As of 2022, Guangdong have 160 institutions of higher education, ranking first in

South Central China South Central China, South-Central China or Central-South China ( zh, c = 中南, p = Zhōngnán, l = Central-South), is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by State Council that includes the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Hen ...

region and 2nd among all Chinese provinces/municipalities after

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

(168). Guangdong is also the seat of 14 adult higher education institutions. Many universities and colleges are located in major cities like

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

and

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

. Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, hosts 83 institutions of higher education (excluding adult colleges), ranking 1st in

South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

region and 2nd (tie) nationwide after

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. There are 8

national key universities National Key Universities () previously referred to universities recognized as prestigious and which received a high level of support from the central government of the People's Republic of China. The term is no longer in official use by 1990s. The ...

under

Double First Class University Plan The World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction (), together known as Double First Class (), is a tertiary education development initiative designed by the People's Republic of China central government in 2015 ...

in Guangdong, the highest in

region and the fourth-highest after

and

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. The following is List of Universities and Colleges in

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

Three-year colleges

Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences () is a higher education institute located in Lianjiang, Guangdong Province, China. The school is accredited as a full-time institution of higher learning by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government ...

* Guangdong Nanhua Vocational College of Industry and Commerce * Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology *

Shenzhen Polytechnic Shenzhen Polytechnic (SZPT; ) is a municipal public vocational college in Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dep ...

References

List of Chinese Higher Education Institutions
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Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

List of Chinese universities
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{{Guangdong topics

Guandong Guandong may refer to: *Guandong or Kwantung (關東), a historical name for Manchuria, i.e. "east of Shanhai Pass" ** Kwantung Leased Territory, a small section of the above region controlled by Russia and, then, Japan from 1898 to 1945 *Guandong ...