Famous universities are in Central South (28).
1. 985 universities in Central South (7).
Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology;
Changsha: National University of Defense Technology, Central South University, Hunan University;
Wuhan: Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
2. 211 universities in Central South (18).
Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Jinan University, South China Normal University;
Nanning: Guangxi University;
Haikou: Hainan University;
Changsha: National University of Defense Technology, Central South University, Hunan University, Hunan Normal University;
Wuhan: Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, China University of Geosciences, Huazhong Normal University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law;
Zhengzhou: Zhengzhou University.
3. Double first-class universities are in Central South (24).
Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Jinan University, South China Normal University, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University;
Shenzhen: Southern University of Science and Technology;
Nanning: Guangxi University;
Haikou: Hainan University;
Changsha: National University of Defense Technology, Central South University, Hunan University, Hunan Normal University;
Xiangtan: Xiangtan University;
Wuhan: Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Huazhong Normal University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law;
Zhengzhou: Zhengzhou University, Henan University.
4. Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (4 institutes).
Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
Macau: University of Macau.