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{{short description|Public university in Beijing, China}}
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 | head_label     = [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|Party Secretary]]
 | head           = [[He Guangcai]]
 | president      = [[Gong Qihuang]]
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'''Peking University'''<!--Do not add the Chinese native name here as it has been specified in the Infobox.--> ('''PKU''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis|university]] in [[Haidian, Beijing]], China. It is affiliated with and funded by the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Education of China]]. The university is part of [[Project 211]], [[Project 985]], and the [[Double First-Class Construction]]. It is also a member in the [[C9 League]].

Founded in 1898 as the '''Imperial University of Peking''' by royal charter from the [[Guangxu Emperor]], it is the second-oldest university in China after [[Tianjin University]] (established in 1895). In May 1912, the [[government of the Republic of China]] ordered the Imperial University of Peking to be renamed Peking University. Then Peking University merged with [[Yenching University]] during the nationwide restructuring of universities and academic departments in 1952. In April 2000, the [[Beijing Medical University]] merged with the Peking University.<ref name="ABOUT-PKU HISTORY">
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Peking University has eight faculties, namely Sciences, Informatics, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Interdisciplinary as well as Health Science. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 24 research entities, and six affiliated hospitals.<ref name="pdf"/> By 2024, Peking University's staff included 54 academicians of the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]], 16 academicians of the [[Chinese Academy of Engineering]] and 20 members of the [[The World Academy of Sciences|World Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="pdf"/>

== History ==
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[[File:京师学堂.png|thumb|230x230px|left|The plaque of the Imperial University of Peking.]]
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=== Establishment ===
Following China's defeat in the [[First Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese War]], intellectuals – including [[Kang Youwei]], [[Liang Qichao]], and [[Yan Fu]] – called for reforms to the country's education system. In June 1896, Minister Li Duanfen proposed to create a university in the capital. On 11 June 1898, the [[Guangxu Emperor]], as part of the [[Hundred Days' Reform]], authorised the creation of the Imperial University of Peking<ref name="pu_earlyyears">{{cite web |author=Peking University |title=From Imperial University of Peking to Peking University in the Early Years of Republic of China |url=http://english.pku.edu.cn/intro_PKUhistory.shtml |access-date=30 November 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116230814/http://english.pku.edu.cn/intro_PKUhistory.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> ({{lang-zh|t=京師大學堂|order=ts|p=Jīngshī Dàxuétáng|l=Capital Grand Study Hall}}).<ref name="pu_beginning"/> The Imperial University was formally established on 3 July 1898 when the emperor approved the [[royal charter]] written by Liang. Minister [[Sun Jianai]] was charged with the implementation. IUP served as the country's foremost institute for higher learning, but also as its highest educational authority.<ref name="pu_earlyyears"/> [[William Alexander Parsons Martin]] was appointed as the first president.<ref name="pu_beginning"/> Most of the reforms were abolished when the conservative [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] seized power on 21 September. The university survived with altered objectives and reduced scope. It opened on 31 December with 160 students, instead of the planned 500.<ref name="pu_earlyyears"/>

Following the [[Xinhai Revolution]], the Imperial University of Peking was renamed "Government University of Peking" in 1912 and then "National University of Peking" in 1919<ref name="pu_beginning">{{Cite web|url=http://english.pku.edu.cn/News_Events/News/Campus/8184.htm|title=[Anniversary Special] "In the beginning was the word"|date=2 May 2011|website=Peking University|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113111931/http://english.pku.edu.cn/News_Events/News/Campus/8184.htm|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ({{lang-zh|t=國立北京大學|s=国立北京大学|p=Guólì Běijīng Dàxué}}).

=== Early Republic of China period (1916–1927) ===
The noted scholar [[Cai Yuanpei]] was appointed president on December 26, 1917.<ref name="xsg.pku.edu.cn">https://www.xsg.pku.edu.cn/century.html</ref> He helped transform Peking University into the country's largest institution of higher learning, with 14 departments and an enrollment of more than 2,000 students.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} President Cai, inspired by the German model of academic freedom, introduced faculty governance and democratic management to the university.<ref name="xsg.pku.edu.cn"/> Cai recruited an intellectually diverse faculty that included some of the most prominent figures in the progressive [[New Culture Movement]], including [[Hu Shih]], [[Liu Bannong]], [[Ma Yinchu]], [[Li Dazhao]], [[Chen Duxiu]], [[Lu Xun]] and [[Liang Shuming]]. Meanwhile, leading conservatives [[Gu Hongming]] and [[Huang Kan]] also taught at the university.<ref name="pku.edu.cn">https://www.pku.edu.cn/detail/905.html</ref> A firm supporter for freedom of thought, Cai advocated for educational independence and resigned several times protesting the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|government]]'s policy and interference.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Goldman |first=René |date= 1961|title=Peking University Today |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/peking-university-today/39A04A5687B647A1AB97BA55C6AC5031 |journal=The China Quarterly |language=en |volume=7 |pages=101–111 |doi=10.1017/S0305741000025054 |issn=1468-2648|url-access=subscription }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2024}}
[[File:Peking University Institue for Chinese Classics.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The faculty of Peking University Institute for Chinese Classics in 1924]]
[[File:Beijing_students_protesting_the_Treaty_of_Versailles_(May_4,_1919).jpg|thumb|220x220px|Peking University students protesting the [[Treaty of Versailles]] in the [[May Fourth Movement]].]]On 1 May 1919, some students of Peking University learned that the Treaty of Versailles would allow Japan to receive Germany's colonising rights in Shandong province. An assembly at Peking University that included these students and representatives from other universities in Beijing was quickly organised. On 4 May, students from thirteen universities marched to [[Tiananmen]] to protest the terms of [[Treaty of Versailles]], demanded the [[Beiyang government]] to refuse to sign the treaty. Demonstrators also demanded the immediate resignation of three officials: [[Cao Rulin]], Minister of the [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)|Ministry of Transportation]], Zhang Zongxiang, China's Ambassador to Japan and Lu Zongyu, Minister of Currency, who they believed were in cooperation with Japanese. The protest ended up with some protesters being beaten and arrested, and Cao Rulin's house burned by protesters. Following the protest on 4 May, students, workers and merchants from nearly all China's major cities went on strike and boycotted Japanese goods in China. The [[Beiyang government]] eventually agreed to release the arrested students and fired the three officials under intense public pressure, China's representatives in Paris refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.<ref name="pku.edu.cn"/>[[File:PekingUniversityPic6.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Peking University's West Gate, one of the symbols of the university campus]]During the [[Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius]] campaign of 1973 to 1976, critique groups formed at Peking University and [[Tsinghua University]] disseminated commentaries under the pseudonym of "Liang Xiao".<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last1=Xu |first1=Youwei |title=Everyday Lives in China's Cold War Military Industrial Complex: Voices from the Shanghai Small Third Front, 1964–1988 |last2=Wang |first2=Y. Yvon |publisher=[[Palgrave MacMillan]] |year=2022 |isbn=9783030996871 |pages=238}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2024}} The pseudonym sounds like a person's name but is a [[homophone]] for "two schools".<ref name=":22" />{{Failed verification|date=October 2024}}

=== World War Two (1938–1946) ===
During the Second World War, Peking University staff joined [[Tsinghua University]] and [[Nankai University]] staff in establishing the [[National Southwestern Associated University]]. Based in Kunming, Yunnan, this institution saw a period of high productivity that would shape the course of Chinese intellectual history and its reconstruction post-war.

=== 21st century (2001–present) ===
In October 2015, Peking University alumnus and Professor [[Tu Youyou]] was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for her discovery of [[artemisinin]]. Having saved millions of lives, artemisinin has made significant contributions to global health in regard to the fight against [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Su |first1=Xin-zhuan |last2=Miller |first2=Louis H. |title=The discovery of artemisinin and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |journal=Science China Life Sciences|year=2015|volume=58|issue=11|pages=1175–1179|publisher=US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health|doi=10.1007/s11427-015-4948-7 |doi-access=free |pmid=26481135|pmc=4966551}}</ref>

On 20 February 2017, the university officially signed a contract with the [[Open University]] to establish the Oxford Campus of Peking University HSBC Business School, Peking University Oxford Center and Shenzhen Oxford Innovation Center.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2017 |title=PHBS opening a campus in UK: a turning point for China's higher education |publisher=Peking University HSBC Business School |website=PKU News |url=http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/5382.htm |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113004918/http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/5382.htm |archive-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

On 29 June 2020, the Sino-Russian Mathematics Center was established.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese, Russian universities hold virtual meeting on coopereation |url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/03/c_1310350082.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Xinhua |date=3 December 2021 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034342/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/03/c_1310350082.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Sino-Russian Mathematics Center is led by Peking University and [[Moscow State University]], and jointly constructed by relevant domestic units and other Russian universities and research institutes such as [[Saint Petersburg State University|St. Petersburg University]], relying on the "Double First-class" construction alliance in mathematics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中俄数学中心 |url=https://www.srmc.pku.edu.cn/xzyj/kylt/index.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=srmc.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034343/https://www.srmc.pku.edu.cn/xzyj/kylt/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 April 2021, Peking University Nanchang Innovation Research Institute was inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京大学南昌创新研究院揭牌 刘强邱水平共同揭牌 万广明主持仪式 |url=https://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/03/WS6067fde0a3101e7ce974770c.html |date=3 April 2021 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=cnews.chinadaily.com.cn |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034342/https://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/03/WS6067fde0a3101e7ce974770c.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 15 July 2021, Peking University School of Integrated Circuits{{spaces}}was inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2021 |title=Peking University joins country's wave to create new semiconductor schools |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3141404/peking-university-joins-chinas-semiconductor-push-new-school |url-access=subscription |author1=Che Pan |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034341/https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3141404/peking-university-joins-chinas-semiconductor-push-new-school |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 6 September 2021, the new [[Changping District|Changping]] campus of Peking University was officially opened, welcoming the first batch of teachers and students. On 30 September, Peking University Lanyuan Centre was officially launched.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lanyuan Centre {{!}} Empowering Women through Educatio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RiPXFcVMSM |website=YouTube |author=Peking University |date=29 September 2021 |language=en |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926044700/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RiPXFcVMSM&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The first dean of Lanyuan Centre is Ke Yang, Professor of Peking University School of Clinical Oncology and a foreign academician of the American Academy of Medical Sciences. In October, Peking University officially announced the establishment of Peking University School of Computer Science,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://cs.pku.edu.cn/English/About_Us/Overview.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=School of Computer Science Peking University |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926044704/https://cs.pku.edu.cn/English/About_Us/Overview.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which means the computer major of Peking University was officially upgraded from a department to a school. Yang Fuqing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academia Related to both China and Software Engineering |url=http://taoxie.cs.illinois.edu/chinesese.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Tao Xie's Homepage |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118041320/https://taoxie.cs.illinois.edu/chinesese.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]], served as the honorary president.

In 2022, Peking University and [[The Lancet|Lancet]] established a commission on healthy [[Aging of China|aging in China]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last1=Bachulska |first1=Alicja |url=https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |title=The Idea of China: Chinese Thinkers on Power, Progress, and People |last2=Leonard |first2=Mark |last3=Oertel |first3=Janka |date=2 July 2024 |publisher=[[European Council on Foreign Relations]] |isbn=978-1-916682-42-9 |location=Berlin, Germany |pages= |format=EPUB |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717120845/https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |archive-date=17 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Rp|page=162}} The Commission's purpose is to re-focus the debate on aging not just on the risks of China's aging population but on opportunities by "unleashing the intellectual and vocational capacities of the older population and the whole of Chinese society."<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|page=162}}

In June 2022, the [[International University Sports Federation]] (FISU) released the first series of "Healthy Campus" list. Peking University, as the only Chinese university that has obtained platinum certification from the International University Sports Federation, participated in 4 projects and became the only representative from China among 130 projects worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title="Healthy" universities honoured by FISU |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123710/fisu-healthy-campus-scheme-recognition |first1=Philip |last1=Barker |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=insidethegames.biz |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926110143/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123710/fisu-healthy-campus-scheme-recognition |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2025, PKU split its former Faculty of Information and Engineering into two new faculties—Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Engineering, with the latter having added two newly established schools—School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics and School of Mechanics and Engineering Science.<ref>https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1827440495978327607&wfr=baike</ref>

== Campus ==
[[File:Campus of Peking University.jpg|thumb|220x220px|View of the central campus]]
The university campus is on the former site of Qing dynasty imperial gardens and it retains traditional Chinese-style landscaping, including traditional houses, gardens, pagodas, and notable historical buildings and structures.  American architect and art historian [[Talbot Hamlin]] designed some of the university's buildings constructed during the 1919 to 1922 period.<ref>{{cite web |title=Talbot F. Hamlin (1889–1956) |url=http://library.columbia.edu/locations/avery/da/collections/hamlin_tf.html |website=Columbia University Libraries |access-date=19 August 2020 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624090236/https://library.columbia.edu/locations/avery/da/collections/hamlin_tf.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are several gates that lead into campus &mdash; East, West and South gates, with the West Gate being the most well known for the painted murals on its ceiling. Weiming Lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens. The university hosts many museums, such as the Museum of University History and the [[Arthur M. Sackler]] Museum of Art and Archaeology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sackler.org/china/amschina.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411233326/http://www.sackler.org/china/amschina.htm|url-status=dead|title=Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art & Archaeology|archivedate=11 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="dest">{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/travel/beijingguide/2008-05/19/content_15338963.htm|title=A destination to be explored|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200952/http://www.china.org.cn/travel/beijingguide/2008-05/19/content_15338963.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable items in these museums include funerary objects that were excavated in Beijing and date back thousands of years from the graves of royals of the [[Warring States period]]. There are ritual pottery vessels as well as elaborate pieces of jewelry on display. There are also human bones set up in the traditional burial style of that period.<ref name="dest" />

Beyond its main campus, [[Peking University Health Science Center]] (PKUHSC) is on Xueyuan Road where the country's most distinguished colleges are, and is a fitting site for academics and research.

During the [[Third Front (China)|Third Front]] construction, Peking University opened a branch in [[Hanzhong]], Shaanxi.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last1=Marquis |first1=Christopher |url= |title=Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise |last2=Qiao |first2=Kunyuan |date=2022 |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=978-0-300-26883-6 |location=New Haven |doi=10.2307/j.ctv3006z6k |jstor=j.ctv3006z6k |oclc=1348572572 |author-link=Christopher Marquis |s2cid=253067190}}</ref>{{Rp|page=179}}

In 2001, Peking University's [[Shenzhen]] campus, the [[Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University|Shenzhen Graduate School]], opened its doors. The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.

<gallery class="center" widths="185" mode="nolines">
File:Winter in Peking University Winter in 2013.jpeg|Peking University during winter. The campus is situated on a former imperial garden.
File:北大的秋天.jpg|Peking University during the autumn
File:10 Peking University.jpg|The College of Architecture and Landscape
File:北京大学，未名湖畔，博雅塔.jpg|Boya Pagoda
File:The Lee Shau Kee Humanities Buildings 1.jpg|The Humanities Buildings
File:PekingUniversitycampus1.jpg|A stone bridge inside the campus
File:Building, Peking University, 2011042204.jpg|A gymnasium building
File:Peking University West Gate.jpg|Peking University West Gate
File:PekingUniversityPic11.jpg|Peking University's [[Peking University Library|Main Library]]
File:Weiming lake peking university.jpg|Weiming Lake occupies the central part of the campus of Peking University
File:北京慈济寺遗址 2021-06-18.jpg|The old site of the Ciji Temple at the Weiming Lake
File:PKUsciencebuilding.jpg|Peking University's Science Teaching Building
File:School of International Studies, Peking University 20120715.jpg|School of International Studies
File:College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering.jpg|College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
File:北大的春天.jpg|Peking University during the spring
File:北京大學島亭.jpg|The Daoting, a pavilion on the university campus
File:School of Archaeology and Museology .jpg|School of Archaeology and Museology
File:Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Peking University.JPG|Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Arts and Archaeology
File:Department of History .jpg|Department of History
File:School of Life Sciences.jpg|School of Life Sciences
File:Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research.jpg|Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research
File:Department of Chinese Language and Literature.jpg|Department of Chinese Language and Literature
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== Academics ==
[[File:Pku1.JPG|thumb|One of the administrative buildings with the ''[[huabiao]]'']]
Peking University consists of 55 schools and departments, with 137 majors for undergraduates, 59 Master's degree programs, and 59 doctoral programs.<ref name="pdf"/> In addition to [[basic research]], the university also conducts [[Applied science|applied research]].<ref>{{cite web |title=北京大学2018年基本数据 |url=https://xxgk.pku.edu.cn/docs/20191009100710222522.pdf |publisher=北京大学 |access-date=28 September 2020 |date=December 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127193720/https://xxgk.pku.edu.cn/docs/20191009100710222522.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

At present, Peking University has 420 research institutions, including 7 State Key Laboratories, 5 National Engineering Research Centers, and 1 National Laboratory.<ref>https://www.pku.edu.cn/research_agency.html</ref> With 8 million holdings, the university library is the largest of its kind in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/05.16/11-china.html|title=Harvard Gazette: Summers visits People's Republic of China|author=Harvard News Office|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208180122/http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/05.16/11-china.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Peking University, the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]], and [[Emory University]] jointly administer the [[Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Georgia Tech / Emory / Peking University BME PhD Program|url=https://bme.gatech.edu/bme/georgia-tech-emory-peking-university-bme-phd-program|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-date=14 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014221652/http://www.bme.gatech.edu/bme/georgia-tech-emory-peking-university-bme-phd-program|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emory.edu/home/research/centers.html|title=Centers, Institutes, & Partners &#124; Emory University &#124; Atlanta GA|website=www.emory.edu|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101040426/https://www.emory.edu/home/research/centers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Over the past century, some Peking University alumni have become presidents of other major Chinese universities, including former [[Tsinghua University|Tsinghua]] President Luo Jialun, [[Renmin University]] President Yuan Baohua, [[Zhejiang University]] President Qian Sanqiang, [[Fudan University]] President Zhang Zhirang, [[Nankai University]] President Teng Weizao, [[Chinese University of Science and Technology]] President Guan Weiyan and many others.<ref>[http://club.cn.yahoo.com/bbs/threadview/1100055843_2__pn1.html Club Yahoo!] {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Rankings and reputation ===
==== General rankings ====
{{Infobox university rankings
| USNWR_W=25|USNWR_W_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings?int=a27a09|title=2025–2026 Best Global Universities Rankings|date=17 June 2025|access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref>
| QS_W = 14 | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2025|title=QS World University Rankings 2025|date=5 June 2024|access-date=5 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608202054/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| THE_W = 13 | THE_W_ref = <ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/peking-university|title=Peking University|date=9 October 2024|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=9 October 2024|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506195343/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/peking-university|url-status=live}}</ref>
| THE_Asia = 2 | THE_Asia_ref = <ref name="timeshighereducation.com"/>
| QS_Asia = 1 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref name="topuniasia">{{Cite web |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Top Universities |language=en |url-status=live |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117195637/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2022 }}</ref>
| ARWU_W = 23 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2025 – Academic Ranking of World Universities 2025 – Top 1000 universities – Shanghai Ranking – 2025|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=15 August 2025|archive-date=15 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815085614/http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| QS_BRICS = 2 | QS_BRICS_year | QS_BRICS_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/brics-rankings/2019|title=BRICS 2019|website=Top Universities|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120071525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/brics-rankings/2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| BCUR_N = | BCUR_N_ref =
| CUAA_N = | CUAA_N_ref =
| THE_W_Reputation=11|THE_W_Reputation_ref=<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/reputation-ranking |title=World Reputation Rankings 2023 |date=13 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024 }}</ref>|THE_Emerging=1|THE_Emerging_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/node/718716#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=THE Emerging University Rankings 2022|date=15 October 2021|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104095128/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/node/718716#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|url-status=live}}</ref>|THE_W_Employability=11|THE_W_Employability_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking |title=Best universities for graduate jobs: Global Employability University Ranking 2025 |website=timeshighereducation.com |access-date=2025-10-18}}</ref>
| ARWU_Asia=2|ARWU_Asia_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2024 – Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024 – Top 1000 universities – Shanghai Ranking – 2024|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=15 August 2024|archive-date=15 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815085614/http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Several rankings have placed Peking University among the top universities in [[mainland China]].<ref name="sicas.cn">{{cite web|url=https://www.sicas.cn/Students/Info/Content_110720132652705.shtml|title=University in China.Best Universities in China|author=www.sicas.cn|publisher=sicas.cn|access-date=22 April 2012|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019035731/https://www.sicas.cn/Students/Info/Content_110720132652705.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings 2023: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2023 |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608202054/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, QS Asia University Rankings has put it at the top among all Asian universities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-07 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

The 2025 QS Rankings ranked Peking University 14th in the world and first in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-07 |title=QS World University Rankings 2026: Top global universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-07 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> As of 2025, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has ranked Peking University 13th in the world and 2nd in Asia, with its teaching and research environment indicators placing 9th and 6th in the world respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2026 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref>

The 2023 [[QS World University Rankings|QS Rankings]] ranked Peking University 12th in the world and first in Asia.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="topuniasia"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/peking-university|title=Peking University|website=Top Universities|access-date=6 November 2019|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701113140/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/peking-university|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] ranked Peking University 13th in the world, with its teaching and research environment indicators placed at 9th and 7th in the world respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2024 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092904/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> Peking University was also ranked 15th in the world and 1st in the Asia-Pacific in [[The Three University Missions Ranking]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=俄2020年国际大学排名出炉！中国122所高校入围，仅次于美国排名第二 |url=http://pkunews.pku.edu.cn/mtbdnew/d3c170425f154029b2b8bdc5fe03b68a.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011134253/http://pkunews.pku.edu.cn/mtbdnew/d3c170425f154029b2b8bdc5fe03b68a.htm |archive-date=11 October 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |website=pkunews.pku.edu.cn}}</ref> The [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]], also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed Peking University 23rd in the world and 2nd in the Asia-Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref> As of 2025, the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Peking University 25th in the world, 3rd in the Asia-Pacific and 2nd in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peking University |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/peking-university-501148 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=US News & World Report}}</ref>

In the Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking 2025, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, Peking University was ranked 11th in the world and 2nd in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Best universities for graduate jobs: Global Employability University Ranking 2025 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Student |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, it ranked 11th in world reputation, according to the THE,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=World Reputation Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-reputation-rankings |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> and 22 of its subjects ranked in the top 1% in the world, according to Essential Science Indicators, which is an analytics database developed by the British-American company Clarivate that identifies top-performing research and emerging trends within the Web of Science Core Collection.<ref name="pdf"/> It has also been leading the chart of Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies since its inception in 2014.

==== Research Performance ====
The 2024 [[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] ranked Peking University at 13th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2019–2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studies (CWTS) |first=Centre for Science and Technology |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=CWTS Leiden Ranking |language=en}}</ref> For the high quality of research in natural science and health science, Peking University ranked 5th among the leading institutions, and 4th among the leading universities globally in the ''[[Nature Index]] 2025 Research Leaders'' by [[Nature Research]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Research Leaders: Leading institutions {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/institution/all/all/global |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.nature.com}}</ref> In 2024, it ranked 7th among the universities around the world by ''[[SCImago Institutions Rankings]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Rankings 2024 |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&year=2018 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref> In November 2024, [[Clarivate Analytics]] ranked Peking University 12th in the world for the most [[Highly Cited Researchers program|Highly Cited Researchers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2024 |title=Highly Cited Researchers – Analysis – 2024 {{!}} Clarivate |url=https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/analysis/?campaignname=Highly_Cited_Researchers_Retention_RA_Global_2024&campaignid=701QO00000IvsB2YAJ&utm_campaign=701QO00000IvsB2YAJ&utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Owned_Press&utm_content=&utm_term= |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=clarivate.com |language=en-US |archive-date=19 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119190503/https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/analysis/?campaignname=Highly_Cited_Researchers_Retention_RA_Global_2024&campaignid=701QO00000IvsB2YAJ&utm_campaign=701QO00000IvsB2YAJ&utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Owned_Press&utm_content=&utm_term= |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Subjects Rankings ====
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|+ [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] World University Rankings by Subject 2024<ref name="QSSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2024|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]|access-date=24 April 2024|archive-date=8 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908182006/https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|+ [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE]] World University Rankings by Subject 2024<ref name="THESubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|title=World University Rankings by subject|website=[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]|access-date=24 February 2021|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164410/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Subject!! Global!! National
|-
| Arts & humanities
| data-sort-value="28" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}28}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Business & economics
| data-sort-value="10" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}10}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Clinical & health
| data-sort-value="24" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}24}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Computer science
| data-sort-value="16" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}16}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Education
| data-sort-value="12" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}12}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Engineering
| data-sort-value="14" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}14}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Life sciences
| data-sort-value="12" | {{Center|1={{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}=12}}
| data-sort-value="1–2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}1–2}}
|-
| Physical sciences
| data-sort-value="15" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}15}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="22" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}22}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Social sciences
| data-sort-value="17" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}17}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|}
{{col-break|gap=0.5em}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 90%"
|+ [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU]] Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023<ref name="ARWUSubject">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2023|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023|website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]|access-date=24 April 2024|archive-date=10 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210222318/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Subject!! Global!! National
|-
! colspan="3" | Natural Sciences
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="28" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}28}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Physics
| data-sort-value="25" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}25}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}3}}
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="10" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}10}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}4}}
|-
| Earth Sciences
| data-sort-value="24" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}24}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}4}}
|-
| Geography
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="6–8" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}6–8}}
|-
| Ecology
| data-sort-value="18" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}18}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Atmospheric Science
| data-sort-value="23" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}23}}
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}5}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Engineering
|-
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}51–75}}
| data-sort-value="15–26" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}15–26}}
|-
| Automation & Control
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}51–75}}
| data-sort-value="21–30" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}21–30}}
|-
| Telecommunication Engineering
| data-sort-value="46" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}46}}
| data-sort-value="23" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}23}}
|-
| Biomedical Engineering
| data-sort-value="8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}8}}
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}5}}
|-
| Computer Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="13" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}13}}
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}5}}
|-
| Materials Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="11" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}11}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}3}}
|-
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}4}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}3}}
|-
| Energy Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="14" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}14}}
| data-sort-value="9" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}9}}
|-
| Environmental Science & Engineering
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}5}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Water Resources
| data-sort-value="24" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}24}}
| data-sort-value="11" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}11}}
|-
| Biotechnology
| data-sort-value="29" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}29}}
| data-sort-value="17" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}17}}
|-
| Aerospace Engineering
| data-sort-value="44" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}44}}
| data-sort-value="12" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}12}}
|-
| Transportation Science & Technology
| data-sort-value="30" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}30}}
| data-sort-value="20–21" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}20–21}}
|-
| Remote Sensing
| data-sort-value="31" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}31}}
| data-sort-value="16" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}16}}
|-
| Metallurgical Engineering
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="28–30" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}28–30}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Life Sciences
|-
| Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}51–75}}
| data-sort-value="2–5" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2–5}}
|-
| Human Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}101–150}}
| data-sort-value="3–8" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}3–8}}
|-
| Agricultural Sciences
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="22–30" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}22–30}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Medical Sciences
|-
| Clinical Medicine
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}201–300}}
| data-sort-value="7–9" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}7–9}}
|-
| Public Health
| data-sort-value="48" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}48}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences
| data-sort-value="46" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}46}}
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}4}}
|-
| Nursing
| data-sort-value="51–75" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}51–75}}
| data-sort-value="9–14" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}9–14}}
|-
| Medical Technology
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}151–200}}
| data-sort-value="12–16" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}12–16}}
|-
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="13–16" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}13–16}}
|-
! colspan="3" | Social Sciences
|-
| Economics
| data-sort-value="37" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}37}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}1}}
|-
| Statistics
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}40}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Political Sciences
| data-sort-value="201–300" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}201–300}}
| data-sort-value="4–13" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}4–13}}
|-
| Sociology
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}2}}
|-
| Education
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}101–150}}
| data-sort-value="8–10" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}8–10}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="151–200" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}151–200}}
| data-sort-value="5–7" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}5–7}}
|-
| Business Administration
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}101–150}}
| data-sort-value="8–15" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}8–15}}
|-
| Finance
| data-sort-value="46" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}46}}
| data-sort-value="9" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}{{spaces}}9}}
|-
| Management
| data-sort-value="76–100" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}76–100}}
| data-sort-value="11–18" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}{{spaces}}11–18}}
|-
| Public Administration
| data-sort-value="101–150" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}101–150}}
| data-sort-value="4–8" | {{Center|{{New entry|size=16}}{{spaces}}4–8}}
|-
| Library & Information Science
| data-sort-value="33" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}33}}
| data-sort-value="9" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}{{spaces}}9}}
|}
{{col-end}}

=== List of schools ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| colspan="4" | '''Faculty of Sciences'''
|-
| School of Mathematical Sciences
| School of Physics
| College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
| School of Life Sciences
|-
| College of Urban and Environmental Sciences
| School of Earth and Space Sciences
| School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
| College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Faculty of Information and Engineering'''
|-
| School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京大学信息科学技术学院 |url=https://eecs.pku.edu.cn/en/ |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=eecs.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821212736/https://eecs.pku.edu.cn/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| College of Engineering
| Institute of Computer Science and Technology
| School of Software and Microelectronics
|-
| College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
| National Engineering Research Center for Software Engineering*
| Wangxuan Institute of Computer Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京大学计算机科学技术研究所 |url=https://www.icst.pku.edu.cn/english/about_us/introduction/index.htm |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=www.icst.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011072140/https://www.icst.pku.edu.cn/english/about_us/introduction/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| School of Materials Science and Engineering
|-
| College of Future Technology
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Faculty of Humanities'''
|-
| [[Peking University Chinese Department|Department of Chinese Language and Literature]]*
| Department of History
| School of Archaeology and Museology
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University |url=https://en.phil.pku.edu.cn/ |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=en.phil.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011072128/https://en.phil.pku.edu.cn/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| School of Foreign Languages
| School of Arts
| School of Chinese as a Second Language
| Academy of Opera
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Faculty of Social Sciences'''
|-
| School of International Studies
| [[Peking University Law School|Law School]]
| Department of Information Management
| Department of Sociology
|-
| School of Government
| School of Marxism
| Graduate School of Education
| School of Journalism and Communication
|-
| Department of PE
|
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Faculty of Economics and Management'''
|-
| School of Economics
| [[Guanghua School of Management]]
| Institute of Population Research
| National School of Development
|-
| colspan="4" | '''[[Peking University Health Science Center]]'''
|-
| School of Basic Medical Sciences
| School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
| School of Public Health
| School of Nursing
|-
| School of Health Humanities
| School of Continuing Medical Education*
| [[Peking University First Hospital]]
| Peking University People's Hospital
|-
| [[Peking University Third Hospital]]
| Peking University Hospital of Stomatology
| Peking University Sixth Hospital
| Peking University Cancer Hospital
|-
| Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
| Peking University Shougang Hospital
| Peking University International Hospital<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peking University International Hospital, Beijing |url=https://www.cchsu.com.tw/s01_en.html |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=www.cchsu.com.tw |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011073936/https://www.cchsu.com.tw/s01_en.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Peking University BinHai Hospital
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Interdisciplinary'''
|-
| [[Yuanpei College]] (undergraduate liberal arts)
| [[Yenching Academy]]
| Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
| Institute of Molecular Medicine
|-
| The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
| Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Technology
| Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research
| School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences
|-
| colspan="4" | '''[[Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School|Shenzhen Graduate School]]'''
|-
| [[Peking University School of Transnational Law|School of Transnational Law]]
| [[Peking University HSBC Business School|HSBC Business School]]
| School of Environment and Energy*
| School of Urban Planning and Design
|-
| School of Advanced Materials
| School School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology
| School of Electronic and Computer Engineering[[Peking University School of Transnational Law|School of Tra]]
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences
|-
| School for AI Science
|
|
|
|}

=== Library ===
On 24 October 2018, Peking University Library, the largest library among Asian universities, held the opening ceremony of the 120th anniversary at the Yingjie Overseas Exchange Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[120th Anniversary of PKU Library] PKU Library celebrates her 120th anniversary |url=https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/7598.html |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=newsen.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823182555/https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/7598.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== National School of Development ===
The National School of Development (formerly China Center for Economic Research) is ranked amongst the top five most influential think tanks in China.<ref name="english.pku.edu.cn">{{cite web|url=http://english.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/3669.htm|title=China Network– Peking University's National School of Development: The Brains behind China's growth|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703020030/http://english.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/3669.htm|archive-date=3 July 2015|url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1998, [[Justin Yifu Lin]] et al. jointly founded the [[Beijing International MBA at Peking University]] (BiMBA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pku.edu.cn/News_Events/News/Focus/11013.htm|title=National School of Development ranks in top five Think Tanks for Highest Professional Influence_Peking University|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703020441/http://english.pku.edu.cn/News_Events/News/Focus/11013.htm|archive-date=3 July 2015|url-status=dead }}</ref> which is ranked among the top six MBA programs by [[Quacquarelli Symonds]] in its TopMBA ranking of the best MBA programs in Asia Pacific for the year 2014–2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topmba.com/mba-programs/top-10-business-schools-asia-pacific-201415|title=The Top 10 Business Schools in Asia-Pacific 2014/15|work=TopMBA.com|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708140921/http://www.topmba.com/mba-programs/top-10-business-schools-asia-pacific-201415|url-status=live}}</ref> BiMBA has also been ranked as the second most valuable full-time MBA in China by [[Forbes]] (after [[CEIBS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/26/china-best-business-school-leadership-education-mba.html|title=China's Best Business Schools|author1=Russell Flannery|author2=Chloe Chen|name-list-style=amp|date=26 April 2010|work=Forbes|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717060441/http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/26/china-best-business-school-leadership-education-mba.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and among Asia's best business schools by [[Bloomberg Business]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/ss/09/05/0508_asia_business_schools/1.htm |title=Asia's Top Business Schools |author1=Frederik Balfour |author2=Bruce Einhorn |author3=Moon Ihlwan |author4=Mehul Srivastava |author5=Hiroko Tashiro |name-list-style=amp |work=Businessweek.com |access-date=15 July 2015 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711094507/http://www.bloomberg.com/ss/09/05/0508_asia_business_schools/1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2005-12-05/keeping-the-bar-high-at-bimba|title=Keeping the Bar High at BiMBA|work=Businessweek.com|date=6 December 2005 |access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711110128/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2005-12-05/keeping-the-bar-high-at-bimba|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Shenzhen Graduate School ===
{{Main|Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School}}

[[File:PekingUHSBCBizSchool.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Peking University HSBC Business School at its Shenzhen campus.|left]]

Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School is a satellite campus of Peking University located in [[Shenzhen]], Guangdong. It was founded in September 2001 in collaboration with the Shenzhen Municipal Government and is located in [[University Town of Shenzhen]] along with [[Tsinghua University|Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School]] and [[Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen|Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)]] campus. Dr. Wen Hai, a renowned economist in China and the vice-president of Peking University is the present chancellor of PKU Shenzhen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pkusz.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=59|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604153546/http://english.pkusz.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=59|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2012|title=Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School – Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School|access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> The graduate school houses several research schools including, [[Peking University HSBC Business School]] and [[Peking University School of Transnational Law]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pkusz.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006182100/http://english.pkusz.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2012|title=Schools – Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School|access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>

On 29 August 2016, Peking University signed a strategic agreement with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to further develop its Shenzhen Graduate School, the university plans build a brand new campus near the existed graduate school and open undergraduate programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2016-08-30/doc-ifxvixer7474910.shtml|title=北京大学将建深圳校区 拓展本科和医学教育|website=edu.sina.com.cn|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026164214/http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2016-08-30/doc-ifxvixer7474910.shtml|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== International cooperation ===
[[File:Langrun garden skyview.jpg|thumb|The Langrun Garden, located in the north-eastern area of the university, is the home of the [[Beijing International MBA at Peking University]]]]
Every year, there are approximately 7,000 international students studying at Peking University.<ref>{{cite web |title=北京大学简介 |access-date=27 September 2020 |url=http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/lxsq/gk.htm |publisher=PKU Office of International Relations |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809223342/http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/lxsq/gk.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Peking University offers [[Double degree|dual degree]] programs at the [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|master's]], and [[Doctorate|doctoral]] levels with the renowned [[Waseda University]] (早稲田大学) in [[Northeast Asia]]. It is one of the most engaged partners with Waseda, having established a strong cooperative relationship of the highest level. This partnership began with an academic agreement in 1982, enhancing dual degree programs and joint research initiatives since 2003. Under the PKU-Waseda project, each year, the university selects undergraduates to spend their third year studying at Waseda University in [[Japan]], and then they return to Peking University for their fourth year. Simultaneously, Waseda University sends numerous students to Peking University as exchange students. Upon graduation, students receive two bachelor's degrees, one from each university. Additionally, joint master's student training programs and dual doctoral degree programs with Waseda University are also in operation. The comprehensive collaboration of offering dual degrees at all [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|master's]], and [[Doctorate|doctoral]] levels, as seen in the Peking-Waseda partnership, is rare on a global scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=日本早稻田大学校长受聘北大名誉教授-中国教育 |url=https://www.edu.cn/edu/gao_deng/gao_jiao_news/200603/t20060323_153260.shtml |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www.edu.cn |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709203912/https://www.edu.cn/edu/gao_deng/gao_jiao_news/200603/t20060323_153260.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=北京大学-早稻田大学-康师傅控股有限公司三方合作签约仪式在北大举行-北京大学教育基金会 |url=https://www.pkuef.org/info/1020/3016.htm |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=www.pkuef.org |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908180625/https://www.pkuef.org/info/1020/3016.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023–2024年第二期北大-早大合作研究交流会在我院成功举办 |url=http://waseda-china.com/2023-2024%e5%b9%b4%e7%ac%ac%e4%ba%8c%e6%9c%9f%e5%8c%97%e5%a4%a7-%e6%97%a9%e5%a4%a7%e5%90%88%e4%bd%9c%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e4%ba%a4%e6%b5%81%e4%bc%9a%e5%9c%a8%e6%88%91%e9%99%a2%e6%88%90%e5%8a%9f%e4%b8%be/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=早稻田大学 – 中国展开 |language=ja |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121115221/http://waseda-china.com/2023-2024%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E6%9C%9F%E5%8C%97%E5%A4%A7-%E6%97%A9%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E4%BA%A4%E6%B5%81%E4%BC%9A%E5%9C%A8%E6%88%91%E9%99%A2%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E4%B8%BE/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waseda and Peking University jointly publish a book on international studies in Asia-Pacific |url=https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/11819.html |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=newsen.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121115223/https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/11819.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The dormitories for international students at the main campus are located at ''Shaoyuan Garden'' (勺园) and ''Zhongguanyuan Global Village'' (中关新园). Its international students are made up of students from most countries in the world including most of Western Europe, North America, and South America, Asia, Australia and many countries in Africa. In 2005, Peking University and [[Cornell University]] signed an agreement formally establishing<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov05/Rawlings_China_main.html|title=Rawlings heads to China to sign partnership agreement and deliver keynote address at economic summit in Beijing – Cornell Chronicle|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318124746/https://news.cornell.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct05/CAPS.fac.html|title=Launching China and Asia-Pacific Studies, a 'revolutionary' new undergraduate major – Cornell Chronicle|website=www.news.cornell.edu|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=17 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617082725/http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct05/CAPS.fac.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the China and Asia-Pacific Studies major<ref>{{cite web|url=https://as.cornell.edu/academics/major-minor/majors-detail.cfm?customel_dataPageID_2518=12677|title=China and Asia-Pacific Studies|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716115912/http://as.cornell.edu/academics/major-minor/majors-detail.cfm?customel_dataPageID_2518=12677|url-status=live}}</ref> at Cornell, which requires students to spend a semester studying at Peking University while working at internships. In 2006, PKU launched a joint undergraduate program with [[Yale University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale/|title=Peking University – Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing – Yale College|access-date=15 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730001624/http://www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale/|archive-date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="english" /> in which students will spend a semester overseas, living and studying together with the host institute's students.<ref name="english">{{Cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/200609/22/eng20060922_305110.html|title=People's Daily Online – Yale, Beida students live and study together|website=en.people.cn|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019020900/http://en.people.cn/200609/22/eng20060922_305110.html|url-status=live}}</ref> PKU's School of International Studies also launched joint degree programs with [[London School of Economics]], [[Paris School of International Affairs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/dual-degree-peking-university|title=Dual Degree – Peking University – Sciences Po PSIA|date=26 May 2014|website=www.sciencespo.fr|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514123825/http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/dual-degree-peking-university|archive-date=14 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Seoul National University]], and the [[Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo|University of Tokyo]]. PKU also has a longstanding relationship with [[Stanford University]] which operates a joint research center and base for Stanford students and scholars at the Stanford Center at Peking University, located in the Lee Jung Sen Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scpku.stanford.edu/|title=FSI &#124; SCPKU – SCPKU Home Page|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927061324/http://scpku.stanford.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Peking University HSBC Business School]] has joint degree programs with [[University of Hong Kong]] and [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]]. The university has maintained a partnership with the [[Freie Universität Berlin]] since 1981 and the [[Higher School of Economics]] since 2015, and in 2019, became a partner of [[Washington University in St. Louis]] through the [[McDonnell International Scholars Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/partner-universities/peking-university/|title=Peking University|website=Global|language=en-US|access-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804162131/https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/partner-universities/peking-university/|archive-date=4 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/|title=McDonnell International Scholars Academy|website=Global|language=en-US|access-date=4 August 2019|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930190203/https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Global excellence strategy ===
On the 121st founding anniversary, Peking University unveiled the "Global Excellence Strategy", an international blueprint aiming to enhance Peking University's global presence during the "[[Fourth Industrial Revolution]]". The "Global Excellence Strategy" aims to strengthen international cooperation, overcome development barriers, gather global resources, and stimulate collegial relationships. The Global Excellence Strategy is based upon the English word "CLOUDS", representing the "cloud era" of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". Each letter stands for a corresponding word, namely creativity, [[leadership]], [[openness]], [[uniqueness]], diversity and shaping.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peking University unveils "Global Excellence Strategy" |url=http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/8660.htm |access-date=5 October 2020 |publisher=PKU News |date=18 June 2019 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009090329/http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/8660.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Art research ===
[[File:Pekinguniversitykunqu1.jpg|thumb|240px|A performance of [[Kunqu]] at Peking University]]

Peking University has participated in many joint art-research projects, such as the Center for the Art of East Asia (CAEA) with the [[University of Chicago]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Center for the Art of East Asia |url=http://caea.uchicago.edu/projects_resources/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010135835/http://caea.uchicago.edu/projects_resources/ |archive-date=10 October 2008 |publisher=[[University of Chicago]]}}</ref> and Department of Digital Art and Design with [[UNESCO]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208222334/http://portal.unesco.org/culture/fr/ev.php-URL_ID%3D24317%26URL_DO%3DDO_PRINTPAGE%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html Culture: Peking University, Department of Digital Art and Design] [[UNESCO]].</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Peking University, Department of Digital Art and Design |url=http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24317&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080816050940/http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24317&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |archive-date=16 August 2008 |access-date=15 July 2015 }}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{Main list|List of Peking University people}}
[[File:蔡元培雕像.JPG|thumb|225x225px|Statue of Cai Yuanpei on Peking University's campus]]

=== Notable alumni ===
Notable alumni include the current [[chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] and the third-ranking member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP Politburo Standing Committee]] [[Zhao Leji]]. Other alumni in politics include former premier of China [[Li Keqiang]], former vice premier of China [[Hu Chunhua]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017|title=Hu Chunhua – Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/25/c_136705681.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325182934/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/25/c_136705681.htm|archive-date=25 March 2018|access-date=20 January 2021|website=[[Xinhua News]]}}</ref> former minister of Education, [[Chen Baosheng]]; current [[Chief Executive of Macao]], [[Sam Hou Fai]]; former minister of Natural resources, [[Wang Guanghua]]; current Minister of the [[United Front Work Department]], [[Shi Taifeng]], former Governor of the Central Bank of China, [[Yi Gang]], former [[Interpol]]-president, [[Meng Hongwei]], and former minister of commerce and Communist Party Secretary of [[Chongqing]], [[Bo Xilai]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=FlorCruz|first=Jaime|date=8 August 2012|title=China's Bo Xilai: From rising star to scandal|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/world/asia/china-bo-xilai-profile/index.html|access-date=20 January 2021|website=CNN|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423203309/https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/world/asia/china-bo-xilai-profile/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Edward |date=10 January 2014 |title=New Detail Emerges About Bo Xilai's Downfall |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/new-detail-emerges-about-bo-xilais-downfall/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Sinosphere Blog |language=en}}</ref>

Notable alumni in the sciences include Nobel laureate [[Tu Youyou]], who for her work in discovering [[artemisinin]] and [[dihydroartemisinin]] used to treat [[malaria]], was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] jointly with [[William C. Campbell (scientist)|William C. Campbell]] and [[Satoshi Ōmura]];<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015: Tu Youyou|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/tu/facts/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Nobel Prize Organization|language=en-US|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508060539/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/tu/facts/|url-status=live}}</ref> nuclear physicists and contributors to Chinese nuclear weapons program [[Qian Sanqiang]] and Deng Jiaxian, and "father of the Chinese hydrogen bomb" physicist [[Yu Min (physicist)|Yu Min]], nuclear physicist [[Zhu Guangya]], particle physicist and discoverer of the partial conservation of the axial current, [[Zhou Guangzhao]]; mathematician and [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] [[Yitang Zhang]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 October 2014|title=Yitang Zhang's Spectacular Mathematical Journey – Ideas {{!}} Institute for Advanced Study|url=https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2014/zhang-breakthrough|access-date=20 January 2021|website=www.ias.edu|language=en|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823003400/https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2014/zhang-breakthrough|url-status=live}}</ref> neurosurgeon [[Wang Zhongcheng]], [[pulmonologist]] and recipient of the [[Order of the Republic (China)|Medal of the Republic]], [[Zhong Nanshan]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Colville|first=Alex|date=22 June 2020|title=Zhong Nanshan, the doctor who led China through COVID-19 and SARS|url=https://supchina.com/2020/06/22/zhong-nanshan-doctor-who-led-china-through-covid-19-and-sars/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=SupChina|language=en-US|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109123953/https://supchina.com/2020/06/22/zhong-nanshan-doctor-who-led-china-through-covid-19-and-sars/|url-status=live}}</ref> and chief economist of the World Bank, [[Justin Yifu Lin]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 September 2017|title=Justin Yifu Lin|url=https://live.worldbank.org/experts/justin-yifu-lin|access-date=20 January 2021|website=World Bank Live|language=en|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128031134/https://live.worldbank.org/experts/justin-yifu-lin|url-status=live}}</ref>

Notable alumni in the humanities and arts include author [[Lu Xun]], philosopher and essayist [[Hu Shih]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hu Shih {{!}} Chinese leader and scholar|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Shih|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105203421/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Shih|url-status=live}}</ref> polymath [[Lin Yutang]], philosopher [[Liang Shuming]], [[Zhang Shenfu]],  Qing-dynasty educator [[Gu Hongming]], anthropologist [[Fei Xiaotong]], translator [[Li Bulou]], computer scientist [[Wang Xuan (computer scientist)|Wang Xuan]], and author [[Jin Yong]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kao|first=Ernest|date=2013|title=Martial arts novelist Louis Cha earns doctorate from Peking University, say reports|url=https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1253961/martial-arts-novelist-louis-cha-earns-doctorate-peking-university-say|access-date=20 January 2021|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127202117/https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1253961/martial-arts-novelist-louis-cha-earns-doctorate-peking-university-say|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable international alumni include emeritus professor and linguist [[Michael Halliday]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 May 2018|title=Linguist who changed the way languages are taught|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/mak-halliday-university-sydney-chomsky-linguists-20180509-p4zeap.html|access-date=20 January 2021|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043122/https://www.smh.com.au/national/mak-halliday-university-sydney-chomsky-linguists-20180509-p4zeap.html|url-status=live}}</ref> author [[Julia Ebner]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Julia Ebner|url=https://www.isdglobal.org/isd_team/julia-ebner/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Institute for Strategic Dialogue|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032919/https://www.isdglobal.org/isd_team/julia-ebner/|url-status=live}}</ref> and philosopher Professor [[Li Chenyang]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chenyang Li {{!}} Nanyang Technological University - Academia.edu|url=https://nanyang.academia.edu/ChenyangLi|access-date=13 April 2021|website=nanyang.academia.edu|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413142220/https://nanyang.academia.edu/ChenyangLi|url-status=live}}</ref>

Notable alumni in business include co-founder and CEO of [[Baidu]], billionaire [[Robin Li]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robin Li, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Baidu|url=https://www.topionetworks.com/people/robin-li-53f786910098c2045309a049|access-date=20 January 2021|website=www.topionetworks.com|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128045958/https://www.topionetworks.com/people/robin-li-53f786910098c2045309a049|url-status=usurped}}</ref> and cryptocurrency entrepreneur [[Justin Sun]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2019|title=Warren Buffett's 28-Year-Old Power Lunch Guest Is a Fraud, Say Those Close to Him|url=https://observer.com/2019/07/warren-buffett-power-lunch-winner-crypto-justin-sun-scam-chinese-media/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Observer|language=en-US|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729011936/https://observer.com/2019/07/warren-buffett-power-lunch-winner-crypto-justin-sun-scam-chinese-media/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other notable alumni include chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]], four-time Women's World Chess Champion, and [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] [[Hou Yifan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Yifan Hou – Rhodes Trust|url=https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Rhodes House|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108105328/https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref><gallery classes="center" widths="120" heights="160">
File:Gu hongming.jpg|[[Gu Hongming]], translator and educator.
File:LuXun1930.jpg|[[Lu Xun]], leading figure of modern Chinese literature.
File:Hu Shih 1960.jpg|[[Hu Shih]], influential Chinese philosopher and essayist.
File:Portrait of Lin Yutang LCCN2004663768.jpg|[[Lin Yutang]], Chinese writer, linguist, inventor, and translator.
File:Liang Shuming2.jpg|[[Liang Shuming]], philosopher.
File:Deng Jiaxian 1949.jpg|Nuclear physicist and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon program [[Deng Jiaxian]].
File:Fei Xiaotong 01.jpg|[[Fei Xiaotong]], sociologist and anthropologist.
File:钱三强何泽慧.jpg|Nuclear physicist and leading organizer of the Chinese nuclear weapon program, [[Qian Sanqiang]].
File:Li Keqiang-19052015.png|Former Premier of China, [[Li Keqiang]] (LLB, PhD)
File:Tu Youyou 5056-2015.jpg|Nobel laureate [[Tu Youyou]], pharmaceutical chemist and educator, recipient of the 2015 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]].
File:Robin Li at the Web 2.0 Summit 2010 (cropped).jpg|Co-founder and CEO of [[Baidu]], billionaire [[Robin Li]] (BSc, Information Management, 1991)
File:Hou Yifan (29762728494) (cropped).jpg|Four-time Women's World Chess Champion, [[Hou Yifan]] (BA, International Relations, 2018)
File:Ding Liren 1, Candidates Tournament 2018.jpg|World Chess Champion and highest-rated Chinese chess player in history, [[Ding Liren]] (BA, Law)
File:Yitang Zhang.jpg|Mathematician and MacArthur Fellow [[Yitang Zhang]] (BA 1982, MA 1984)
</gallery>

=== Notable academics and staff ===
Peking University has benefited from the services of notable academics and staff. These include founder of the People's Republic of China [[Mao Zedong]] who worked as a library staff at the university, as first claimed in Edward Snow's Red Star Over China.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mao Zedong {{!}} Peking University Library|url=https://www.lib.pku.edu.cn/portal/en/bggk/bgjs/lishiyange/maozedong|access-date=20 January 2021|website=www.lib.pku.edu.cn|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127215043/https://www.lib.pku.edu.cn/portal/en/bggk/bgjs/lishiyange/maozedong|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Mao audited classes while working at PKU, he was not a formally enrolled student and did not graduate from the university.

The university's second president was educator, politician, and revolutionary [[Cai Yuanpei]], who was the first to bring European university concept to China after a stint at [[Free University of Berlin]] and fought for the school to be named "Beijing '''Daxue'''". Cai equally protected the freedom of expression of his staff and students, allowing a plethora of influential journals, including [[New Youth]] and New Tide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cai Yuanpei {{!}} Chinese educator|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Yuanpei|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026085748/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Yuanpei|url-status=live}}</ref> Peking University students participated heavily in the May Fourth Movement, spurned and sometimes also held back by staff from the time.

More recently, the university has been home to influential economist [[Michael Pettis]].

== See also ==
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* [[7072 Beijingdaxue]] – asteroid named after Peking University
* [[Affiliated High School of Peking University]]
* [[Beijing Guozijian]]
* [[China Family Panel Studies]]
* [[History of Beijing]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Lin, Xiaoqing Diana (2005). ''Peking University: Chinese Scholarship and Intellectuals, 1898–1937''. State University of New York Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7914-8391-6}}.

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* [http://www.pku.org.cn/ Peking University Alumni Association]

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