List of universities and colleges in Hunan

As of 2023, Hunan hosts 137 institutions of higher education, ranking fifth together with Sichuan (137) among all Chinese provinces after Jiangsu (168), Henan (168), Guangdong (162), and Shandong (156).[1][2] Hunan is also the seat of 12 adult higher education institutions.[3] Two major cities in Hunan (Changsha and Xiangtan) were ranked in the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index in 2024.[4]

Hunan University

There are three national key universities under Project 985 (Hunan University, Central South University and the National University of Defense Technology) in Hunan, the third highest after Beijing and Shanghai. Hunan Normal University in Changsha is the key construction university of the national 211 Project, and Xiangtan University in Xiangtan is a key university jointly built by Hunan Province and the Ministry of Education and a member of national Project 111. These five national key universities are included in the Double First-Class Universities of Hunan Province.

Hunan University and Central South University are the only two Project 985 universities in Changsha, Hunan to appear in the world's top 200 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[5][6] Hunan Normal University, the National University of Defense and Technology and Changsha University of Science and Technology located in Changsha, were ranked in the world's top 701 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[6]

Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, the University of South China in Hengyang, Hunan University of Technology in Zhuzhou and Xiangtan University in Xiangtan were ranked in the top 801-900 globally by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[7][8][9][10] Hunan University of Science and Technology in Xiangtan and Central South University of Forestry and Technology in Changsha were ranked number 988 and number 1429 respectively in the 2022 Best Global Universities by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[5][11] As of 2023, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine in Changsha ranked the best in Central China region and 26th nationwide among Chinese Medical Universities.[12]

National key public universities

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Changsha City

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Xiangtan City

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Provincial key public universities

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Changsha City

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Hengyang City

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Jishou City

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Loudi City

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Shaoyang City

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Xiangtan City

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Yueyang City

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Zhuzhou City

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General undergraduate universities (public)

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Changsha City

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Hengyang City

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Xiangtan City

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Yongzhou City

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General undergraduate universities (private)

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Vocational and technical colleges/universities

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Name Chinese name Type Location
Xiangtan University 湘潭大学 Provincial Xiangtan
Jishou University 吉首大学 Provincial Jishou
Hunan University 湖南大学 National (Direct) Changsha
Central South University 中南大学 National (Direct) Changsha
Hunan University of Science and Technology 湖南科技大学 Provincial Xiangtan
Changsha University of Science and Technology 长沙理工大学 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Agricultural University 湖南农业大学 Provincial Changsha
Central South University of Forestry and Technology 中南林业科技大学 Provincial Changsha
Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 湖南中医药大学 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Normal University 湖南师范大学 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Institute of Science and Technology 湖南理工学院 Provincial Yueyang
Xiangnan University 湘南学院 Provincial Chenzhou
Hengyang Normal University 衡阳师范学院 Provincial Hengyang
Shaoyang University 邵阳学院 Provincial Shaoyang
Huaihua University 怀化学院 Provincial Huaihua
Hunan University of Arts and Science 湖南文理学院 Provincial Changde
Hunan University of Science and Engineering 湖南科技学院 Provincial Yongzhou
Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology 湖南人文科技学院 Provincial Loudi
Hunan University of Commerce 湖南商学院 Provincial Changsha
University of South China 南华大学 Provincial Hengyang
Changsha Medical College 长沙医学院 Private Changsha
Changsha University 长沙学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Institute of Engineering 湖南工程学院 Provincial Xiangtan
Hunan City University 湖南城市学院 Provincial Yiyang
Hunan Institute of Technology 湖南工学院 Provincial Hengyang
Hunan University of Finance and Economics 湖南财政经济学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Police Academy 湖南警察学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan University of Technology 湖南工业大学 Provincial Zhuzhou
Hunan Women's University 湖南女子学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan First Normal University 湖南第一师范学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan University of Medicine 湖南医药学院 Provincial Huaihua
Hunan International Economics University 湖南涉外经济学院 Private Changsha
Xingxiang College, Xiangtan University 湘潭大学兴湘学院 Private Xiangtan
Shuda College, Hunan Normal University 湖南师范大学树达学院 Private Changsha
Xiangxin College, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 湖南中医药大学湘杏学院 Private Changsha
Changsha Normal University 长沙师范学院 Provincial Changsha
Hunan Applied Technology University 湖南应用技术学院 Private Changde
Hunan Institute of Information Technology 湖南信息学院 Private Changsha
Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering 湖南交通工程学院 Private Hengyang

References

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