Tsinghua University (Chinese: 清华大学; pinyin: Qīnghuá Dàxué) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Tsinghua University is a member of the C9 League. It is also a member of Double First Class University Plan, Project 985 and Project 211. Since its establishment in 1911, it has produced many notable leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture.
As of 2022, Tsinghua University ranked 14th in the world by the 2023 QS World University Rankings and 16th globally by the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In 2021, Tsinghua ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region by THE Asia University Rankings and the U.S. News and World Report.
Tsinghua University is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the Asia-Pacific according to major international university rankings. Tsinghua University ranked No.1 in China, the whole of Asia–Oceania region and emerging countries according to the Times Higher Education, with its industry income, research, and teaching performance indicator placed at 1st, 8th and 9th respectively in the world. Internationally, Tsinghua was regarded as the most reputable Chinese university by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where, it has ranked 10th globally and 1st in the Asia-Pacific.
Tsinghua University was the only university in the Asia-Oceania region to appear in the Global Top 10 Innovative Universities according to the World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) 2020 ranking released by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Since 2013, Tsinghua also topped the newly created regional QS BRICS University Rankings. Tsinghua graduates are highly desired worldwide; in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017, Tsinghua was ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in the whole of Afro-Eurasia & Oceania region. In 2020, Tsinghua was ranked 15th in the world by QS World University Rankings, and ranked 6th globally and 1st in Asia in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Tsinghua at 1st in Asia and 26th globally in its 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings.