On June 30, 2008, there were 3,005 universities in China, including 2,740 ordinary universities, including undergraduate 1.272 and higher vocational 1.468. There are 265 adult colleges and universities.
Undergraduate colleges refer to institutions of higher learning that implement undergraduate education, which are divided into public undergraduate colleges and private undergraduate colleges. In some areas of Chinese mainland, undergraduate colleges are divided into one, two and three. In some areas, one is called the first batch of undergraduate courses, and the second and third series are called the second batch of undergraduate courses.
In China, full-time undergraduate students are usually admitted by colleges and universities all over the country through national unified examination, independent enrollment or exemption from examination. The school system lasts for 4-6 years, and students study at school, which is the most common way of education.