The number of universities in Shandong ranks first in Jinan, second in Qingdao, third in Yantai, fourth in Weifang, fifth in Taian, eighth in Jining, seventh in Zibo, tenth in Dezhou, ninth in Liaocheng, sixth in Weihai, eleventh in Rizhao, twelfth in Heze, thirteenth in Linyi, fourteenth in Dongying, fifteenth in Binzhou and sixteenth in Zaozhuang. Shandong province 16 university rankings show that Jinan has 48 universities, ranking first, Qingdao has 25 universities, ranking second, Yantai has 18 universities, ranking third, Weifang has 17 universities, ranking fourth, and Taian has 13 universities, ranking fifth.