227. According to official website of the National Bureau of Statistics, by September 25th, 2023, there were 227 universities in China, namely Peking University, Tsinghua University, China Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, China University of Science and Technology, China Renmin University, Nanjing University, Beihang University, Tongji University and Nankai University.