In 2023, there were 590 universities in China soft science university list (main list), and Tsinghua, Peking University and Zhejiang University ranked among the top three in China for nine consecutive years, with strong strength. Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University rank among the top five in China. Other top ten universities in China are Nanjing University (sixth), University of Science and Technology of China (seventh), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (eighth), Wuhan University (ninth) and Xi Jiaotong University (tenth).

"Double-class" universities occupy an absolute dominant position in the ranking, and 90 of the top 100 universities are "double-class" universities. The second round of "double first-class" newcomers, Xiangtan University, rose by 14 compared with 2022, ranking 92nd in China, while Dalian Maritime University rose by 1 1, ranking 99th. So far, two more universities have been added to the top 100 list of "double first-class" universities.

10 The comprehensive strength of non-"double-first-class" universities ranks in the top 100, among which Shenzhen University (68), Zhejiang University of Technology (70), Jiangsu University (78), Yangzhou University (8 1) and Nanjing University of Technology (85) rank in the top five.