Top Chinese Universities in Chinese Language and Literature
| Rank | School Name | City |
| 1 | Peking University | Beijing |
| 2 | Beijing Normal University | Beijing |
| 3 | Fudan University | Shanghai |
| 4 | Nanjing University | Nanjing |
| 5 | Shandong University | Jinan |
| 6 | Central China Normal University | Wuhan |
| 7 | East China Normal University | Shanghai |
| 8 | Zhejiang University | Hangzhou |
| 9 | Sun Yat-sen University | Guangzhou |
| 10 | Nankai University | Tianjin |
| 14 | Wuhan University | Wuhan |
| 12 | Renmin University of China | Beijing |
| 13 | Capital Normal University | Beijing |
| 14 | Nanjing Normal University | Nanjing |
| 15 | Jilin University | Changchun |
| 16 | Shanghai Normal University | Shanghai |
| 17 | Soochow University | Suzhou |
| 18 | Jinan University | Guangzhou |
| 19 | Shaanxi Normal University | Xi’an |
| 20 | Tsinghua University | Beijing |
| 21 | Minzu University of China | Beijing |
| 22 | Northeast Normal University | Changchun |
| 23 | Xiamen University | Xiamen |
| 24 | Shandong Normal University | Jinan |
| 25 | Southwest University | Chongqing |
| 26 | Inner Mongolia Normal University | Hohhot |
| 27 | Heilongjiang University | Harbin |
| 28 | Henan University | Kaifeng |
| 29 | South China Normal University | Guangzhou |
| 30 | Northwest University | Xi’an |
| 31 | Yangzhou University | Yangzhou |
| 32 | Communication University of China | Beijing |
| 33 | Tianjin Normal University | Tianjin |
| 34 | Hebei University | Baoding |
| 35 | Liaoning University | Shenyang |
| 36 | Harbin Normal University | Harbin |
| 37 | Shanghai University | Shanghai |
| 38 | Jiangsu Normal University | Xuzhou |
| 39 | Anhui University | Hefei |
| 40 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Wuhan |