking University, 140.37; 4. Shanghai JiaoTong University, 114.27; 5. Wuhan University, 96.96; 6. Nanjing University, 95.69; 7. Fudan University, 94.64; 8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 92.07; 9. Sichuan University, 85.70; 10. Jilin University, 85.58.
Wuhan University has risen to the fifth place in Chinese University Rankings 2019, which is its best performance since 1993. The five-year ranking of Wuhan University is:7 in 2015,7 in 2016,7 in 2017,7 in 2018, and 5 in 2019
III. Top three in Graduate Employment Quality Rankings 2019: Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Science and Technology of China
In Graduate Employment Quality Rankings 2019, Tsinghua University topped the list with 3.3999 points; Peking University ranked second with 3.2835 points, while University of Science and Technology of China ranked third with 3.1313 points. Universities from the 4th to the 10th are No 4 Beihang University, No 5 Shanghai Tech University, No 6 Nanjing University, No 7 Shanghai Jiaotong University, No 8 Fudan University, No 9 University of Electronic Science and Technology, No 10 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
IV. Top three in Undergraduate Enrollment Rate Rankings 2019: Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Science and Technology of China
In Undergraduate Enrollment Rate Rankings 2019, Tsinghua University topped the list with 81.90%, Peking University ranked second with 75.16%, while University of Science and Technology of China ranked third with 73.87%. The universities ranked from 4 to 10 were: No. 4 Beihang University, No. 5 Shanghai Tech University, No. 6 Fudan University, No. 7 Shanghai JiaoTong University, No. 8 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, No. 9 Renmin University of China, and No. 10 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
V. Top three in Teachers’ Average Academic Level Rankings 2019: University of Science and Technology of China, Nanjing University, and Peking University
In Teachers’ Average Academic Level Rankings 2019, University of Science and Technology of China ranked first with 4.2278 points, Nanjing University second with 3.7087, Peking University third with 3.4719. The universities ranked 4 to 10 were: No. 4 Renmin University of China, No. 5 Nankai University, No. 6 Shanghai JiaoTong University, No. 7 Zhejiang University, No. 8 Fudan University, No. 9 Tsinghua University, and No. 10 Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
VI. Top three in Teachers’ Teaching-Research Efficiency Rankings 2019: University of Science and Technology of China, Nanjing University, and Renmin University of China
In Teachers’ Teaching-Research Efficiency Rankings 2019, the University of Science and Technology of China ranked first with 4.2709 points, Nanjing University second with 3.8192, Renmin University of China third with 3.7184. The universities ranking 4 to 10 were: No. 4 Beijing Normal University, No. 5 Central Conservatory of Music, No. 6 Peking University, No. 7 Nankai University, No. 8 Shanghai JiaoTong University, No. 9 Southern University of Science and Technology, and No. 10 China Agricultural University.
VII. Top three in Freshmen Quality Rankings 2019: Tsinghua University, Peking University, and University of Science and Technology of China
In Freshmen Quality Rankings 2019, Tsinghua University ranked first with 1.3507, Peking University second with 1.3501, University of Science and Technology of China third with 1.3281. The universities ranked 4 to 10 were: No. 4 Fudan University, No. 5 Shanghai JiaoTong University, No. 6 Nanjing University, No. 7 Zhejiang University, No. 8 Renmin University of China, No. 9 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and No. 10 Tongji University.
VIII. Top three in Chinese University Selection Priority Rankings 2019: University of Science and Technology of China, Nanjing University, and Peking University
In Chinese University Selection Priority Rankings 2019, University of Science and Technology of China ranked first with 1.67, Nanjing University second with 3.33, Peking University third with 3.67. The universities ranked 4 to 10 were: No. 4 Shanghai JiaoTong University, No. 5 Renmin University of China, No. 6 Tsinghua University, No. 7 Fudan University, No. 8 Zhejiang University, No. 9 Nankai University, and No. 10 Beihang University.
IX. Top three among 28 Chinese first-class universities: University of Science and Technology, Peking University, and Nanjing University
The criteria of Chinese first-class universities in 2019: In the evaluation of Chinese universities, the universities should satisfy the following three conditions simultaneously.
1. The Graduate Employment Quality ranks among the top 50 universities nationwide.
2. The Teachers’ Average Academic Level ranks among the top 50 universities nationwide.
3. The Teachers’ Teaching-Research Efficiency ranks among the top 50 universities nationwide.
The three scores of the above-mentioned criteria are added in ascending order. The lower the score is, the higher the ranking is. For the same score, the university has higher graduate employment quality ranks front.
According to the criteria, China has 28 first-class universities in 2019, which is the same as the previous year.25 world-class construction universities and 3 world-class discipline universities included.
Southern University of Science and Technology, which was elected as one of Chinese first-class universities last year, failed to be elected because of sharp drop in enrollment rate in 2017.
