There are 32 universities at the deputy ministerial level in Chinese mainland, including National University of Defense Technology at the deputy military level. As follows:

Tsinghua University, Peking University, China Renmin University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Normal University, China Agricultural University.

Tianjin District (2 institutes) Tianjin University and Nankai University

Northeast China (3) Harbin Institute of Technology, Jilin University and Dalian University of Technology

Shaanxi (3) Xi Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Northwest A&F University

Shanghai (3) Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Tongji University

Jiangsu (2 universities) Nanjing University and Southeast University

Hubei (2) Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Hunan District (2) Central South University and National University of Defense Technology

China University of Science and Technology Anhui District (1 College)

Fujian District of Xiamen University (1 College)

Guangdong District of Sun Yat-sen University (1 College)

Zhejiang District (1 Institute) Zhejiang University

Sichuan Region (1 College) Sichuan University

Chongqing Region (1 Institute) Chongqing University

Shandong District (1 Institute) Shandong University

Gansu District of Lanzhou University (1 Institute)

Generally, colleges and universities above the undergraduate level are bureau-level, and colleges and universities are deputy bureau-level. For example, Henan Normal University and anyang normal College are both provincial universities, which belong to departmental level, while Anyang Institute of Technology is a municipal university in Anyang, which belongs to bureau level.