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Top 25 Tier 1 universities based in China

RevenueBase identified 111 company matches for tier 1 universities associated with China as of November 2026 and tracks 16,695 professional contacts across them, including 201 with verified work emails. Shanghai is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for tier 1 universities associated with China, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
111Companies
16,695Contacts tracked
201Verified emails
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The 25 largest tier 1 universities based in China

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 111 company matches for tier 1 universities based in China, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact match西安, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+2,446 contacts →

Exact match

“Towering trees have their roots and the rivers flowing around the mountains have their sources.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact match天津, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+2,246 contacts →

Exact match

“Tianjin University1895102“”“”“”“”“”30 4175519422 “”“”“”“”10912731062054“2.0”5“” 881104“”“” “”7753434018ESI5ESI3ESIQS257123505“101” 50260“-”“-”“-APEC”“”“”“”“1+3+N””

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3Exact matchNanjing, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,185 contacts →

Exact match

“A top university in China”

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4Exact match长沙changsha, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+1,147 contacts →

Exact match

“an "Ancient Millenarian Academy, Famous Centennial University"”

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5Exact matchGuangzhou, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+681 contacts →

Exact match

“Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), is a multi-disciplinary university engaging with the international community.”

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6Exact matchJinhua, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000604 contacts →

Exact match

“Zhejiang Normal University at Jinhua city, Zhejiang province, China”

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7Exact match汕头, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,000497 contacts →

Exact match

“study hard~”

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8Exact match苏州, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000445 contacts →

Exact match

“Situated in the historical and picturesque city of Suzhou, a metropolis well reputed in the world for its classic gardens, Soochow University is a national key institute listed in…”

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9Exact match无锡市, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+344 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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10Exact matchChengdu, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000238 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1946, Sichuan Normal University (SICNU; Chinese:) is the oldest normal university located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.”

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11Exact matchPukou, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000231 contacts →

Exact match

“is a company based out of Jiangsu, China.”

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12Exact match湘潭, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000205 contacts →

Exact match

“Located in Chairman Mao’s hometown at the shady place of Mountain of Yinshan with an exquisite scenery and the riverside of Xiangjiang with history massiness, Xiangtan University…”

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13Exact matchXi'an, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500173 contacts →

Exact match

“Shaanxi Normal “ ” 1944195419601978 2015327001815404132174090% 66% 52361790015300 2800 1594 4 “” 1 342 7 2 6 17879 13100 1078 4 4 18 15 105 40 190 1 22 66, 9 3 11 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 4…”

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14Exact matchShanghai, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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15Exact matchFujian, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20091 contacts →

Exact match

“Xiamen University (XMU, Latin: Universitas Amoiensis, Chinese; pinyin: Xiàmén Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g Tāi-ha̍k), colloquially known as Xia Da (Chinese; pinyin: Xià Dà), located…”

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16Exact match徐州市, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,00088 contacts →

Exact match

“Jiangsu Normal University, founded in 1952,is located in the historically and culturally significant city of Xuzhou.”

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17Exact matchTaiyuan, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00088 contacts →

Exact match

“Shanxi University, established in 1902, is in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, which has a history of 2,500 years.”

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18Exact matchFu Zhou Shi, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00086 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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19Exact matchWuhan, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a85 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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20Exact matchGuiyang, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,00076 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1902, Guizhou University (GZU) was originally known as Guizhou Institute of Higher Learning.”

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21Exact matchShanghai, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20061 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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22Exact matchNingbo, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50060 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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23Exact match珠海, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a57 contacts →

Exact match

“BITZH is located in the City of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, next to Macau and Hong Kong, easily accessible via Beijing-Hongkong-Macau highway, West Guangdong highway…”

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24Exact matchWenzhou, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50053 contacts →

Exact match

“Wenzhou University is a Writing and Editing company located in Chashan University Town, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.”

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25Exact matchShanghai, ChinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20051 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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Showing 25 of 111 tier 1 universities based in China

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Tier 1 universities based in China at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
1.2%Verified-email coverage
150.4Average contacts per company
1,001-5,000Median size (employees)
22.5%Largest-city concentration · Shanghai
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
6
11-50
6
51-200
12
201-500
15
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
31
5,001-10,000
5
10001+
29

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for China, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for China, over 111 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with China whose business descriptions match “tier 1 universities” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 201 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “tier 1 universities”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many tier 1 universities are there based in China?

RevenueBase identified 111 company matches for tier 1 universities associated with China as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Xi'an Jiaotong University tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most tier 1 universities?

Shanghai leads with 25 company records, followed by Chengdu (3) and Hefei (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 201 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 111 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.