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Where does Peking University rank in the world?
In the 2023QS World University Ranking, Peking University ranked 12, which is the highest ranking of QS World University Ranking since its establishment in 2004.

Peking University, abbreviated as Peking University, was founded in 1898. It is the first national university in China in modern times, the highest institution recognized by China, and one of the most important universities in Asia and even the world.

In the modern history of China, Peking University was the central birthplace of China's "New Culture Movement" and "May 4th Movement", and also the earliest place where China's various political thoughts and social ideals spread. Known as the "political barometer of China", it enjoys a high reputation and an important position.

Peking university ace major:

I. Economics

Peking University University of Economics is the first school in China to set up a postdoctoral mobile station in economics, the first school in China to implement postgraduate and doctoral programs, and the only school that ranks first in the national education and national economic talent training base for two consecutive times.

There are about 10 college entrance examination champions in the School of Economics every year. Over the years, the School of Economics has delivered tens of thousands of outstanding talents for the development of the country and society.

Second, computer science and technology

There is a very famous alumnus in this discipline, Li Yanhong, the head of Baidu, who can be said to have promoted the development of computers and the Internet in China.

For a long time, the discipline of computer science and technology in Peking University has made a series of major research achievements with domestic leading and international influence, created many firsts in the development process of information science and technology in China, trained a large number of talents in the information field, and made great contributions to the development of national information technology industry.

Third, the law

Peking University is famous for its liberal arts courses, and law is its "trump card" major. In recent years, the law major in Beijing universities has developed rapidly.

In terms of personnel training, scientific research, discipline construction, and promoting the construction of national rule of law, it has many well-known scholars at home and abroad, young and middle-aged teaching and research backbones across the century, and talents in the new century. It has always been at the forefront of law in China, and at the same time has a law school with a national first-class key discipline of law.