Undergraduate universities in Hunan are Hunan University, Hunan Normal University, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Central South University, Xiangtan University, hunan city university, Hunan Medical College, School of Continuing Education of Central South University, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Hunan Business School, Hengyang Normal University, Huaihua University and Changsha Medical College.

Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Hunan Women's College, Hunan Institute of Applied Technology, Hunan Information College, Hunan Communications Engineering College, Jishou University, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Xiangnan College, hunan university of arts and science, Shaoyang College, hunan university of science and engineering, Hunan College of Humanities and Science, Hunan First Normal University, South China University, Changsha College, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Hunan Police College, hunan international economics university and Changsha Normal College.

Adult higher education has four ways: self-taught examination, adult college entrance examination (divided into amateur and correspondence learning methods), online education (distance education) and open university (formerly Radio and TV University).