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{{Short description|Public university in Hefei, Anhui, China}}
{{about|the public university in Hefei, Anhui|the university in Beijing|University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences|||||text=For the technical colleges in Taipei, see [[China University of Science and Technology]] and  [[China University of Technology]].}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Science and Technology of China
 | native_name            = {{native name|zh-cn|paren=no|中国科学技术大学}}
 | image_name             = Logo of University of Science and Technology of China.svg
 | image_size             = 150px
 | motto                  = 红专并进，理实交融
 | mottoeng               = Being both responsible and professional, integrating theory with practice
 | established            = {{start date and age|df=y|1958}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | president              = [[Chang Jin]]
 | city                   = [[Hefei]]
 | province               = [[Anhui]]
 | country                = [[China]]
 | campus                 = [[urban area|Urban]]
 | faculty                = 2,621<ref name="ustc_facts">{{Cite web |url=http://en.ustc.edu.cn/About/up/Facts___Figures.htm |title=Facts |website=University of Science and Technology of China |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314225009/http://en.ustc.edu.cn/About/up/Facts___Figures.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | students               = 16,718<ref name="ustc_facts"/>
 | undergrad              = 7,426<ref name="ustc_facts"/>
 | postgrad               = 9,292<ref name="ustc_facts"/>
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 | parent                 = [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
 | affiliations           = [[C9 League|C9]], [[Association of East Asian Research Universities|AEARU]], [[Association of Pacific Rim Universities|APRU]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://ustc.edu.cn}}<br>{{URL|https://en.ustc.edu.cn}}<br>{{URL|https://ustc.edu}}
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[[File:Gate of USTC.JPG|thumb|Old North gate of the East Campus]]
The '''University of Science and Technology of China''' ('''USTC''') is a [[public university]] in [[Hefei]], China. It is affiliated with the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]], and co-funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Education of China]], and the Anhui Provincial Government. It is part of [[Project 211]], [[Project 985]], and the [[Double First-Class Construction]].

The university was founded in [[Beijing]] by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in September 1958.{{fact|date=June 2025}} In the beginning of 1970, the university moved to Hefei during the [[Cultural Revolution]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=ABOUT at the University of Science and Technology of China |url=http://en.ustc.edu.cn/enabout/201101/t20110113_87799.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528023706/http://en.ustc.edu.cn/enabout/201101/t20110113_87799.html |archive-date=2011-05-28}}</ref> The university has 13 schools, 11 national research platforms, 8 science-education integration colleges, and 5 joint cooperative institutes with local governments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=院系介绍-中国科学技术大学 |url=https://www.ustc.edu.cn/yxjs.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221125233101/https://www.ustc.edu.cn/yxjs.htm |archive-date=2022-11-25 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=University of Science and Technology of China}}</ref> The university is a member of the [[C9 League]].

==History==
The university was founded in Beijing by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in September 1958. The director of CAS, [[Guo Moruo]] was appointed the first president of USTC. USTC's founding mission was to develop a high-level science and technology workforce, as deemed critical for the development of China's economy, defense, and science and technology education. The establishment was hailed as "A Major Event in the History of Chinese Education and Science." CAS has supported USTC by combining most of its institutes with the departments of the university. In 1959, USTC was listed in the top 16 [[National Key Universities|national key universities]], becoming the youngest national key university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/33/42ff23ec/ |title=University of Science and Technology of China(USTC) |access-date=2007-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706212751/http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/33/42ff23ec/ |archive-date=2007-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the beginning of 1970, the university moved to Hefei during the Cultural Revolution.<ref name=":4" />

In 2012, USTC and the [[National University of Defense Technology]] signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on [[quantum computing]] research at a ceremony attended by [[Pan Jianwei]] and [[Yang Xuejun]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=CORBETT |first1=THOMAS |last2=SINGER |first2=PETER W. |title=Chinese Breakthroughs Bring Quantum Tools Closer to Practicality |url=https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2023/05/chinese-breakthroughs-bring-quantum-tools-closer-practicality/386515/ |website=defenseone.com |date=18 May 2023 |publisher=Defense One |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>

==Administration==
* [[Chang Jin]] ({{zh|s=常进|labels=no}}), President
* Shu Gequn ({{zh|s=舒歌群|labels=no}}), Party Secretary
* [[Bai Chunli]] ({{zh|s=白春礼|labels=no}}), Honorary President
Presidents:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chinavitae.com/institution/EDU/6010.102%26show%3Dlist|title=China Vitae|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704090333/http://chinavitae.com/institution/EDU/6010.102%26show%3Dlist|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Guo Moruo]], September 1958 – June 1978
* [[Yan Jici]], February 1980 – September 1984
* [[Guan Weiyan]], April 1985 – January 1987
* [[Teng Teng]], January 1987 – February 1988
* [[Gu Chaohao]], February 1988 – July 1993
* [[Tang Honggao]], July 1993 – June 1998
* [[Zhu Qingshi]], June 1998 – September 2008
* [[Hou Jianguo]], September 2008 – January 2015
* [[Wan Lijun]], March 2015 – June 2017
* [[Bao Xinhe]], June 2017 – October 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohrss.gov.cn/SYrlzyhshbzb/sydqjdxs/SYguowuyuanrenmian/201706/t20170612_272266.html|title=国务院任免国家工作人员（2017年6月9日）|website=www.mohrss.gov.cn|accessdate=8 August 2023|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908165509/http://www.mohrss.gov.cn/SYrlzyhshbzb/sydqjdxs/SYguowuyuanrenmian/201706/t20170612_272266.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Chang Jin]], October 2024 – present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.ustc.edu.cn/info/1055/89173.htm|title=常进同志任中国科学技术大学校长|date=October 11, 2024|access-date=October 12, 2024|website=中国科学技术大学}}</ref>
Honorary President:
* [[Zhou Guangzhao]], August 1998 - August 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ustcif.org.cn/default.php/content/5326/|title=周光召与中国科技大学的若干关联|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=October 12, 2024|website=北京中国科学技术大学新创公益基金会}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202408/19/WS66c29517a31060630b923afa.html|title=Top atomic bomb scientist dies at 95|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=October 12, 2024|website=China Daily}}</ref>

==Present==
[[File:USTCsculpture.jpg|thumb|A sculpture near the old library on the East Campus]]
Since its participation in the CAS Experimental Program of Knowledge Innovation, USTC has achieved a batch of important and innovative results in the basic research of nano science and technology,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/0b/42fe19ba/ |title=提示信息 |access-date=2007-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305151235/http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/0b/42fe19ba/ |archive-date=2007-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[quantum information science]], life science research, fire science,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.sklfs.ustc.edu.cn/main.htm |title=State Key Laboratory for Fire Science |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003195923/https://en.sklfs.ustc.edu.cn/main.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and fire protection technology, polar scientific investigation and research, bio-mass clean energy research.

===Rankings and reputation===

====General rankings====
{{Infobox Chinese university ranking
| BCUR_N = 7
| WS_N = 16
| CUAA_N = 9
| QS_N = 7
| THE_N = 6
| LINE_1 = 0
| QS_A = 31
| THE_A = 11
| LINE_2 = 0
| ARWU_W = 42
| QS_W = =132
| THE_W = =53
| USNWR_W = 71
}}

USTC is generally considered one of the most competitive universities in the country,<ref>{{Cite web|title=China University Ranking – China Education Center|url=https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/universityranking1.php|access-date=2022-02-02|website=chinaeducenter.com|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220165452/https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/universityranking1.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and consistently ranked among the top universities in Asia according to several major international university rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QS Asia World University Rankings |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021 |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024084217/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Asia University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513121312/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref> The joint ''[[Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings|THE-QS World University Rankings]]'' 2005 ranked USTC 4th in China (after [[Peking University|Peking]], [[Tsinghua University|Tsinghua]] and [[Fudan University|Fudan]]), 13th in Asia and 93rd in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2005 |title=Times Higher Education: WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2005 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509002120/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=175 |archive-date=2008-05-09 |access-date= |website=www.timeshighereducation.co.uk}}</ref> The ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' 2011 placed USTC 49th in the world, 7th in Asia and 2nd in China after Peking.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 April 2015|title=World University Rankings 2011|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2011/world-ranking/detailed|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202103228/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2011/world-ranking/detailed|url-status=live}}</ref> It ranked 10th in Asia and 4th in [[Emerging countries]] & Mainland China in 2020 by [[Times Higher Education]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Asia University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/regional-ranking |access-date=2021-02-28 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603035203/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/regional-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-22 |title=Emerging Economies |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/emerging-economies-university-rankings |access-date=2021-02-28 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220042605/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/emerging-economies-university-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{asof|2025|post=,}} the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] ranked USTC 6th in China, 11th in Asia and 53th in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Asia University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/regional-ranking#!/length/50/locations/CHN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking#!/length/25/locations/CHN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> The [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] (ARWU), also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed USTC 42nd in the world, 6th in Asia, and 5th in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815045113/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2022 [[QS World University Rankings]] ranked USTC 93rd overall in the world.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=February 2017 |title=QS World University Rankings 2021 Results |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609201234/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2024 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking|US News Best Global Universities]] ranked USTC 82nd overall in the world, 13th in Asia and 6th in mainland China.<ref>{{cite web |title=US News Best Global Universities 2024-2025 Results |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=US News |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> USTC is regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the ''[[Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings]]'' where they ranked 51–60th globally.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-25|title=World Reputation Rankings|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/reputation-ranking|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|archive-date=28 October 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USTC was ranked # 6 in China, # 13 in Asia and #61 worldwide in 2024 in terms of aggregate performance from the three most widely observed university rankings ([[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE]]+[[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU]]+[[QS World University Rankings|QS]]) as reported by the ''Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Results {{!}} Rankings |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=research.unsw.edu.au}}</ref>

====Research strength and subject rankings====
The [[Nature Index]] Research Leaders 2025, which measures the largest groups of papers published in 145 leading high-quality science journals,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FAQ {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/faq |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202022424/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/faq |url-status=live }}</ref> ranked USTC the No.1 university in China and the Asia-Pacific region, and 2nd in the world among the global universities (after Harvard).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/institution/academic/all/countries-China |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.nature.com}}</ref> In 2024, USTC is ranked 44th globally by the [[Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities]] with "Engineering" & "Natural Science" related-fields ranked in the global top 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Science and Technology of China |url=http://nturanking.csti.tw/ranking/bySchoolName/University%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology%20of%20China |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=nturanking.csti.tw |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821143340/http://nturanking.csti.tw/ranking/bySchoolName/University%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology%20of%20China |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2024 [[ARWU]] Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the USTC had seven disciplines in the world's top 20, 17 disciplines in the world's top 50 and 21 disciplines in the world's top 100.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/university-of-science-and-technology-of-china |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!ARWU Subject
!2024 Ranking<ref name=":1" /> 
|-
|Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
|1
|-
|Chemistry
|6
|-
|Chemical Engineering
|7
|-
|Energy Science & Engineering
|7
|-
|Metallurgical Engineering
|9
|-
|Materials Science & Engineering
|12
|-
|Earth Sciences
|15
|-
|Computer Science & Engineering
|23
|-
|Physics
|23
|-
|Instruments Science & Technology
|28
|-
|Automation & Control
|30
|-
|Mechanical Engineering
|35
|-
|Telecommunication Engineering
|35
|-
|Biomedical Engineering
|37
|-
|Electrical & Electronic Engineering
|41
|-
|Library & Information Science
|41
|-
|Environmental Science & Engineering
|50
|-
|Mathematics
|51-75
|-
|Transportation Science & Technology
|51-75
|-
|Biotechnology
|76-100
|-
|Statistics
|76-100
|-
|Atmospheric Science
|101-150
|-
|Management
|101-150
|-
|Civil Engineering
|151-200
|-
|Human Biological Sciences
|151-200
|-
|Business Administration
|201-300
|-
|Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
|201-300
|-
|Biological Sciences
|301-400
|-
|Economics
|301-400
|-
|Medical Technology
|301-400
|}

====Times Higher Education (THE)====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" width="100%"
! width="8%" | Year
! width="8%" | Rank
! width="25%" | Valuer
|-
| align="center" |2021|| align="center" |70<ref name="TIMESTopUniversitiesBestStudentRatio2021">{{cite web|title=Top Universities With The Best Student-to-staff Ratio 2021|date=9 February 2022|access-date=18 February 2023|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-universities-best-student-staff-ratio-2022|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218132032/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-universities-best-student-staff-ratio-2022|url-status=live}}</ref>|| align="center" |[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio]]
|-
| align="center" |2022|| align="center" |68<ref name="TIMESTopUniversitiesBestStudentRatio2022">{{cite web|title=Top Universities With The Best Student-to-staff Ratio 2022|date=9 February 2022 |access-date=18 February 2023|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-universities-best-student-staff-ratio-2022}}</ref>|| align="center" |[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education Top Universities With Best Student-To-Staff Ratio]]
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====Nature Index====
[[Nature Index]] tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles and presents research outputs by institution and country on a monthly basis.<ref name=":0" />

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! width="8%" | Year
! width="8%" | Rank
! width="25%" | Valuer
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| align="center" | 2022
| align="center" | 328<ref name="NatureIndex2022Leading500InstitutionsByPatentInfluenceMetric">{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/supplements/nature-index-2022-innovation/tables/overall|title=Leading 500 institutions by patent influence metric - Nature Index 2022 Innovation - Supplements - Nature Index|publisher=Nature Index|access-date=15 February 2023|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117213658/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/supplements/nature-index-2022-innovation/tables/overall|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" | Nature Index 2022 - Leading 500 institutions by patent influence metric
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| align="center" | 2025
| align="center" | 2<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=2025 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/institution/academic/all/countries-China |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.nature.com}}</ref>
| align="center" | Nature Index - Academic Institutions - Global
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| align="center" | 2025
| align="center" | 1<ref name=":2" />
| align="center" | Nature Index - Academic Institutions - Asia-Pacific
|}

==Laboratories==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2021}}
Only the National Laboratories, State Key Laboratories, and Key Laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are listed below, among which the National Laboratories have the highest qualification. USTC is the only university in mainland China with two National Laboratories.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

;National Laboratories (2)
* The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.nsrl.ustc.edu.cn/|title=National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704204603/http://en.nsrl.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale (under construction).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.hfnl.ustc.edu.cn/|title=Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704200346/http://en.hfnl.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>

;State Key Laboratories and Ministerial Level Units
* The State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.sklfs.ustc.edu.cn/|title=State Key Laboratory of Fire Science|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704203821/http://en.sklfs.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* National High Performance Computing Center (Hefei)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.nhpcc.ustc.edu.cn/|title=National High Performance Computing Center at Hefei|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=23 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323012540/http://en.nhpcc.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* National Engineering Laboratory of Speech and Language Information Processing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nelslip.ustc.edu.cn/|title=语音及语言信息处理国家工程实验室 -|author=jumbot,随风缘|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704205618/http://nelslip.ustc.edu.cn/|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics (Under Construction)
* Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory
* Microsoft Key Laboratory of Multimedia Computing and Communications, Ministry of Education

;Key Laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
* The Key Laboratory of Bond Selective Chemistry, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Wu Wenjun Mathematics, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lqcc.ustc.edu.cn/news/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820080222/http://lqcc.ustc.edu.cn/news/ |archive-date=2011-08-20 |title=Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, USTC, CAS}}</ref>
* The Engineering & Technology Research Center for Thermal Safety, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/39/42fe1698/ |title=University of Science and Technology of China(USTC) |access-date=2007-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706212829/http://www.ustc.edu.cn/en/article/39/42fe1698/ |archive-date=2007-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The Key Laboratory of Material Mechanical Behavior and Material Design, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Structural Biology, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* Strong Magnetic Field Research Center, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Basic Plasma Physics, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lbpp.ustc.edu.cn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711095816/http://lbpp.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2010|title=中国科学技术大学等离子体物理实验室|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>
* The Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion Materials, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Galaxies and Cosmology, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Network Communication System and Control Laboratory, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] (training building)
* The Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Brain Disease, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic, Space, and Information, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Research Center of Solar Thermal Conversion, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* The Quantum Technology and Application Research Center, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]

==Schools and departments==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2021}}
'''Highlights: USTC set up the first graduate school in China in 1978 to effectively cultivate its postgraduate students.'''
* School for the Gifted Young<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.scgy.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Gifted Young, USTC|website=en.scgy.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314014051/http://en.scgy.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* School of Mathematical Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|title = School of Mathematical Sciences, USTC|url = http://math.ustc.edu.cn/new/En/|website = math.ustc.edu.cn|access-date = 2015-09-22|archive-date = 23 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060036/http://math.ustc.edu.cn/new/En/|url-status = live}}</ref>
* School of Physical Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.physics.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>
** Department of Modern Physics
** Department of Astronomy
** Department of Physics
** Department of Optics and Optical Engineering
** Physics Experiment Teaching Center
* School of Chemistry and Materials Science<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.scms.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Chemistry and Materials Science|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704193640/http://en.scms.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Department of Chemistry
** Department of Chemical Physics
** Department of Materials Science and Engineering
** Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
** Chemical Experimental Teaching Center
* School of Nuclear Science and Technology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.snst.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Nuclear Science and Technology|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=19 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719095611/http://en.snst.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* School of Life Sciences and Medicine<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.biox.ustc.edu.cn/|title=University of Science and Technology of China|website=en.biox.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310003039/http://en.biox.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
** Neurobiology and Biophysics
** Systems Biology
** Biomedicine and Biotechnology
* School of Engineering Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.ses.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Engineering Science USTC|website=en.ses.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310032947/http://en.ses.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Modern Mechanics
** Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
** Precision Machinery and Instrumentation
* School of Information Science and Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.sist.ustc.edu.cn/|title=Welcome to School of Information Science and Technology!|website=en.sist.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310111145/http://en.sist.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Electronic Science and Technology
** Automation
** Electrical Engineering and Information Science
** Information Security
* School of Computer Science and Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.cs.ustc.edu.cn/|title=School of Computer Science and Technology, USTC|website=en.cs.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310062808/http://en.cs.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Computer Science and Technology
* School of Earth and Space Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.ess.ustc.edu.cn/|title=University of Science and Technology of China|website=en.ess.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315222745/http://en.ess.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Earth and Space Science
** Faculty of Geochemistry and Environmental Science
* School of Software Engineering<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sse_en.ustc.edu.cn/|title=University of Science and Technology of China|website=sse_en.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310002353/http://sse_en.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* School of Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.business.ustc.edu.cn/|title=The School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China|website=en.business.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316122724/http://en.business.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Statistics and Finance
** Management Science
** Business Management (Information Management and Decision Science)
* Humanities and Social Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.hsss.ustc.edu.cn/|title=University of Science and Technology of China|website=en.hsss.ustc.edu.cn|access-date=2016-03-13|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310040259/http://en.hsss.ustc.edu.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Sci-tech Communication and Sci-tech Policy
** The Teaching and Research Division of Marxism
** Scientific History and Archaeometry
** Center for Modern Art
* School of Environment Science and Electrooptical Technology
* School of Material Science and Engineering
* Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, USTC
* Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies, USTC
* Institute of Advanced Technology, USTC
* Continuing Education

==Notable people==

===Alumni===
{{Main|Category:University of Science and Technology of China alumni}}

===Notable faculty members===
* [[Zhou Guangzhao]] (1929–2024) – Famous theoretical physicist, Vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, Honorary President of USTC at present.
* [[Yan Jici]] (1901–1996) – Pioneer of Modern physics research and education in China, former Vice-President, President, and Honorary President of USTC.
* [[Qian Linzhao]] (1906–1999) – Famous physicist and educator, pioneer of scientific history and education in China, former Vice-president of USTC.
* [[Hua Luogeng]] (1910–1985) – Pioneer of modern mathematics research and education in China, former Chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Vice-president of USTC.
* [[Guo Moruo]] (1892–1978) – A Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, the first president of USTC.
* [[Meng Xuenong]] (1948–) – Former Mayor of Beijing, and former Governor of Shanxi Province
* [[Qian Xuesen]] (1911–2009) – Father of missiles of China, former Chairman of the Department of Mechanics with USTC.
* [[Zhao Zhongyao]] (1902–1998) – Pioneer of modern particle physics research and education in China, one of the first in the world to find positrons, former Chairman of the Department of Modern Physics with USTC.

==See also==
* [[University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
* [[ShanghaiTech University]]
* [[Science and technology in China]]
* [[List of universities and colleges in Anhui]]
* [[List of universities in China]]

==References==
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