Three Chinese Schools Make Top 20 of Global University Rankings

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Three Chinese universities rank among the world's top-20 in the latest QS World University Rankings for 2025. Photo: QS Top Universities

Three elite Chinese universities, consisting of two on the mainland and one in Hong Kong, have made it on to a list of the world’s top 20 educational institutions for the 2024-25 school year.

Peking University climbed three places to reach 14th this year, the highest ranking among Chinese institutions, according to the latest QS World University Rankings released Tuesday. Tsinghua University, ranking 20th, returned to the global top 20 after ranking 25th last year. The University of Hong Kong rose to 17th place, up from 26th a year earlier.

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Three Chinese universities ranked in the world's top 20 for 2024-25: Peking University (14th), Tsinghua University (20th), and the University of Hong Kong (17th).
The ranking included more than 1,500 universities across 105 education systems with MIT topping for 13 straight years, followed by Imperial College London and the University of Oxford.
Japan saw the largest decline in rankings among Asian systems; 63% of its universities dropped in the QS rankings.

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