| Six universities are ranked the best in China according | | | | Peking University colloquially known in Chinese as |
| to the Academic Ranking of World Universities | | | | Beida, is a major research university located in Beijing, |
| (ARWU). The ARWU is published by the Institute of | | | | China. It is the first formally established modern |
| Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University | | | | research university in and the first national university of |
| and several indicators of academic or research | | | | China. It was founded as Imperial Capital University in |
| performance are used to establish the ranking, these | | | | 1898. |
| include highly cited researchers, articles indexed in | | | | Zhejiang University sometimes referred to as Zheda, is |
| major citaton indices and staff winning Nobel Prizes. | | | | a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang |
| There are 18 Chinese universities in the Word’s | | | | University is one of China's oldest and most prestigious |
| Top-500 universities. The Top-6 universities in China | | | | institutions of higher education. |
| are: Peking University; Shanghai Jiao Tong | | | | Tsinghua University was established in 1911, originally |
| University; University of Science and Technology of | | | | under the name “Tsinghua Xuetang”. The school |
| China; Zheijang University; Nanjing | | | | was renamed the "Tsinghua School" in 1912. The |
| University and Tsinghua University. All six universities | | | | university section was founded in 1925 and the name |
| are ranked 201-302 in the world according to ARWU. | | | | “National Tsinghua University” adopted in 1928. |
| Two of the six universities are located in Peking | | | | With a motto of Self-Discipline and Social Commitment |
| (Peking University and Tsinghua University) and one in | | | | and in the spirit of the Latin Facta Non Verba, Tsinghua |
| Shanghai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University). The oldest | | | | University is dedicated to academic excellence, the |
| university was established in 1896 (Shanghai Jiao Tong | | | | well-being of Chinese society and to global |
| University) and the youngest in 1958 (University of | | | | development.Today, most national and international |
| Science and Technology of China). The smallest of the | | | | rankings place Tsinghua as one of the best universities |
| six universities is the University of Science and | | | | in China. |
| Technology of China with 16,588 students (7,667 | | | | You can view pictures of the Peking University |
| undergraduates and 8,921 postgraduates). | | | | campus and the Tsinghua University campus. |