- Total number of students25,168
- Number of international students1,419
- Total number of academic staff2,135
- Number of international staff192
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded3,171
- Number of master's degrees awarded-
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded674
- Number of research only staff209
- Number of new undergraduate students2,929
- Number of new master's students-
- Number of new doctoral students890
Renmin University of China (RUC) dates back to 1937 when it was originally called the Shanbei Public School and established at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Today, RUC is recognised for its strengths in the fields of humanities and social sciences although it also offers programmes in natural sciences, information technology and environmental sciences. The university is made up of 26 schools and serves a total of around 25,000 students and 3,500 faculty members. It offers 75 undergraduate majors, four second-bachelor degrees, 124 doctoral programmes, 183 master’s programmes, nine interdisciplinary majors and 20 professional degrees. Around 4.5 million volumes are held by the university library along with close to 20,000 e-books. RUC prides itself on its international focus, boasting links with 82 universities in 25 countries across Europe, 49 universities in nine countries in the Americas, 63 universities in 13 countries in Asia, five universities in five countries in Africa, and 11 universities in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, its School of International Studies offers a double masters in Asian & European Affairs with King’s College London. British universities with which RUC is affiliated are Manchester, Warwick, York, Edinburgh, and Kent. RUC is located in the Haidan District of Beijing, an area to the northwest of the capital’s urban core and comprising more than two million inhabitants. Due to the number of universities and colleges located in this district, the area has a young demographic and a very vibrant feel.
- Global score41.8
- Global research reputation#590
- Regional research reputation#91
- Publications#821
- Books#456
- Conferences#600
- Normalized citation impact#769
- Total citations#827
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#786
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#705
- International collaboration#10
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#622
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#887
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#908
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
12.5
No. of students per staff
6%
Percentage of International Students
25,590
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2013
301
2014
226
2015
301
2016
501
2017
401
2018
501
2019
501
2020
501
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Asia University Rankings
2013
41
2014
32
2015
44
2016
88
2017
75
2018
87
2019
89
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Arts & humanities
2018
151
2019
201
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Physical sciences
2019
401
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Social sciences
2018
201
2019
201
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Business & Economics
2017
87
2018
101
2019
101
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Computer Science
2019
301
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Psychology
2019
201
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Emerging Economies
2014
13
2015
29
2016
61
2017
43
2018
53
2019
57
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#137Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score34.9
- Economics and Business global research reputation#183
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#26
- Economics and Business publications#52
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#234
- Economics and Business total citations#126
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#164
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#234
- Economics and Business international collaboration#117
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#81
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#192
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#220
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#294Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score35.9
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#254
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#21
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#407
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#365
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#413
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#351
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#172
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#114
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#23
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#431
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#425
