“Higher education institutions” are a general term for universities, specialized colleges, higher vocational and technical colleges, and higher technical colleges, referred to as colleges and universities. In terms of the nature of higher education institutions, Chinese higher education institutions are mainly divided into two categories: general higher education institutions and adult higher education institutions. The difference between the two lies mainly in the different educational objects and learning forms. As of June 15, 2023, there are 3,072 higher education institutions in China, including: 2,820 general higher education institutions, including 1,275 undergraduate colleges and 1,545 higher vocational (technical) colleges; 252 adult higher education institutions.

  Higher education institutions and regional development often complement each other. On the one hand, regions provide educational resources for higher education institutions, including financial funds and land use. On the other hand, the talent training and scientific research functions of higher education institutions continue to provide professional talents, technological achievements and services, cultural immersion, etc. for regional development. Topics such as regional economic and social development and educational equity are inseparable from the reasonable layout of the regional distribution of higher education.

  The competent departments of higher education institutions will affect the development of the educational level of higher education institutions. Central ministries and universities directly managed by the State Council and their directly affiliated institutions and provincial and ministerial universities have more educational resources, and often take the lead in exploring reforms, playing a demonstration and guiding role in improving teaching, scientific research and social services.

  The CnOpenData China Higher Education Institutions List Database compiles the list of higher education institutions in my country announced by the Ministry of Education, and is divided into two sub-tables: the list of ordinary higher education institutions and the list of adult higher education institutions, including **school name, school identification code, competent department, location, school level, remarks (whether private)** and other fields. This list does not include higher education institutions in Taiwan Province, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and Macao Special Administrative Region.

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As of June 15, 2023

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Fields of the list of national ordinary higher education institutions	Fields of the list of national adult higher education institutions
Serial number	Serial number
Province	Province
School name	School name
School identification code	School identification code
Supervisory department	Supervisory department
Location	Remarks
School level
Remarks

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List of national general colleges and universities

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Serial number	Province	School name	School identification code	Department of administration	Location	School level	Remarks
51	Beijing	Beijing Information Science and Technology University	4111011232	Beijing	Beijing	Undergraduate
52	Beijing	China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)	4111011413	Ministry of Education	Beijing	Undergraduate
53	Beijing	China University of Petroleum (Beijing)	4111011414	Ministry of Education	Beijing	Undergraduate
54	Beijing	China University of Geosciences (Beijing)	4111011415	Ministry of Education	Beijing City	Undergraduate
55	Beijing	Beijing Union University	4111011417	Beijing	Beijing	Undergraduate
56	Beijing	Beijing City University	4111011418	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
57	Beijing	China Youth University for Political Studies	4111011625	Communist Youth League Central Committee	Beijing	Undergraduate
58	Beijing	Shougang Institute of Technology	4111011831	Beijing	Beijing	Undergraduate
59	Beijing	China Institute of Industrial Relations	4111012453	All-China Federation of Trade Unions	Beijing	Undergraduate
60	Beijing	Capital Normal University Code College	4111013629	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
61	Beijing	Beijing Technology and Business University Jiahua College	4111013630	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
62	Beijing	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Century College	4111013901	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
63	Beijing	Beijing University of Technology Gengdan College	4111013904	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
64	Beijing	Beijing Police College	4111014019	Beijing	Beijing	Undergraduate
65	Beijing	Beijing International Studies University Hotel Management College	4111014201	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Undergraduate	Private
66	Beijing	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	4111014430	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Beijing	Undergraduate
67	Beijing	University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences	4111014596	Chinese Academy of Social Sciences	Beijing	Undergraduate
68	Beijing	Beijing Institute of Technology Vocational and Technical College	4111010853	Beijing	Beijing	Junior College
69	Beijing	Beijing Information Vocational and Technical College	4111010857	Beijing	Beijing	Junior College
70	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Electronic Science and Technology	4111010858	Beijing	Beijing	Junior College
71	Beijing	Beijing Jingbei Vocational and Technical College< /td>	4111011090	Beijing	Beijing	Junior college
72	Beijing	Beijing Transportation Vocational and Technical College	4111011092	Beijing	Beijing	Junior college
73	Beijing	Beijing Youth Political College	4111011626	Beijing	Beijing	College
74	Beijing	Beijing Agricultural Vocational College	4 111012448	Beijing	Beijing	College
75	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Political Science and Law	4111012451	Beijing	Beijing	College
76	Beijing	Beijing Finance and Trade Vocational College	4111012561	Beijing	Beijing	Junior College
77	Beijing	Beijing Founder Software Vocational and Technical College	4111012 564	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
78	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Economics and Trade	4111012565	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
79	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Economics and Technology	4111012566	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
80	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Opera Arts	411 1012567	Beijing	Beijing	College
81	Beijing	Beijing Huijia Vocational College	4111012568	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
82	Beijing	Beijing Institute of Science and Technology Management	4111012733	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	Junior College	Private
83	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Science and Technology	411101 3703	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
84	Beijing	Beijing Peili Vocational College	4111013728	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
85	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Economics and Management	4111014073	Beijing	Beijing	Junior College
86	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Labor and Social Security	411101 4075	Beijing	Beijing	College
87	Beijing	Beijing Social Management Vocational College	4111014139	Beijing	Beijing	College
88	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Art and Media	4111014140	Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing	College	Private
89	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Sports	4111014215< /td>	Beijing	Beijing	Junior college
90	Beijing	Beijing Vocational College of Transportation	4111014279	Beijing	Beijing	Junior college
Beijing	Beijing Health Vocational College	4111014395	Beijing	Beijing	College
92	Beijing	Beijing Network Vocational College	4111014588	Beijing Beijing Municipal Education Commission	Beijing Municipality	College	Private
93	Tianjin Municipality	Nankai University	4112010055	Ministry of Education	Tianjin Municipality	Undergraduate
94	Tianjin University	4112010056	Ministry of Education	Tianjin	Undergraduate
95	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Science and Technology	4112010057	Tianjin	Tianjin	Undergraduate
96	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Technology	4112010058	Tianjin	Tianjin	Undergraduate
97	Tianjin	Civil Aviation University of China	4112010059	Ministry of Transport (Civil Aviation Administration of China)	Tianjin	Bachelor's degree
98	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Technology	4112010060	Tianjin	Tianjin	Bachelor's degree Department
99	Tianjin	Tianjin Agricultural College	4112010061	Tianjin	Tianjin	Undergraduate
100	Tianjin	Tianjin Medical University	4112010062	Tianjin	Tianjin	Undergraduate

List of National Adult Higher Education Institutions

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Serial number	Province	School name	School identification code	Supervisory department	Remarks
1	Beijing	Beijing Haidian District Staff University	4211050001	Beijing
2	Beijing	Beijing Dongcheng District Staff Amateur University	4211050002	Beijing
3	Beijing	Beijing Chongwen District Staff University	4211050004	Beijing
4	Beijing Xuanwu Hongqi Amateur University	4211050005	Beijing
5	Beijing	Beijing Shijingshan District Amateur University	4211050006	Beijing
6< /td>	Beijing	Beijing Chaoyang District Staff University	4211050007	Beijing
7	Beijing	Beijing Medical Staff University	4211050018	Beijing
Beijing	Beijing Federation of Trade Unions Staff University	4211050025	Beijing
9	Beijing	Central Party School Continuing Education College	4211050038	Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
10	Beijing	China Journalists Association Staff Journalism College	4211050043	All China Journalists Association
11	Beijing	Zhongnanhai Amateur University	4211050044	General Office of the CPC Central Committee
12	Beijing	Beijing Institute of Education	4211050061	Beijing
13	Beijing	Beijing Open University	4211051160	Beijing
14	Beijing	National Open University	4211051161	Ministry of Education
15	Beijing	Civil Aviation Management Cadre College	4211051167	Ministry of Transport
16	Beijing	Beijing Fengtai District Staff University	4211051624	Beijing
17	Beijing	Beijing Xicheng University of Economics and Science	42110516 26	Beijing
18	Beijing	Beijing Agricultural and Industrial Joint Corporation Staff University	4211051630	Beijing
19	Beijing	Ministry of Public Security Management Cadre College	4211051643	Ministry of Public Security
20	Beijing	National Judges College	4211051651	Supreme People's Court
21	Beijing	North China Electric Power United Workers University	4211051800	Beijing
22	Beijing	Capital United Workers University	4211051837	Beijing
23	Beijing	National National Prosecutor College	4211051898	Supreme People's Procuratorate
24	Tianjin	Tianjin Heping District Xinhua Workers University	4212050063	Tianjin
25	Tianjin City	Hexi District Staff University of Tianjin	4212050064	Tianjin
26	Tianjin	Hedong District Staff University of Tianjin	4212050065	Tianjin
27	Tianjin	Tianjin Hongqiao District Staff University	4212050066	Tianjin
28	Tianjin	Tianjin Nankai District Staff University	4212050068	Tianjin
29	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Construction Engineering	4212050070	Tianjin
30	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Economics and Technology	4212050073	Tianjin
31	Tianjin	Tianjin Bohai Chemical Workers College	4212050095	Tianjin
32	Tianjin	Tianjin Management Cadre College	4212050121	Tianjin
33	Tianjin	Tianjin Open University	4212051171	Tianjin
34	Tianjin	Tianjin Political and Legal Cadre College	4212051175	Tianjin< /td>
35	Tianjin	Tianjin Trade Union Management Cadre College	4212051176	Tianjin
36	Tianjin	Tianjin Real Estate Bureau Staff University	4212051659	Tianjin
37	Hebei	Hebei University of Geology	4213050139	Hebei
38	Hebei	Hebei Open University	4213051177< /td>	Hebei Province
39	Hebei Province	Shijiazhuang Workers University	4213051180	Hebei Province
40	Hebei Province	Customs Management Cadre College	4231051 332	General Administration of Customs
41	Hebei Province	Hebei Management Cadre College	4213051723	Hebei Province
42	Hebei Province	Hebei Youth Management Cadre College	4213051802	Hebei Province
43	Shanxi Province	Taiyuan Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. Staff University	4214050162	Shanxi Province
44	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Mechanical and Electrical Vocational College Engineering College	4214050163	Shanxi Province
45	Shanxi Province	Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Staff Steel College	4214050164	Shanxi Province
46	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Coal Industry Workers' Union University	4214050167	Shanxi Province
47	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Ordnance Industry Workers' University	4214050169	Shanxi Province
48	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Workers Arts and Crafts College	4214050175	Shanxi Province
49	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Luliang City Education College	4214050197	Shanxi Province
50	Shanxi Province	Shanxi Open University	4214051187	Shanxi Province

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• Fan Jianyong, Zhang Feng, Tang Wei, 2024: "University Discipline Quality and Regional Scientific and Technological Innovation", "World Economy" No. 4.
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