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How many universities are there in China?
There are 2,756 universities in China.

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1. China is a big educational country with a large number of institutions of higher learning. According to statistics, there are 1243 undergraduate colleges and universities in China, including125 public colleges and universities and 165438 private colleges and universities. These undergraduate colleges cover various disciplines, including science and engineering, humanities and social sciences, medicine, agriculture, forestry, water conservancy and so on.

2. Among these undergraduate colleges, there are many famous schools, such as Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Nanjing University. These universities enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad, attracting a large number of international students and scholars to exchange and study.

Besides undergraduate education, there are many higher vocational colleges and graduate schools in China. Higher vocational colleges are established to cultivate high-quality technical and technical talents, and the general academic system is three years. Graduate schools are set up to train senior professionals, and the general educational system is two to three years.

4. However, it should be noted that there are differences in the number of colleges and universities in different provinces, showing an unbalanced distribution. Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong and other top-ranked provinces have more universities, while Qinghai, Tibet and other lower-ranked provinces have fewer universities.

In addition, with the continuous development of higher education in China, more and more universities begin to attach importance to international education and actively carry out exchanges and cooperation with foreign universities. This is not only conducive to enhancing the international influence of domestic universities, but also conducive to cultivating talents with international vision.

6. The present situation of universities in China is that the scale of higher education is large, and the scale of higher education in China has become the first in the world, with a large number of universities and students; With the continuous strengthening of discipline construction, the discipline construction of universities in China has made remarkable progress, and some universities and disciplines have entered the world-class ranks.

7. The degree of internationalization is constantly improving, so is the degree of internationalization of universities in China. More and more international students come to China to study, and universities in China also actively participate in international cooperation; The quality of education is uneven. Although the overall level of colleges and universities in China is improving, due to the rapid expansion of the scale of higher education and uneven quality of education, the quality of education in some schools and majors needs to be improved.

8. In short, there are a large number of institutions of higher learning in China, covering three levels: undergraduate, higher vocational and postgraduate. There are differences in the number of colleges and universities in different provinces, but the overall distribution is uneven. With the continuous advancement of education internationalization, China's higher education will be more dynamic.