1. Lanzhou University is the best university in Lanzhou. The Ministry of Education is directly under the national key comprehensive university, one of the national key universities under the "985 Project" and "21Project", and one of the national "double-class" universities.
2. Northwest Normal University is a key university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
3. Lanzhou Jiaotong University is a university jointly established by the Gansu Provincial People's Government and the State Railway Administration, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
4. Lanzhou University of Technology is a university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
5. Gansu Agricultural University is a university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
6. Northwest University for Nationalities is a comprehensive general institution of higher learning directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution jointly established by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Education, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Gansu Provincial People's Government.
7. Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics is a university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) and State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
8. Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government and state administration of traditional chinese medicine, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
9. Lanzhou City University is a university jointly established by the Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".
10, Gansu University of Political Science and Law is a university jointly established by the Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, and it is one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".