On April 15, the 2026 ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Rankings were officially released. In the ranking of medical universities, a total of 60 institutions were listed nationwide. Chongqing Medical University ranked 9th in China, rising two places from its 2025 position. At the same time, in the overall (main) ranking, the university placed 81st nationally, rising five positions compared to 2025. Both rankings represent the best results in the university’s history since participating in the ShanghaiRanking.
Since 2025, the university has steadily advanced toward its “Double First-Class Initiative” goals, making sustained efforts and achieving significant progress in key areas such as talent cultivation, scientific research, and faculty development, thereby laying a solid foundation for this rise in the rankings.
During the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, Chongqing Medical University will proactively serve national strategies and the development of a modern Chongqing, uphold moral education as its fundamental mission, take “people first, life first” as its core value orientation, pursue the “Double First-Class Initiative” as its strategic goal, and follow an integrated development path of education, science, and talent, striving to write a new chapter in building a first-class research-oriented medical university driven by innovation and guided by distinctive strengths.
The evaluation system of the “ShanghaiRanking Consultancy China University Ranking” consists of ten modules: institutional level, disciplinary strength, educational resources, faculty size and structure, talent cultivation, scientific research, social service, high-level talent, major projects and achievements, and international competitiveness. It is further divided into 35 evaluation dimensions, incorporates 104 indicators, and involved 398 variables, forming a comprehensive, multidimensional evaluation of Chinese universities’ overall performance.
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