Jianghan University ranks 344th in China, Hubei Province 18. The top 17 are Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan University of Technology, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China Geo University (Wuhan), Wuhan University of Science and Technology, South-Central University for Nationalities, Hubei University, Yangtze University, Wuhan University of Technology and Hubei University of Technology.

Jianghan University has been hovering in the national ranking of 300 to 400, and the ranking in the province fluctuates around 20.