Editing Hunan (section)

==Education and research==
{{see also|List of universities and colleges in Hunan}}As of 2023, Hunan hosts 137 institutions of higher education, ranking fifth together with [[Sichuan]] (137) among all Chinese provinces after [[Jiangsu]] (168), [[Henan]] (168), [[Guangdong]] (162), and [[Shandong]] (156).<ref name="全国普通高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=全国高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站 |url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/s5743/s5744/A03/202306/t20230619_1064976.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=www.moe.gov.cn}}</ref> Hunan is also the seat of 12 adult higher education institutions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=全国高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站 |url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/s5743/s5744/A03/202206/t20220617_638352.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.moe.gov.cn |archive-date=2022-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619182535/http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/s5743/s5744/A03/202206/t20220617_638352.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Two major cities in Hunan (Changsha and [[Xiangtan]]) were ranked in the top 200 [[List of cities by scientific output|cities in the world by scientific research output]], as tracked by the [[Nature Index]] in 2024.<ref name=":7" /> There are three [[National Key Universities|national key universities]] under [[Project 985]] ([[Hunan University]], [[Central South University]] and the [[National University of Defense Technology]]) in Hunan, the third highest after [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]]. [[Hunan Normal University]] in Changsha is the key construction university of the national [[Project 211|211 Project]], and [[Xiangtan University]] in [[Xiangtan]] is a key university jointly built by Hunan Province and the Ministry of Education and a member of national Project 111. These five national key universities are included in the [[Double First-Class Construction]] of Hunan Province. As of 2024, they are ranked among the top 500 globally by the [[Nature Index]]. Among them, Hunan University and Central South University are in the top 50.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2024/institution/academic/all/all |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.nature.com}}</ref>

Hunan University and Central South University are the only two [[Project 985]] universities in Changsha, Hunan to appear in the world's top 200 of the ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] and the [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=US News Best Global Universities Rankings in Changsha |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?region=&city=changsha&subject=&name= |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=2022-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416074210/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?region=&city=changsha&subject=&name= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="shanghairanking.com">{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929224804/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hunan Normal University, the National University of Defense and Technology and [[Changsha University of Science and Technology]] located in Changsha, were ranked in the world's top 701 of the ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]''.<ref name="shanghairanking.com"/>

[[Hunan Agricultural University]] in Changsha, the [[University of South China]] in [[Hengyang]], [[Hunan University of Technology]] in [[Zhuzhou]] and [[Xiangtan University]] in [[Xiangtan]] were ranked in the top 801–900 globally by the ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-Hunan Agricultural University |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/hunan-agricultural-university |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-Hunan University of Technology |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/hunan-university-of-technology |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-Xiangtan University |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/xiangtan-university |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2022-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819032212/https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/xiangtan-university |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-University of South China |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/university-of-south-china |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2023-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815090333/https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/university-of-south-china |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hunan University of Science and Technology]] in Xiangtan and [[Central South University of Forestry and Technology]] in Changsha were ranked number 988 and number 1429 respectively in the 2022 Best Global Universities by ''the [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name="US News">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=Best Global Universities Rankings: Xiangtan City |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?city=xiangtan |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>'' As of 2023, [[Hunan University of Chinese Medicine]] in Changsha ranked the best in the [[Central China]] region and 26th nationwide among Chinese Medical Universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202321 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2023-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721034947/http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202321 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== National key public universities ===

==== Changsha City ====
* [[Central South University]] (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)
* [[Hunan University]] (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)
* [[Hunan Normal University]] (Project 211, Double First Class University)
* [[National University of Defense Technology]] (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)

==== Xiangtan City ====
* [[Xiangtan University]] (Project 111, Double First Class University)

=== Provincial key public universities ===

==== Changsha City ====
* [[Central South University of Forestry and Technology]]
* [[Changsha University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Hunan Agricultural University]]
* [[Hunan First Normal University]]
* [[Hunan University of Chinese Medicine]]
* [[Hunan University of Technology and Commerce]]

==== Hengyang City ====
* [[Hengyang Normal University]]
* [[University of South China]]

==== Jishou City ====
* [[Jishou University]]

==== Loudi City ====
* [[Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology]]

==== Shaoyang City ====
* [[Shaoyang University]]

==== Xiangtan City ====
* [[Hunan Institute of Engineering]]
* [[Hunan University of Science and Technology]]

==== Yueyang City ====
* [[Hunan Institute of Science and Technology]]

==== Zhuzhou City ====
* [[Hunan University of Technology]]

=== General undergraduate universities (public) ===

==== Changsha City ====
* [[Changsha Normal University]]
* [[Changsha University]]
* [[Hunan University of Finance and Economics]]
* [[Hunan Police Academy]]
* [[Hunan Women's University]]

==== Hengyang City ====
* [[Hunan Institute of Technology]]

==== Xiangtan City ====
* [[Xiangtan Institute of Technology]]

==== Yongzhou City ====
* [[Hunan University of Science and Engineering]]

==== Chenzhou City ====
* [[Xiangnan University]]

=== General undergraduate universities (private) ===
* [[Changsha Medical University]]
* [[Hunan International Economics University]]
* [[Hunan Institute of Information Technology]]
* [[Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering]]
* [[Hunan Applied Technology University]]

=== Vocational and technical colleges/universities ===
* [[Changsha Aeronautical Vocational and Technical College]]
* [[Changsha Social Work College]]
* [[Hunan Mass Media Vocational and Technical College]]
* [[Changde Vocational and Technical College]]