China overtakes the U.S. in number of ranked universities

Jun 10, 2025
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In the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), China leads with 346 institutions listed among the world’s top 2,000—surpassing the U.S., which has 319, down from the previous year

A 22‑institution increase enabled China to claim about 17% of the CWUR list, while U.S. institutions decreased by ten. Despite still having eight of the top-ten overall, 83% of U.S. ranked institutions dropped in position.

CWUR assesses performance using seven metrics in education, employability, faculty, and research

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