Jinan is the capital city and megacity of Shandong Province, the core city of Jinan metropolitan area, the central city of Bohai Rim region, and the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Shandong Province. According to the data, there are 44 universities in Jinan, including 26 undergraduate universities and 8 junior colleges/kloc-0, which is one of the relatively dense areas of universities in Shandong Province.

The top nine universities in the list of the best universities in Jinan in 2020 are Shandong University, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Normal University, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan University, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Jianzhu University, Shandong University of Arts and Crafts and Shandong Institute of Physical Education. Among them, Shandong University, Qilu University of Technology and Shandong Normal University rank among the top three universities in Jinan.

1, Shandong University

Shandong University is the university with the best comprehensive strength in Shandong Province. In the fourth round of subject evaluation by the Ministry of Education, the mathematics major of Shandong University got A+, which is the highest score of Shandong University. In addition, there is Marxist theory. Seven subjects, such as Chinese language, literature and pharmacy, have achieved A-level results, which is the dominant major of Shandong University.

2. Qilu University of Technology

Qilu University of Technology is a key applied research university in Shandong Province and a provincial key university in Shandong Province. Its dominant discipline is light industry technology and engineering, and it got a B in the fourth round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education, which is the highest-rated university major in Qilu University of Technology. There are also four disciplines on the list, including mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and technology, business administration and design. It is the university with the best comprehensive strength in Jinan except Shandong University.

3. Other institutions

The universities with comprehensive strength ranking behind Shandong University and Qilu University of Technology are Shandong Normal University, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan University and Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These universities are provincial key universities in Shandong Province and typical representatives of regional universities in Shandong Province. At the same time, these universities not only recruit a large number of students in Shandong Province, but also have the highest recognition in Shandong Province.

The best universities in Jinan ranked from 10 to 18 are Shandong Jiaotong University, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Shandong Art College, shandong youth university of political science, Shandong Police College, Shandong Women's College, Shandong Management College, Qilu Teachers College and Shandong Agricultural Engineering College.

The best private universities in Jinan are Shandong Cai Ying University, Shandong Sheikh University, Qilu Institute of Technology, Shandong Modern College and Weifang Institute of Technology.