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C9 League

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C9 League
九校联盟
Formation4 May 1998; 27 years ago (1998-05-04)
Founded atBeijing, China
Region
China
Membership9 universities
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese九校联盟
Traditional Chinese九校聯盟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔxiào Liánméng

The C9 League is an inter-university seminar composed of nine public universities in China. It was established on May 4, 1998, at the 100th anniversary of Peking University. These elite universities are associated with academic excellence and highly selective admissions. The C9 League is colloquially known as the Chinese Ivy League according to some press and media outlets.[1][2][3]

Membership

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The C9 league comprises nine public universities:[4]

All C9 League schools are part of Project 985, Project 211, Plan 111, and Double First-Class Construction.[5][6] In 2014, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences started to participate in the C9 League meetings.[7]

Rankings

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The following are the rankings of the C9 schools in the four major world university rankings that are recognized by governments in multiple countries and regions.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

University City QS

(2026)[15]

THE

(2025)[16]

ARWU

(2024)[17]

USNWR

(2025)[18]

Average
Members
Tsinghua University Beijing 17 12 22 11 15
Peking University Beijing 14 13 24 25 19
Zhejiang University Hangzhou 49 47 27 45 42
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai =47 52 38 46 46
Fudan University Shanghai 30 36 50 70 46
University of Science and Technology of China Hefei =132 53 42 71 74
Nanjing University Nanjing =103 65 82 86 84
Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 256 152 101-150 128 165
Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 305 201-250 95 141 192
Participant[7]
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing =362 N/A N/A 54 208

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yang, Rui; Xie, Meng (2015-03-01). "Leaning toward the Centers: International Networking at China's Five C9 League Universities". Frontiers of Education in China. 10 (1): 66–90. doi:10.1007/BF03397053. ISSN 1673-3533.
  2. ^ Allen, Ryan M. (2017-11-01). "A Comparison of China's "Ivy League" to Other Peer Groupings Through Global University Rankings". Journal of Studies in International Education. 21 (5): 395–411. doi:10.1177/1028315317697539. ISSN 1028-3153.
  3. ^ "China Establishes "Ivy League", Academic Credits Mutually Recognized". PKU News. Oct 15, 2009. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  4. ^ "Eastern stars: Universities of China's C9 League excel in select fields". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  5. ^ "China to develop 42 world-class universities - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ^ Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (2021), Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (eds.), "The Policy Analysis of Creating World-Class Universities in China", Creating World-Class Universities in China : Ideas, Policies, and Efforts, Exploring Education Policy in a Globalized World: Concepts, Contexts, and Practices, Singapore: Springer, pp. 1–33, doi:10.1007/978-981-16-6726-8_1, ISBN 978-981-16-6725-1, S2CID 240467383, archived from the original on 2022-04-17
  7. ^ a b "我校承办2014年度C9 高校研究生学位、学籍学生事务和奖助管理工作交流会". 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  8. ^ "关于印发《留学回国人员申办上海常住户口实施细则》的通知 Notice on the Issuance of the "Implementation Rules for Application for Shanghai Permanent Residential Registration by Returned Overseas Students"". 上海市人力资源和社会保障局 Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. 2020-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  9. ^ "Quality Migrant Admission Scheme | Immigration Department". The Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  10. ^ Ho, Iat Seng. "第166/2023號行政長官批示 Chief Executive's Instruction No. 166/2023". The Printing Bureau of the Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  11. ^ Media, P. A. (2022-05-30). "Visa scheme for graduates from top 50 non-UK universities is launched". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  12. ^ "Field of Education". Taiwan Employment Gold Card Office. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  13. ^ Exum, Anika Osaki (2023-02-17). "Japan to create new visa pathways to lure high earners and top grads". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  14. ^ "Residence permit for orientation year". Government of the Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  15. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2026: Top global universities". Top Universities. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  16. ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  17. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  18. ^ "Top World University Rankings | US News Best Global Universities 2025". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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