HUST soars on ARWU
The 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) were released on August 15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) is ranked between 101st and 150th in the world (between 5th and 8th in the Chinese mainland), moving into the top 150 for the first time.
The 2019 edition includes 1,000 world leading research-based universities, 132 universities from the Chinese mainland make the list and 58 of them moved into the world top 500, up 7 from last year.
2019Academic Ranking of World Universities |
Mainland China's Universities
ARWU |
World Ranking |
Domestic Ranking |
University |
Score |
43 |
1 |
Tsinghua University |
35.4 |
53 |
2 |
Peking University |
32.2 |
70 |
3 |
Zhejiang University |
29.0 |
82 |
4 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
27.8 |
101-150 |
5-8 |
Fudan University |
|
101-150 |
5-8 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
|
101-150 |
5-8 |
Sun Yat-sen University |
|
101-150 |
5-8 |
University of Science and Technology of China |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Central South University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Nanjing University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Sichuan University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Suzhou University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Southeast University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Wuhan University |
|
151-200 |
9-17 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
|
Since 2017, HUST has moved up steadily on ARWU.
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Ranking (Mainland China) |
University |
Ranking (Mainland China) |
University |
Ranking (Mainland China) |
University |
1 |
Tsinghua University |
1 |
Tsinghua University |
1 |
Tsinghua University |
2 |
Peking University |
2 |
Peking University |
2 |
Peking University |
3-6 |
Fudan University |
3 |
Zhejiang University |
3 |
Zhejiang University |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
4-7 |
Fudan University |
4 |
上海交通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
University of Science and Technology of China |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
5-8 |
Fudan University |
Zhejiang University |
Sun Yat-sen University |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
7-9 |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
University of Science and Technology of China |
Sun Yat-sen University |
Sichuan University |
8-12 |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
University of Science and Technology of China |
Sun Yat-sen University |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
9-17 |
Central South University |
10-18 |
Beijing Normal University |
Nanjing University |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Sichuan University |
Nanjing University |
Nanjing University |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
Sichuan University |
Suzhou University |
13-23 |
Beihang University |
Suzhou University |
South China University of Technology |
Beijing Normal University |
Southeast University |
Southeast University |
Central South University |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China |
Dalian University of Technology |
Wuhan University |
Wuhan University |
Jilin University |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
Xi'an Jiaotong University |
Suzhou University, South China University of Technology, etc. |
18-27 |
Beihang University |
HUST's ARWU performance since 2017 (based on data released by the official site of ARWU)
Since its first release in June 2003, ARWU has been released 17 times. With transparent evaluation methods and data, as well as a stable evaluation index system, it is one of the most influential and recognized world university rankings. Its index and weight are as follows.
ARWU Index System