Jilin University  吉林大學

 Score: 69.08

Rank 2012: 11

Rank 2011: 16

Rank on Researcher Wu Shulian's 2012 University List: 12

Website: http://en.jlu.edu.cn/University/MainPageAction_getAll.aspx

Located in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin Province, Jilin University (JLU) is a national key university under China's Ministry of Education. It ranks first in terms of student enrollment and campus area, and third in terms of producing the provincial-level senior officials among all Chinese universities. It was founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang. In 2000, it was merged with another five famous universities, including Jilin University of Technology, Bethune Medical University, Changchun University of Science and Technology, and Changchun College of Posts and Communications. Later in 2004, the University of Military Logistics became part of JLU. Presently, the university houses some 68,132 full-time students, including 41,381 undergraduates, 25,095 candidates for master's and doctor's degrees, and 1,547 international students. With a collection of 6.59 million books, the university's library has been designated as a featured library of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Bank.