Both Hubei and Fujian have well-known universities, and they are both big provinces for college entrance examination, which shows that they attach great importance to education. Hubei is better if we have to compare it.

There are seven first-class universities in Hubei, including Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The other five universities are Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan University of Technology, China Geo University, Wuhan and Huazhong Agricultural University.

There is a 985 university in Fujian, which is Xiamen University. Xiamen University is also a 2 1 1 engineering university. There is also a 2 1 1 university in Fujian, which is Fuzhou University. There are two universities, 2 1 1.