- Student-faculty ratios: 16.5
- Male to female ratio: 36 : 64
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://english.hust.edu.cn/
- Address: 1037 Luoyu Road,Wuhan, Hubei 430074,China
- Phone: +86 27 8748 5855
Vision HUST aims to establish itself as a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. Devoted to “Seek truth and Make innovation”, the university will continue to pursue excellence, improve holistic education quality, and strive for a more brilliant future. Overview HUST is a comprehensive and key national university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education in China. Located in Wuhan, the campus covers an area of over 470 hectares, known as “University in the Forest”. HUST commend to advance combination of humanity education and science education, dedicate to nurture well-rounded individuals. The university was established in 1952, originally under the name of Huazhong Institute of Technology. On May 26, 2000, the former HUST merged with Tongji Medical University (founded in 1907) and Wuhan Urban Construction Institute (founded in 1952), to form the new HUST today. The university is one of the first batch of universities supported by the “Double First-class” Initiative, which was supported by "211 Project" and "985 Project" before. HUST hosts around 3400 full-time faculty members, including 16 academicians of CAS and CAE, over 1600 with overseas experience, more than 1200 professors and over 1300 associate professors. Approximately 55,000 full-time students in total are enrolled, including about 30,000 undergraduates, 17,700 master candidates, and 7300 doctoral candidates. More about HUST: http://english.hust.edu.cn/About/HUST_Sketch.htm HUST has about 40 schools and departments, covering 10 subject areas: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, engineering, medicine, management and arts, offering a variety of degree programs, including 99 undergraduate programs, 201 master programs, and 188 PhD programs. In 2017, Four disciplines namely, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health and Preventive Medicine ranks top 1 (A+) among its peers in China. HUST faculty and departments: http://english.hust.edu.cn/Academics/Schools_and_Departments.htm HUST commits to producing outstanding talents, distinguished scholars, remarkable achievements that benefit the country and the world. It comprehensively promote quality education and build a dynamic and innovative talent cultivation system. Over the past decades, the university has cultivated about 400 thousand professional talents. It educated about 50 academicians of CAS and CAE, over 50 presidents of China's higher education institution and a group of provincial governors and ministers. Over 15 alumni were listed as 30 under 30 by Forbes China, 5 of which were listed as 30 under 30 Asia. The university services local economy by developing cooperative programs, setting up research institutes and industrialization bases with local governments and major enterprises. Now the university has developed itself into one of the seven national technology transfer centers in China. The Optics Valley of China in Wuhan was proposed by HUST. With burgeoning international exchanges and cooperation, HUST has strategic partnerships with more than 100 renowned universities and research institutions from over 35 countries and regions. International educational institutes are established, including School of Engineering Sciences, one of the first four pilot schools supported by International Demonstration School Promotion Plan; China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE), the third Sino-European educational institute jointly initiated and established by the Chinese government and European Union. Over 1,600 scholars and experts visit and lecture here annually. Various overseas exchange programmes are available. Currently, about 4,000 international students gather here for degree and non-degree programs. Scholarships are accessible to all applicants. A number of governors and ministers have been trained for ASEAN. Check out our admission now: http://english.hust.edu.cn/Admission/Overview.htm International Student Office For international student affairs, please contact: School of International EducationHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)Mail to : School of International Education, 1037 Luoyu Road,Wuhan,Hubei,China Post Code: 430074Tel: +86 27 87542457 Email: admission@hust.edu.cn HUST is proud of the three leading national platforms: In addition, various education and research facilities have been well established, including 5 state key laboratories, 6 national engineering (technology) research centers, 1 national engineering laboratory, 2 national specialized laboratories, and tens of provincial research bases. Tongji Medical College of HUST has 10 affiliated hospitals, which integrate the functions of clinic medical service, teaching, scientific research and training. HUST research: http://english.hust.edu.cn/Research/Overview.htm For international cooperation, please contact: International Exchange CenterHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)Mail to : International Exchange Center, 1037 Luoyu Road,Wuhan,Hubei,China Post Code: 430074Tel: +86 27 87485855 Fax: 0086-27-87547063Email:eww@hust.edu.cn
- Total number of students 56,282
- Number of international students 2,824
- Total number of academic staff 3,400
- Number of international staff 94
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 7,311
- Number of master's degrees awarded 5,647
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 1,334
- Number of research only staff 426
- Number of new undergraduate students 7,408
- Number of new master's students 6,385
- Number of new doctoral students 1,656
- Global score 57.1
- Global research reputation #519
- Regional research reputation #100
- Publications #72
- Books #565
- Conferences #14
- Normalized citation impact #623
- Total citations #122
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #107
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #469
- International collaboration #311
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1,029
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #148
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #588
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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16.5
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36 : 64
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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56,379
Number of FTE Students
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5%
Percentage of International Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
501-600
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2017
401—500
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2018
401–500
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2019
351–400
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2020
301–350
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
99
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2015
94
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=68
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2017
65
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2018
57
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2019
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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301–400
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2019
201–250
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Engineering & technology
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176–200
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2019
99
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Life sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Social sciences
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2019
401–500
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Business & Economics
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2019
251–300
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Computer Science
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2018
251–300
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201–250
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Emerging Economies
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2014
68
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62
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49
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25
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#161 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 45.6
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #240
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #63
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #90
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #354
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #130
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #131
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #343
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #35
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #456
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #197
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #368
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#94 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 66.9
- Chemistry global research reputation #580
- Chemistry regional research reputation #138
- Chemistry publications #54
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #155
- Chemistry total citations #56
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #56
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #193
- Chemistry international collaboration #36
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #729
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #64
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #193
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#271 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 52.6
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #435
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #122
- Clinical Medicine publications #119
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #668
- Clinical Medicine total citations #198
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #199
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #627
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #51
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #631
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #365
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #795
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#6 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 87.6
- Computer Science global research reputation #184
- Computer Science regional research reputation #38
- Computer Science publications #8
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #38
- Computer Science total citations #4
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #3
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #26
- Computer Science international collaboration #22
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #165
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #4
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #27
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#19 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 84.5
- Engineering global research reputation #219
- Engineering regional research reputation #59
- Engineering publications #9
- Engineering normalized citation impact #110
- Engineering total citations #7
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #4
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #96
- Engineering international collaboration #445
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #599
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #8
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #161
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#399 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 23.5
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #28
- Environment/Ecology total citations #369
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #329
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #259
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #403
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #413
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #360
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #351
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#32 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 73.5
- Materials Science global research reputation #171
- Materials Science regional research reputation #58
- Materials Science publications #19
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #91
- Materials Science total citations #15
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #14
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #90
- Materials Science international collaboration #127
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #421
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #16
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #87
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#235 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 38.0
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #93
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #356
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #172
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #156
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #330
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #7
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #307
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #340
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #393
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#289 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 26.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #48
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #188
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #295
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #205
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #248
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #333
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #90
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #292
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #241
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #297
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#158 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 41.0
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #217
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #69
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #65
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #149
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #77
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #78
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #153
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #108
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #271
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #136
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #191
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#345 Physics
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- Physics overall score 53.7
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #91
- Physics publications #26
- Physics normalized citation impact #577
- Physics total citations #146
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #130
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #559
- Physics international collaboration #671
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #759
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #198
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #554
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#382 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 28.7
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #495
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #51
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #511
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #80
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #391
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #446
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #288
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #402
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #129
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #318
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #101