Tsinghua University

🇨🇳 China 4-Year University

Global #52 China #1

Institution Info

Founded: 1911
Type: 4-Year University
Website: https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn

About

Tsinghua University is a higher education institution in China, founded in 1911. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 universities, it is the top-ranked university in China. The university has a member of C9 League and Asia S-Tier.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #17 · Top 50	91.20
THE	2026	THE #12 · Top 50	93.03
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #52 · Top 100	93.27
ARWU	2025	ARWU #18 · Top 50	46.00

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,130

h-index

31,126,543

Citations

360,627

Publications

446,437

i10-index

5.54

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

C9 League Asia S-Tier Global A-Tier (World 21-100) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 30 Universities in China Project 985 Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Best Universities for Computer Science Best Universities for Engineering

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Motto

"自强不息，厚德载物"

Frequently Asked Questions

Tsinghua University is ranked #52 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within China, it holds the #1 position.

Tsinghua University was founded in 1911, making it 115 years old. It is one of the established institutions in China.

Tsinghua University has produced 360,627 research publications with 31,126,543 total citations and an h-index of 1,130, according to OpenAlex data.