There are four universities of posts and telecommunications in China, namely, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Xi University of Posts and Telecommunications.

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. In the long-term process of running a school, the quality of personnel training is high, and graduates have a good social reputation. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, founded in 1955, formerly known as Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, is the first post and telecommunications institution in People's Republic of China (PRC), under the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. 1960 was identified as a national key university by the State Council. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, referred to as "cyit", is located in Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government. It is a teaching and research university co-founded by China People, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Chongqing Municipal People's Government. Xi Institute of Posts and Telecommunications was established on 1959 with the approval of the State Council, and it is the only ordinary university of posts and telecommunications in northwest China.