Peking University, its Global Rise and Rankings!

Tracing its origin back to almost 120 years ago, Peking University is one of the most historic universities of China. It was built as a part of certain reforms to China’s Education System, and was earlier known as the Imperial University of Peking. Despite going through significant historical events, such as the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, and disturbances of the Cultural Revolution, Peking University still stands strong as a major research university in China. It made a name for Chinese higher education by establishing an international campus, which is Oxford campus in the United Kingdom. Read this blog to know the whole story of the rise of Peking University and its rankings.

University	Peking University
Establishment	1898
Type of University	Public university
Location	Beijing, China
Student Population	44,000+
International students	6,000+
Total Colleges	30
No. of Departments	12
Known for	Science Research

The Rise of Peking University

Peking University is one of those universities in China that have gained a drastic rise in world university rankings. The change in the rising world reputation of Chinese universities shows China’s dedication towards education. The great efforts of China to improve its education system is the reason why Peking University rose to the top 20 world university rankings by prestigious world university rankings. Due to the rise of world university rankings of Peking University, international students from around the globe are now looking forward to Peking University for Higher Education. China has now become one of the popular study destinations for students due to its international reputation. 

Rankings of Peking University

Peking University has been ranked among the top universities in China by national university rankings. 

• In 2014, the U.S. News & World Report placed Peking University at #39 in the world.
• In the year 2015, the Chinese University Alumni Association of China ranked Peking University #1 among all in China.
• Peking University has been constantly placed among the top 5-15 universities in Asia.
• In 2017, it rose to #11 rank by the QS Graduate Employability Rankings of 2017. 
• In 2018, Peking University was ranked #1 in China, #2 in Asia-Pacific and #27 in the world by the renowned Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2018. 
• And in 2021, Peking University was ranked #16 in the world by Times Higher World University Rankings. 

Peking University World Ranking 2022

Rankers	Global Ranking
QS World University Rankings	#18
QS Employability Rankings	#19
Times Higher World University Rankings	#16
Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings	#15
ARWU World Rankings	#45
USNWR World Rankings	#45

Regional and National Rankings

Source	Ranking
QS Asia	#2
QS BRICS	#2
THE Asia	#2
THE Emerging Economics	#1
BCUR National Ranking	#2

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Peking University Rankings by Subject

The renowned Times Higher Education Rankings by Subjects, 2021 has globally ranked Peking University in the following subjects:

• #8 in Education
• #12 in Engineering and Technology
• #15 in Physical Science
• #17 in Computer Science
• #18 in Social Science
• #19 in Life Science
• # 21 in Arts and Humanities
• #22 in Business and Economics
• #22 in Clinical, pre-clinical and Health
• #45 in Psychology

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